FOREWORD It is a pleasure to forward this copy of the Proceedings of the 1990 Cybernetics Symposium. I hope this compilation of participants' remarks will be useful to you. If you have any recommendations for improving the Symposium or suggestions for specific topics@ please direct them to C. Dudley Orr@ secretary to the pipeline Transportation Committee@ at the above address. The next Cybernetics Symposium will be held following the 1992 Pipeline Conference. The dates of that conference have not yet been finalized. I hope to see you there.