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 Capsule Pipeline Research Center , 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.