Successful Summer general meeting held at Swampscott, Mass., June 20–24

The 65th Summer General Meeting of the Institute, which was held in Swampscott, Mass., with headquarters in the New Ocean House, June 20–24, 1949, was highly successful. The success of the meeting may be attributed to a combination of factors: the broad technical program of 30 sessions and conferences covering practically the whole range of Institute technical activities; 50 committee meetings, in addition to an allday meeting of the Board of Directors; several Section Delegates Conferences; and the Annual Meeting. Affairs were well organized, and smoothly conducted by the Summer General Meeting Committee which provided an excellent program of inspection trips, entertainment, and a special program for the visiting ladies. The total attendance of 1,650 established an all-time record for Summer General Meetings, and exceeded the number which attended the Montreal meeting two years ago by 13.7 per cent.