Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1929)

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26 Transactions of 8.M.P.E., Vol XIII, No. 37, 1929 ' Presidents 25 Executives Vice-presidents 18 74 " Secretary and Treasurer 15 Gen. Managers 16 ' Managers 22 Managers 56 Production Managers Technical 15 8 Laboratory superintendents 6 Experimentors 5 Ciiiematographers ) Camera Men 25 45 ( Chief Cinematograpliers 20 ' Sales Managers 13 Editors 9 Directors , Sales Eepresentatives 6 42 ■ Advertising Managers 3 Patent Attorneys 2 Lavryers 1 ' Projectionists 30 Commercial Producers 11 58 < Owners 10 Distributers .7 ' Manufacturers 5 Miscellaneous 14 ■ Chairman Inventors 2 4 Prof, of Photography 3 The class of men composing our membership is changing. We are acquiring an increasing number of members who are primarily interested in radio and acoustics as applied to sound pictures. We shall have to watch carefully to prevent unnecessary duplication of effort and papers with such organizations as the Institute of Radio Engineers, The Acoustical Society, etc. There must, of course, be close co-operation between our organization and others whose interests bear on, or interlock with ours. As we grow in size we may soon approach the time when it will be desirable to hold local meetings between the main conventions. I believe several such meetings could to good advantage be held in New York City. We have a very full program before us. In order to carry it out we shall have to stick pretty close to schedule. Insofar as possible, papers will be presented at the time and on the dates indicated; otherwise, they will be held over to the end of the con