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importance to persons engaged in material and 

 process engineering in the fields of airframe, 

 missile, propulsion, and related industries, so that 

 the members may execute their responsibilities 

 more proficiently, may broaden their professional 

 outlook, and may prepare for higher and more 

 far-reaching responsibilities. 



Membership: Professional, engineer or scien- 

 tist with at least one year's experience in field, 

 or the equivalent ; Associate, person dealing with 

 material and process engineers ; Student, under- 

 graduate professional student interested in field; 

 Corporate, firms having an interest in the manu- 

 facture of aircraft, missiles, guidance and pro- 

 pulsion equipment, or their allied sub-contractors 

 and suppliers, or other firms concerned with the 

 manufacture of materials for flight systems. 

 Total professional membership 700. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Symposia; scholarships 

 for needy and deserving engineering students. 



Publications: News Letter, bimonthly. Editor. 

 George Epstein. 



1596. Society of Systematic Zoology. President: 

 Curtis W. Sabrosky, Division of Insects, U. S. 

 National Museum, Washington 25, D. C. 

 Term expires 1962. Secretary: R. Tucker 

 Abbott, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th 

 Street and Parkway, Philadelphia 3, Pa. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Founded 1948 in Washington, D. C. ; 

 affiliate, American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science. Pacific Section created 1952. 



Purpose: To stimulate interest and facilitate 

 work in systematic (taxonomic) zoology. 



Membership: Open to all persons interested 

 in the purpose of this Society. Total member- 

 ship 1,300. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publicatiotis : Systematic Zoology, four an- 

 nually, current volume 10, members $4. Editor: 

 Libbie H. Hyman. 



1597. Special Libraries Association. 31 East 

 10th Street, New York 3, N. Y. President: 

 Winifred Sewell, Squibb Institute for Medical 

 Research, New Brunswick, N. J. Term ex- 

 pires June 1961. Executive Secretary: Bill 

 M. Woods. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized in 1909 by librarians of 

 business, professional, governmental, and indus- 

 trial organizations. Program includes an annual 

 convention for the discussion of common prob- 

 lems by experts in various fields of activity ; 

 consultant services on the organization and ad- 

 ministration of special libraries ; publication of 

 professional and bibliographical tools and man- 

 uals ; and a placement service for members and 

 employers. Thirty-one geographic chapters and 

 sixteen subject divisions, including a Science- 

 Technology Division. 



Purpose: To promote the collection, organiza- 

 tion and dissemination of information in spe- 

 cialized fields, and to improve the usefulness of 

 special libraries and information services. 



Membership: Sustaining, Active, Life, Asso- 

 ciate, Affiliate, Student, and Emeritus members. 

 Total membership 5,454. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Special Libraries, ten times a 

 year, current volume: 51, $7 domestic, $7.50 

 foreign. Editor: Mary L. Allison. Technical 

 Book Review Index, ten times a year, current 

 volume: 26, $7.50 domestic, $8 foreign. Editor: 

 Anthony A. Martin. 



