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energy supply of the ■world (fuel, solar energy, 

 etc.), while a third suggestion dealt with the 

 difficult and complicated question of interna- 

 tional patents. The risk of overlapping efforts 

 and the possible fear of interference with the 

 special work of the unions is avoided by the 

 provision — now coming into force — that the 

 executive committee of the Research Council, 

 which hitherto consisted of five members, should 

 be enlarged, each union nominating an addi- 

 tional member. 



At the concluding meeting the five members 

 of the executive committee appointed by the 

 general assembly were elected as follows : M. E. 

 Picard (president), Mr. G. Lecointe and Pro- 

 fessor Vito Volterra (vice-presidents). Dr. 

 G. E. Hale, and Sir Arthur Schuster (general 

 secretary). 



THE ASSOCIATION OF IRON AND STEEL 

 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS 



The sixteenth annual convention will meet 

 September 11 to 15 at Cleveland, Ohio, at 

 which time there will be presented and dis- 

 cussed subjects dealing particularly with steel 

 mill problems. 



The papers have been written with a view 

 of giving to the engineers as much practical 

 data as is possible, feeling that this class of 

 information is far more beneficial than the 

 theoretical side when dealing with steel mill 

 problems. 



Some of those who will present and discuss 

 the subjects are Dr. C. P. Steinmetz, Messrs. 

 B. G. Lamnie, Wilfred Sykes, A. G. Witting, 

 P. C. Watson, D. M. Petty, L. W. Heller, 

 R. B. Gerhardt, D. B. Eushmore, J. B. Crane, 

 E. R. Eish, H. M. Rush, R. M. Butler, F. 

 Hodson, Professor Edgar Kidwell, P. W. 

 Cramer, A. R. Leavitt, E. T. Moore, R. H. 

 Bauer, F. A. Wiley, L. F. Galbraith and R. S. 

 Shoemaker. 



A tentative list of the subjects to be pre- 

 sented are : 



Improvement iu Efficiency of Electric Power 

 Supply. 



A Review oi! Steel Mill Electrification. 



Boiler Practices of 1922. 



Education and Safety. 



The Gas Engine as a Prime Mover for Power 

 Generation. 



Steam Turbines. 



Judging Combustion from Gas Analysis. 



Electrification of the International Nickel Com- 

 pany's Works for Monel Metal. 



Some Considerations in the Electrification of 

 the Steel Plant Eailroad Yard. 



Power in the Iron and Steel Industry. 



Control — Motor — ^Lighting and Crane Standard- 

 ization. 



Electric Furnaces. 



Electrical Developments in 1922. 



Investigation of Insulators for Steel Mill 

 Service. 



In addition to the technical sessions, there 

 will be an exhibition of apparatus of particu- 

 lar interest to the steel mill engineers. This 

 exhibit will cover approximately 30,000 square 

 feet of floor space and will be held in the same 

 hall as is the technical sessions. 



Representatives from practically every steel 

 mill in the United States are expected at this 

 convention for it is planned to interest prac- 

 tically every class of engineer, such as general 

 managers, general superintendents, department 

 superintendents, chief engineers, steam engi- 

 neers, electrical engineers, electrical superin- 

 tendents, mechanical engineers, master me- 

 chanics, superintendents of power, engineers 

 of tests, safety engineers and department fore- 

 men. 



THE AMERICAN ELECTROCHEMICAL 

 SOCIETY 



The meeting will be opened by President 

 Schluelerberg at Montreal on Thursday, Sep- 

 tember 21, and the technical program will pro- 

 ceed with the presentation and discussion of 

 papers on electrolysis and electroplating. The 

 recently organized Division on Eleetrodeposi- 

 tion (G. B. Hogaboom, chairman; Wm. Blum, 

 secretary) will be well represented and take 

 active part in the discussion of these papers. 



One of the papers of the Thursday morning 

 session will deal with the physical properties 

 of electrolytic iron — a product which is being 

 turned out commercially, contrary to all pre- 

 dictions of ten years ago. There will also be 

 papers on zinc, brass and other eleetrodeposited 

 metals. 



On Thursday afternoon and Friday morn- 

 ing a symposium on "Industrial Heating" will 

 be in progress. The Electrothermic Division 



