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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



of Specialties, Who's Who in Engineering, and 

 others. Constituent Societies : American 

 Institute of Chemical Engineers ; American 

 Institute of Electrical Engineers ; American 

 Institute of Industrial Engineers; American 

 Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petrol- 

 eum Engineers ; American Society of Civil 

 Engineers ; American Society for Engineering 

 Education; American Society of Heating, Re- 

 frigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers ; 

 American Society of Mechanical Engineers; 

 American Water Works Association; Society of 

 American Military Engineers. 



Purpose: To advance the general welfare of 

 mankind through the resources and creative 

 abilities of the engineering profession, and 

 pursuant thereto, to promote cooperation among 

 the various branches of engineering. 



Membership : Constituent Members, national 

 engineering societies having at least 5,000 mem- 

 bers, the majority of which are graduates of 

 colleges of recognized standing or licensed or 

 registered by a state board ; Associated Members, 

 national societies meeting all the requirements 

 of constituent societies except that of 5,000 

 members ; Affiliate Societies, those which are 

 regional rather than national in scope, providing 

 professional qualifications of members equal 

 those of constituent societies. Ten constituent 

 societies with 300,000 members. 



Meetings: Monthly, except July and August. 



Professional activities: Secretariat for U. S. 

 Committee on Large Dams, U. S. National 

 Committee, World Power Conference. Inter- 

 national Association for the Exchange of Stu- 

 dents for Technical Experience. Survey of the 

 Profession, Honors for Engineers, Nuclear 

 Congress, Engineer-Architect Relations. 



Publications: Engineer, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 1, free to members. Engineering Man- 

 power Commission Newsletter, semimonthly, 

 free. Annual Report. 



6A4. Engineers Joint Council of Maryland, Inc. 

 1021 North Calvert Street, Baltimore 2, Md. 

 Chairman: Abbott L. Penniman, Jr., 103 West 

 Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore 10, Md. Term 

 expires June 30, 1961. Secretary: William 

 R. Kahl. Term expires January 1, 1961. 



History: Organized 1946. Consists of repre- 

 sentatives of American Institute of Chemical 

 Engineers, American Institute of Electrical 

 Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, 

 and American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

 in Maryland. 



Purpose: To develop greater confidence in, 

 and respect for, the engineering profession ; to 

 make available for the good of society the full 

 resources of that profession. 



Membership: Members are appointed by the 

 presidents or chairmen of the above named 

 member societies. Total membership 4. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



Professional activities: Advice and assistance 

 to Maryland Board of Registration, State and 

 city Boards of Health and Engineering. 



645. Engineers' Society of Milwaukee. 3112 

 West Highland Boulevard, Milwaukee 8, Wis. 

 Executive Secretary: William H. Evans, 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Organized in 1904; incorporated 

 December 1905. 



Purpose: To keep engineers informed of the 

 latest scientific, engineering, and technical 

 developments through meetings, seminars, in- 

 stitutes, and short courses of study. 



Membership: Full Members, registered or 

 graduate engineers, executives of established 

 engineering enterprises, or persons having the 

 duties and responsibilities of an engineer ; 

 Associate Members, persons who have a pro- 

 fessional, technical, or business position related 

 to engineering or to engineers in their profes- 

 sional pursuits. Total membership 1,250. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Professional activities: ESM Engineer of the 

 Year Award presented annually in February. 

 Scholarship Committee awards ten scholarships 

 to engineering students annually from funds 

 raised from local engineering societies and in- 

 dustrial firms. 



Publications: Milwaukee Engineering, ten a 

 year, current volume : 40, $2. Editor : William 

 M. Carley, Jr. 



646. Engineers' Society of Western Pennsyl- 

 vania. Penn Sheraton Hotel, Pittsburgh 30, 

 Pa. President: C. A. Russell, Oliver Building, 

 Pittsburgh 22, Pa. Term expires December 

 31, 1960. Secretary: K. F. Treschow. Term 

 expires December 31, 1960. 



History: Incorporated 1880. Sections: Civil, 

 Electrical, Industrial Management, Mechanical, 

 Mineral Industries, Oil and Gas, Steel Works. 



Purpose: Advancement of engineering knowl- 

 edge and technology. 



Membership: Open to persons of good moral 

 character actively interested or engaged in the 

 advancement of the sciences of engineering or 

 architecture, or their several branches. Member, 

 an engineer, architect, scientist, or an executive 

 of a corporation in a field related to engineering, 

 with responsible charge of important work for at 

 least three years and engagement in his special 

 pursuit for at least seven years ; Associate 

 Member, at least twenty-five years of age, with 



