Abstract :
SETTING a new all-time high mark for registration at a Pacific Coast convention, the 26th AIEE Pacific Coast convention, held August 9–12, inclusive, at the Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Ore., came to the close of its activities with a total verified registered attendance of 454. An analysis of this attendance, and a comparison with preceding conventions back through 1920, are given in the accompanying tabulations. The principal features in which this year´s convention differed from those of earlier years were the selection of convention dates nearly a month earlier than those that have prevailed for several years, and the provision of a technical program having a greater than usual number of sessions and technical papers. One notable characteristic was the relatively large number of family groups that were in attendance as a part of a vacation trip. Another feature, initiated last year at Spokane and repeated this year because of its popularity, was the holding of a session on communication jointly with the Institute of Radio Engineers, who held their convention concurrently in the same hotel.
