Convention papers and discussions

Owing to the large number of papers to be presented and discussed at the Atlantic City convention, and the limited time allotted to the professional sessions, it will be necessary to set a time-limit on the presentation of papers and discussions. As most of the 35 papers to be presented have been printed for some time, those not appearing previously being contained in this Proceedings, all members taking part in the discussion will have had ample time to prepare their remarks before the convention begins. Nor under the conditions will it be necessary for any author to read his paper in full; much time will be saved for discussion by having the authors present their papers in abstract within the time-limit set by the chairman of the Meetings and Papers Committee. The papers to be presented cover, approximately, 17 pages in the March Proceedings, 164 pages in the May Proceedings, 350 pages in the June Proceedings, and 250 pages in the July Proceedings — a total of 667 pages, not counting the President´s address. In accordance with the convention program, these papers are to be presented at eight different sessions from Monday, June 29, to Thursday, July 2. The total time allotted to these eight sessions is 1320 minutes, or approximately 39 minutes for every paper and the complete discussion thereon. Allowing for the time occupied by the Address of Welcome and the President´s address, and the intermissions of one kind or another that usually attend meetings of this sort, it is unlikely that more than 30 minutes can be allowed on the average for each paper and the discussion on it. As some of the papers are of more than ordinary interest, it may be necessary in such cases to extend the time-limit for both the paper and discussion; whenever this is found advisable, the extension will be regulated by the presiding officer at the session at which the paper is presented.