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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



228. American Meteor Society. 521 North 

 Wynnewood Avenue, Narberth, Pa. Presi- 

 dent: C. P. Olivier. Term indefinite. 



History: Founded 1911. State sections under 

 local directors. 



Purpose: To advance meteoric astronomy, 

 principally by making or collecting observations 

 of meteors and fireballs. 



Membership: Active members over eighteen 

 years old; Probational, fourteen to eighteen 

 years old. All who apply, of both classes, must 

 prove by submitted work that they are able and 

 capable of being useful members. Total 

 membership about 100. 



Meetings: Held only in connection with some 

 larger society. 



229. American Meteorological Society. 45 Bea- 

 con Street, Boston 8, Mass. President: 

 Thomas F. Malone, Director of Research, The 

 Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, 

 Conn. Term expires December 1961. Executive 

 Secretary: Kenneth C. Spengler. Term in- 

 definite. 



History: Founded 1919. All the individuals 

 and groups concerned with scientific and pro- 

 fessional meteorology are provided representa- 

 tion and media for communication. Scientific 

 Committees : Agricultural Meteorology, Air 

 Pollution, Bioclimatology, Climatology, Cloud 

 Physics and Weather Modification, Encourage- 

 ment of Meteorological Research, Forecasting, 

 Hydrometeorology, Industrial Meteorology, In- 

 teraction of Sea and Atmosphere, Meteorological 

 Education (College and University), Radar 

 Meteorology, Schools (Elementary and Second- 

 ary), Severe Storms, Upper Atmosphere and 

 Satellite Exploration. Administrative Com- 

 mittees : Admissions, Awards, Nominating, 

 Professional Ethics and Standards, and Publica- 

 tions. The following boards are active within 

 the Society : Board on Certified Consulting 

 Meteorologists ; Board on Radio and Television 

 Weathercasting ; Long Range Planning Board. 

 Fifty-two local seminar groups in metropolitan 

 areas meet regularly for formal and informal 

 discussions. There are also local groups organ- 

 ized in Bermuda, London, Germany, Tokyo, 

 Madrid, and Puerto Rico. Scientific activities 

 include education guidance, abstracting and 

 translation services, national meetings and con- 

 ferences. 



Purpose: Development and dissemination of 

 knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and 

 applications and the advancement of its pro- 

 fessional ideals. 



Membership: Membership categories are es- 

 tablished to serve professional, nonprofessional, 

 student meteorologists, scientist in related fields. 



amateur weathermen ; organizational member- 

 ship is open to corporations. Professional mem- 

 bers, 3,100; Members, 2,100; Associates, 1,200; 

 Students, 240; Corporations, 75; Honorary, 11. 



Meetings: Ten to twelve national meetings or 

 specialized conferences are held each year. 



Professional activities: Certification of con- 

 sulting meteorologists ; Seal of Approval for 

 radio and television weather presentation ; em- 

 ployment service to members ; statements to the 

 public. Meisinger Award; Carl-Gustaf Rossby 

 Award for Outstanding Research Contributions ; 

 Award for Applied Meteorology; Charles 

 Franklin Brooks Award for Outstanding Service 

 to the Society ; Award for Outstanding Services 

 to Meteorology by a Corporation ; Award for 

 Outstanding Achievement in Bioclimatology ; 

 Special Awards and Citations. Honorary Mem- 

 bership. Father James B. Macelwane Annual 

 Student Awards in Meteorology. Sverdrup 

 Medal in Oceanography. 



Publications: Bulletin, monthly, current vol- 

 ume: 41, $12. Editor: Werner A. Baum. Journal 

 of Meteorology, bimonthly, current volume : 17, 

 $15. Editor: Werner A. Baum. Meteorological 

 Abstracts and Bibliography, monthly, current 

 volume: 11, $60. Editor: Malcolm Rigby. 

 Weatherwise, bimonthly, current volume : 13, $4. 

 Editor: David M. Ludlum. Meteorological 

 Monographs, irregular, current volume: 4, 

 price varies. Editor Werner A. Baum. 



230. American Microscopical Society. Presi- 

 dent: A. M. Elliott, Department of Zoology, 

 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 Term expires August 28, 1961. Secretary: 

 G. W. Prescott, Department of Botany, Michi- 

 gan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 

 Term expires August 28, 1962. 



History: Founded as the National Micro- 

 scopical Congress in 1878; changed to present 

 title 1892. 



Purpose: To encourage research with the 

 microscope and accessories ; to publish results 

 of research. 



Membership: Sincere interest in microscopy 

 and its applications, especially to biology. Total 

 members 550. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Transactions, quarterly. Editor: 

 G. W. Prescott. 



231. American Mining Congress. Ring Building 

 Washington 6, D. C. President: Raymond E. 

 Salvati, Island Creek Coal Company, Hunt- 

 ington, W. Va. Term expires December 31, 

 1960 (subject to re-election). Executive Vice 

 President and Secretary: Julian D. Conover. 

 Term expires December 31, 1960 (subject to 

 re-election). 



