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the exchange of ideas and exhibition of equip- 

 ment ; and to publish and distribute papers or 

 articles on stress analysis. 



Membership: Open to persons interested in 

 the Society's field of activity ; individual, 2,000 ; 

 corporate, 80. Total membership 2,080. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



Publications: Proceedings, biennial, current 

 volume: 17, $14.50, free to members. Editor: 

 C. V. Mahlmann, 35 Adams Street, Brookline 

 46, Mass. 



1324. Society for Gynecologic Investigation. 



317-325 South State Street, Dover, Del. Pres- 

 ident: James T. Bradbury, University of Iowa, 

 Iowa City, Iowa. Term expires April 1961. 

 Secretary-Treasurer: J. George Moore, Uni- 

 versity of California, Los Angeles 24, Calif. 

 Term expires 1963. 



History: Organized as the Society of Uni- 

 versity Gynecologists by a group of obstetricians 

 and gynecologists primarily concerned with 

 research in the two fields. Incorporated in 

 Delaware, June 1953. 



Purpose: To stimulate, encourage, assist and 

 conduct fundamental obstetrical and gynecologi- 

 cal research, and to provide opportunities for 

 the free exchange of ideas, knowledge, and 

 investigative techniques in these fields. 



Membership: Open to individuals below 

 forty-six years of age who currently hold, and 

 who have held for two years, a responsible 

 position in an institution of higher learning, and 

 who by recent and current investigations in the 

 field of fundamental gynecic research have dem- 

 onstrated promise of continuing a productive 

 academic career. Council may make exception 

 to such requirements in individual cases. Total 

 membership 68. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1325. Society for Industrial and Applied Math- 

 ematics. President: Brockway McMillan, 

 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Whippany, N. J. 

 Term expires October 1960. Secretary: 

 Gilbert W. Kaskey, Remington-Rand Univac, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Term expires October 1960. 



History: Organized and incorporated in Dela- 

 ware, 1952. Currently has twelve sectional 

 organizations active in dififerent geographical 

 areas. 



Purpose: To provide media for the exchange 

 of information and ideas among mathematicians 

 and other scientists and engineers ; to promote 

 basic research in mathematics and its applica- 

 tions. 



Membership: Open to any individual or insti- 

 tution qualified to further the objectives of the 

 Society. Only universities, colleges, and similar 



non-profit institutions may apply for academic 

 membership. Full-time students of academic 

 members are eligible for student membership. 

 Industrial and other corporations are eligible 

 for corporate membership. Individual, 1,430; 

 corporate and industrial, 53. Total membership 

 1,483. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: SIAM Russian Trans- 

 lation Activity; SIAM Visiting Lectureships 

 Program, by professional applied mathematic- 

 ians at colleges and universities — both activities 

 supported by National Science Foundation 

 grants. John von Neumann Lecture given 

 annually by invitation at a meeting of the 

 Society. 



Publications: Journal, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 8, $10. Editor: I. E. Block. SIAM Re- 

 view, quarterly, current volume 1, $10. Editor: 

 R. J. Wisner. (Both publications free to mem- 

 bers.) Theory of Probability and its Application, 

 quarterly, current volume : 4, $18. 



1326. Society for Investigative Dermatology, 

 Inc. President: Harvey Blank, University of 

 Miami Medical School, Jackson Memorial 

 Hospital, Miami 26, Fla. Term expires June 

 1961. Secretary-Treasurer: Herman Beerman, 

 255 South 17th Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. 

 Term expires June 1965. 



History: Organized June 1937; incorporated 

 May 1937. 



Purpose: To publish a scientific journal, there- 

 by fostering scientific interest in research in 

 dermatology and syphilology, and to offer an 

 opportunity for scientists in this field to present 

 the results of their research at the annual meet- 

 ings. 



Membership: Open to any physician in good 

 standing, or an individual engaged in teaching 

 or in scientific research in medicine or allied 

 subjects in a reputable university, college, lab- 

 oratory, hospital, or other institution. Sub- 

 scribing members, 811 ; non-subscribing mem- 

 bers, 20 ; honorary members, 19. Total member- 

 ship 850. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal, monthly, current vol- 

 ume : 34-35, $12, free to members. Chairman, 

 Editorial Board : Naomi M. Kanof. 



1327. Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. 

 President: D. T. O'Connor, Machlett Lab- 

 oratories, Inc., Springdale, Conn. Tei-m ex- 

 pires October 1960. Executive Secretary: 

 Philip D. Johnson. 1109 Hinman Avenue, 

 Evanston, 111. Term expires October 1960. 



History: Organized October 1941 and incor- 

 porated in Massachusetts as the American Indus- 



