Special report: INTERCOM '74: Getting down to bysiness: Conference program organizers are serious about new products, new markets, and solving society's problems, too

As the handiwork of electrical and electronics engineers becomes more entwined in the fabric of society, issues such as energy and materials shortages, international trade policies, pension reform, CATV, pollution control (among a host of other front-page stories) increasingly involve the electronics industry. These subjects, as well as numerous reports on the latest developments in all areas of electronic technology, make up the technical program of INTERCON '74. An added element this year is a series of special sessions organized by various IEEE Societies and Groups on timely subjects such as alternative energy sources, energy and social values, health care, and pollution, as well as design-oriented topics. Nine of these special sessions are listed in the table on p. 92. More are being organized at the time of this writing.