Expanding Activities of the MRS
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study of the options available to the Society for the publication of this series. Following this study, the Committee recommended that the MRS assume responsibility for publication of the PROCEEDINGS. This recommendation was approved unanimously by the Executive Committee. The step was possible only because we have an established Headquarters Office and an Executive Director, John Ballance, with experience in the publication of conference proceedings (as director of publications for The Metallurgical Society). In taking this action, we have had three objectives: to offer conference proceedings to members at prices that are as low
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as possible; to reduce the list price to libraries and individuals as much as possible in order to increase the sale and distribution of MRS PROCEEDINGS volumes, and to maintain complete control over the style and content of the series. This new policy will begin with the PROCEEDINGS to be published by the symposia in the 1984 Annual Meeting. You can be assured that the high quality and rapid publication of the PROCEEDINGS will be maintained. MRS-Europe Our colleagues in Europe recently held the second annual MRS-Europe meeting, in Strasbourg, France. The Society was represented at this meeting by Vice Presidents Elton Kaufmann and Bill Appleton. The technical meeting consisted of three symposia and plenary sessions. Attendance was more than 300 professionals, almost double the number of last year. This demonstrates that the European Society is fully established and will continue to flourish in coming years. Paul Siffert and Van Tran Nguyen are to be commended for the efforts they have expended on behalf of MRS-Europe. It is my belief that the example set by MRS-Europe points the way for the future development of the Materials Research Society. The establishment of a number of closely affiliated but autonomous regional organizations should lead to a union of linked societies with the same basic membership benefits and the common goal of providing service to the international community of materials professionals. Clearly, this has happened in the European community, and similar developments will be encouraged in other regions. Membership Membership in the Materials Research Society continues to increase rapidly and now stands at more than 2250. An additional 300 individuals are associated with MRS-Europe. In spite of these increases, segments of the materials community continue to be only vaguely aware of the MRS. The Membership Committee, chaired by Dick Schwoebel, plans to initiate a major membership drive in the early fall. The objective is to provide information about the Society to targeted groups who we believe share the goals and objectives of the MRS, and would benefit from participation in its activities
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