The first
International Symposium was held in Columbia,
Missouri, U.S.A.,
in September 2-3, 1999.
The symposium was hosted by the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC) and
organised by Dr. Henry Liu, director of the CapsulePipelineResearchCenter, UMC. Delegates from
six nations attended this first-time event.
Papers
presented at ISUFT 1999, together with panel discussions and recommendations,
were published by the University of Missouri-Columbia in proceedings.