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International Electrochemistry Meetings in Japan 17th annual meeting of C.I.T.C.E. (ComitB International de et de CinBtique Electrochimiques) in Tokyo, September 5-10, and Kyoto, September 12-13, and the International Congress of Polarography in Kyoto, September 14-17, deserve special mention even in this age when international meetings are becoming commonplace. The Japanese meeting of C.I.T.C.E. marked the first session of this group outside Europe. It was also noteworthy for the substantial contributions of electroanalytical chemists, another example of the growing symbiosis between analytical and other branches of chemistry. The International Congress of Polarography marked the 40th anniversary of the introduction of polarography to Japan. It was among the first meetings to be held in a newly completed International Conference Hall, located in a beautiful setting on the outskirts of Kyoto. One of the earliest coworkers of Professor Jaroslav Heyrovsky was Alasuzo Shikata, who collaborated in 1925 in the construction of the first automatically recording polarograph. Upon his return to Japan, Professor Shikata continued an active research program in the field, emphasizing the study of organic compounds. At Kyoto University he est,ablished a research school that has flourished to this day. It is a pity that Professor Shikata did not live to attend the Congress, which was already being planned a t the time of his death in 1964. His outstanding student, Professor Isaniu Tachi, has just retired after a career notable both for outstanding research accomplishments, especially in organic polarography, and for the training of scientists who have in turn strongly influenced the development of polarography and analytical chemistry throughout Japan. It is particularly appropriate, then, that the Congress was held in Kyoto. Judging from the uniformly favorable reaction of the participants to the excellent facilities, the diligent planning, and the outstanding hospitality a t both meetings, Japan is destined to be the site of many important international meetings that will go far toward overcoming the handicap of geographic remoteness of Japanese research centers from the rest of the scientific world. HE
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