There is still a widespread and remarkable interest within the electromagnetic community for the refinement of methodologies for field analysis and their computational application. As many as 31 papers among those presented at the symposium can be grouped in this broad area.It is even possible to observe that the implementation of field theory in computer packages has contributed to the clarification of fundamental questions about the nature of field concepts. A few papers are concerned just with this kind of problem, e.g. boundary conditions, X points, field-circuit coupling, vector or scalar potential, field or potential.Artificial intelligence, e.g. fuzzy logic, is sometimes used within packages in order to improve their performance. The finite element method is currently the most popular method employed for field computation; other methods used are the method of moments, sometimes in connection with the former, and the finite difference method in the time domain. Three-dimensional eddy-current problems with moving conductors are among the most challenging problems.Applications cover a variety of topics ranging from electrostatic devices to permanent magnets, coaxial conductors and waveguides, including electromagnetic compatibility.