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655. Federation of American Societies for 

 Experimental Biology. 9650 Wisconsin Ave- 

 nue, N. W., Washington 14, D. C. Chairman 

 of Board: C. C. Erickson, University of 

 Tennessee, Institute of Pathology, Memphis, 

 Tenn. Term expires June 30, 1961. Executive 

 Officer: Milton O. Lee. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1913. Composed of six 

 societies : American Association of Immunolo- 

 gists ; American Institute of Nutrition; Ameri- 

 can Physiological Society; American Society 

 of Biological Chemists ; American Society for 

 Experimental Pathology ; and American Society 

 of Pharmacology and Experimental Thera- 

 peutics. 



Purpose: To promote the interests of the 

 member societies. 



Membership: All members of the six con- 

 stituent societies, 6,036. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Federation Proceedings, quar- 

 terly, $8. Managing Editor: Milton O. Lee. 



656. Federation of State Medical Boards of the 

 United States. President: H. E. Jervey, 1515 

 Bull Street, Columbia, S. C. Term expires 

 February 1961. Secretary-Treasurer: Walter 

 L. Bierring, 354 State Office Building, Des 

 Moines, Iowa. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1912. 



Purpose: To promote high standards of medi- 

 cal licensure and uniformity between states. 



Membership: Open to all state boards of medi- 

 cal examiners. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Bulletin, monthly. 



657. Fiber Society, Inc. P. O. Box 405, Athens, 

 Ga. Executive Secretary: Julian S. Jacobs. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Founded in 1941. 



Purpose : The advancement of scientific knowl- 

 edge pertaining to fibers, fiber products, and 

 fibrous materials. 



Membership: Members, 150, by invitation 

 only (nomination by one member, endorsement 

 by three members, approval by Governing 

 Council ) . 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



658. Flight Safety Foundation. 468 Park Ave- 

 nue South, New York 16, N. Y. President: 

 John H. Cassady, 400 Northeast 5th Avenue, 

 Boca Raton, Fla. Term expires 1961. Manag- 

 ing Director: Jerome Lederer. Term indefinite. 



History: Founded in 1945; main office in 

 New York City; west coast office opened in 



Los Angeles in 1955. In 1959 took over Cornell 

 Aviation Crash Injury Research project in 

 Phoenix, Arizona ; now operated in Phoenix 

 as Aviation Crash Injury Research (AvCIR) 

 Division of the Flight Safety Foundation. Af- 

 filiated with Cornell Guggenheim Aviation 

 Safety Center. 



Purpose: The furtherance of safety in all 

 forms of air and space travel. 



Membership: Members, approximately 300, 

 affiliation with, or interest in, some area of 

 safety in aviation or space travel. 



Meetings: Annual International Air Safety 

 Seminar ; Annual Industry Advisory Committee 

 Meeting ; Business and Private Flying Safety 

 Seminars. 



Professional activities: Administers Laura 

 Taber Barbour Air Safety Award. Flight 

 Safety Foundation Aviation Week Safety 

 Awards presented annually. Certificates of 

 Merit in recognition of outstanding safety 

 performance. 



Publications: Accident Prevention Bulletin, 

 monthly. Air Safety Digest, bimonthly. Air- 

 port Safety Bulletin, bimonthly. Aviation 

 Mechanics Bulletin, bimonthly. Business Pilots 

 Safety Bulletin, monthly. Cabin Crew Safety 

 Exchange, bimonthly. Design Notes, monthly. 

 Human Factors Bulletin, bimonthly. Pilots 

 Safety Exchange Bulletin, monthly. Annual 

 Report. 



659. Florida Academy of Sciences. President : 

 Luella N. Dambaugh, LIniversity of Miami, 

 Miami, Fla. Term expires February 1961. 

 Secretary: James B. Lackey, University of 

 Florida, Gainesville, Fla. Term expires Feb- 

 ruary 1961. 



History: Organized at Gainesville, Fla., Feb- 

 ruary 6, 1935 ; incorporated February 24, 1935. 

 Sections : Physical Sciences, Biological Sci- 

 ences, Social Sciences, Medical, and Science 

 Teaching. 



Purpose: To promote scientific research, to 

 stimulate interest in the sciences, to further the 

 diffusion of scientific knowledge, to unify the 

 scientific interests of the state, and to issue a 

 quarterly scientific publication. 



Membership: Any person or organization in- 

 terested in the purposes of the Academy. Patrons, 

 Life, Sustaining, Contributing, Regular Mem- 

 bers. Total membership 530. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Achievement Medal, 

 for an outstanding paper delivered at the annual 

 meeting, a gift of the Phipps and Bird Company, 

 Inc., of Richmond, Va. Research grant from 

 American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science in a variable amount, $147 in 1960. 



