Institute activities: This year's winter general meeting in New York city draws record attendance

OVER 5,000 MEMBERS from all parts of the United States and Canada were present at the 1956 Winter General Meeting held in the Statler Hotel in New York City from January 30 to February 3. This was the largest annual winter gathering in the 72 year history of the Institute. There were 209 technical papers presented, and 229 conference papers.