Contents include:
- “The 5th International SPS Symposium”, London, 2-6 September 1997, a report by John Jones
- Calendar of Relevant Meetings
- “25th EPS”, Budapest 30 August – 4 September 1998, Second Circular
- Foundation for Hungarian Peptide and Protein Research
- 4th year for the Journal of Peptide Science, by Conrad Schneider, Editor in Chief
- 3rd German Peptide Colloquium, Konstanz, 16-19 March 1997; a report by Michael Przybylski and Günther Jung
- “Biologically Active Peptides V”, Prague, 23-25 April 1997, a report by Tom Barth
- “The 1997 World Congress of Neurohypophysial Hormones”, Montreal 8-12 August 1997; a report by Maurice Manning
- “XIVth Polish Peptide Symposium”, Polanica Zdróij, 1-5 Sepptember 1997; a report by BArbara Lejczak
- “IInd International Conference on Insects”; by Danuta Konopińska
- “Workshop on Peptide Modification b y Non-Natural Amino Acids” Leipzig, 29-30 September 1997; a report by Beate Koksch and Norbert Sewald
- RC Sheppard at the LMB of the MRC, by John Jones
- Peptides and the Swiss Chemical Industry, A Success Story; by Rudolf Andreatta