This 380 page softbound publication includes the following major sections An invitation to ICOPS'97. Catamaran Resort Hotel floor Plans, Officers at the LEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. Conference Information (including committees, session organizers, mini-course, hotel and travel information. future COPS conferences. IEEE membership information, etc, Summary of Technical Sessions, Conference Record Abstracts, index by the author. List of Previous Conferences, 1998 Conference, and a map of San Diego Trio ...