This workshop, which is being held 14-16 September 1998 near Portland, Oregon will include a special session on signal processing for mechanical systems. The inclusion of such a session in what has been a predominantly EE-oriented workshop reflects the increasingly multidisciplinary settings within which advanced statistical processing methodologies are being developed. For further information related to the workshop in general go to the website IEEE SSAP-98. For further information on the special session described above, contact shermanp@iastate.edu