ASSOCIATIONS French Salon de Chimie And Chemical Conference T h i r d Salon d e la C h i m i e et d e s M a t i è r e s P l a s t i q u e s w i l l b e h e l d Oec~ 3 t o 12 in P a r i s a t t h e P a r c d e s E x p o s i t i o n s , P o r t e d e V e r s a i l l e s . F o u r differe n t e x h i b i t i o n s , all r e l a t e d t o t h e c h e m i cal a n d c h e m i c a l p r o c e s s i n d u s t r i e s , i n clude: 1. L a b o r a t o r y 7 e q u i p m e n t — instrumentation; optical, testing, measuring^ control, a n d regulating. 2. Chemical products—pure, industrial, a n d finished. 3. Chemical engineering—general a n d special plant. 4. Plastics industry—raw materials^ m a t e r i a l s for p r o c e s s i n g , a n d m a n u f a c tured articles. C o n c u r r e n t l y w i t h t h e salon t h e t h i r d session of t h e C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g C o n f e r e n c e w i l l b e h e l d , a n d t h e following topics a r e s c h e d u l e d for discussion: analysis a n d testing, optics, e l e c tronics, m e a s u r e m e n t s , industrial c o n trol and regulation, anticoirosion, paints, p i g m e n t s , varnishes, a n d cosmetics. F u r t h e r information m a y b e obtained from t h e Commissariat General d u I I I e S a l o n d e la C h i m i e e t d e s Matières Plastiques, 2 8 , B u e Saint Dominique, Paris 7 e m e , France.
M a n a g e m e n t Science Problems Studied A n e w organization called t h e Ins t i t u t e of M a n a g e m e n t S c i e n c e s h a s b e e n established w i t h t h e p u r p o s e of d e v e l o p i n g m e a n s for s o l v i n g i n c r e a s i n g l y c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s of m o d e r n m a n a g e m e n t . A p r i m a r y g o a l of t h e institute will b e to h e l p m a k e n e w res e a r c h a v a i l a b l e for s o l v i n g p r a c t i c a l business problems. Society received i m p e t u s from research p r o g r a m s going on a t C a r n e g i e T e c h , U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o , U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a , C a s e I n s t i t u t e of Technology, C o l u m b i a , a n d other ins t i t u t i o n s , a n d from l e a d i n g b u s i n e s s and governmental organizations intere s t e d in t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of s u c h r e search. William W . Cooper w a s n a m e d p r e s i d e n t of t h e s o c i e t y ; H e r b e r t ASimon, vice president, and A b r a h a m C h a m e s , m e m b e r of e d i t o r i a l b o a r d . These three a r e faculty m e m b e r s a t C a r n e g i e T e c h . L e o H . Q u e r y of E a s t m a n Kodak was named executive secretary.
Solid S t a t e Science M e e t Planned A s u m m e r institute s y m p o s i u m for A S E E m e m b e r s , o n I m p a c t of S o l i d State Science o n Engineering Materials, will b e sponsored b y t h e A m e r i c a n So-
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SPE Exposition Society of the Plastics Industry will sponsor the 1954 National Plastics Exposition a t Cleveland's public auditorium June 7 to 10. It is expected that all phases of plastics manufacture will be represented.
Seventh annual meeting of Research and Development Associates, Food and Container Institute, will b e held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, June 2 3 to 2 5 . ACS LOCAL SECTIONS.
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