Standardization of technical symbols

A conference for the standardization of technical symbols has been organized consisting of the Committee on Nomenclature of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education with the addition of delegates appointed by other national societies. Among the societies represented are the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, and American Society of Civil Engineers. The first meeting of the conference was held in New York City, December 1918, at which meeting Prof. John T. Faig was elected Chairman, and Mr. Sanford A. Moss, Temporary Secretary.