Annual General Assembly Research Articles

President's comments

At the Annual General Assembly of the Engineers Joint Council (EJC) on Thursday, January 19, 1961, EJC Vice-President G. E. Holbrook, chairman of the Council's Technical Planning Committee, reported that EJC is preparing to take leadership and urged active support of the member societies in resolving the important task of developing means to co-ordinate and minimize repetitive presentation of technical material. AIEE President Clarence Linder followed with comments which are of interest to our membership.

THE FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, OCTOBER 16 TO 20, 1950; REPORT OF THE OBSERVER FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Editorial1 December 1950THE FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, OCTOBER 16 TO 20, 1950; REPORT OF THE OBSERVER FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANSALEX. M. BURGESS, M.D.ALEX. M. BURGESS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-6-1499 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe World Medical Association, organized in 1946, has completed its fourth annual General Assembly, held this year in New York City. It is made up of representatives of the national medical associations of a large proportion of the nations of the world, not including those under the direct influence of the Soviet Union.*Because it is a non-political, non-governmental and independent agency, it is able to accomplish by private means many things which purely governmental agencies cannot do. Coöperation with such organizations is, however, part of its policy. The objectives of the Association, as stated in Article 3 of the... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *The National Associations of Poland and Hungary were members but have been dropped because of non-payment of dues and failure to answer any correspondence. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1950Volume 33, Issue 6Page: 1499-1503 Issue Published: 1 December 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...

Twenty‐Seventh Annual Meeting (1946) minutes, general assembly and sections

The Evening Lecture Session of the General Assembly of the American Geophysical Union was held at 20h00m , May 27, 1946, in Room 1, Hall of Government, George Washington University. The lecture was a presentation by L. C. Graton of a colored motion picture of the Parícutin Volcano with an account of the Volcano from its origin to recent days. President L. H. Adams presided at the meeting, and following the formal presentation, Dr. Graton answered questions from the floor.The picture was a compilation of many films, some by O. O. Fisher, some by W. F. Foshag, many by Dr. Graton, as well as prints of the very earliest film made a few days after the birth of the Volcano. The pictures showed bocas, lava flows, and hornitos. as well as many views of the main Volcano. Many of the pictures were taken at night and were very colorful.