Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

72d Semiannual Convention Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C. October 6-10 Wheels have been turning for the Washington Convention ever since the Editorial-Papers Committee Meeting at Hollywood last October. In addition to specific plans for last April's Chicago Convention, general plans were laid for a year ahead and Joe Aiken, Papers Committee Vice-Chairman for Washington, D.C., was welcomed and was promised cooperation from all present in his job as Program Chairman. The 72d Convention, even in its present, embryonic form, is proving again the worth of the practices and procedure worked out over the past few years by Papers Committee Chairman Ed Seeley. It used to be that the Papers Committee Chairman organized the technical papers program on his own primary responsibility and also almost completely by his own efforts. Not only was this a great burden on the same individual twice a year but also it was apparently less effective than having someone in the convention city responsible for the program; so Ed Seeley set up the title and function of Program Chairman. The Program Chairman is the Papers Committee Vice-Chairman in the convention city. General advice and carryover information go to the Program Chairman from the Papers Committee Chairman and also from the Program Chairman of the previous convention. The Society's headquarter's staff assists only by trying to assure mutual understanding by all concerned and by channeling suggestions which come from divers members. The Editorial Vice-President is responsible to the Society's Board of Governors for the function of the Papers Committee and so, also, for the technical sessions of conventions. The Editorial Vice-President's convention role, as most recently exemplified by John Frayne, is that of being helpful only when called upon specifically and by using his special and good offices to obtain special papers or initiate plans for particular sessions. Leads, suggestions, or finished papers may originate with any interested person — but all paper possibilities should be channeled through a Papers Committee member. The Papers Committee Vice-Chairman in the area should be kept informed of the development. Papers Committee members and vice-chairmen are responsible for initiative in their respective companies or areas. For the Washington Convention, Joe Aiken will also be Local Arrangements Chairman, assisted by a roster of Washington folks who were nearly all appointed at a meeting in Washington on May 29 when Convention Vice-President Bill Kunzmann was in Washington to make convention plans and commitments. The list of those responsible for the many duties and functions will be published in the August Journal — but this does not mean that there is no room for more helpers or suggestions, particularly for research, techniques or new products manuscripts. These should preferably be channeled through the Papers Committee Vice-Chairman or member nearest you. The complete Papers Committee is: PAPERS COMMITTEE Chairman: Edward S. Seeley, Altec Service, 161 Sixth Ave., New York 13 72d Convention Program Chairman: J. E. Aiken, 116 N. Galveston St., Arlington, Va. Vice-Chairmen For New York: W. H. Rivers, Eastman Kodak Co., 342 Madison Ave., New York 17 For Chicago: Geo. W. Colburn, 164 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago 6, 111. For Los Angeles: F. G. Albin, Station KECA-TV, American Broadcasting Company Television Center, Hollywood 27, Calif. For Canada: G. G. Graham, National Film Board of Canada, John St., Ottawa, Canada For International Symposium on High-Speed Photography: John H. Waddell, 850 Hudson St Rochester 4, N.Y. 67