Organization committed to direct action supporting animal research formed at Berkeley.

Once again, the forthcoming IUPS Congress in Helsinki provides an opportunity for physiologists to strengthen old ties and build new collaborations with associates in other countries. Such collaborations are an essential element in the continued vitality of science in laboratories throughout the world. In October 1986, I urged APS members to “Lend a Helping Hand” to scientists in developing countries to help strengthen their research programs. While many of you heeded the call, much still remains to be done. The XXX1 IUPS Congress is another opportunity to provide assistance as scientists from both developed and underdeveloped countries meet to exchange scientific information. Not only have physiologists lent a helping hand since the last Congress, but the Society has done the same. At the direction of Council, the APS has donated books and journals to our colleagues in developing countries. Excess book stock, arising from the transfer of our book program to Oxford, was donated to Project HOPE for distribution to developing countries (see letter, page 169). Additional copies were donated for distribution by the Third World Academy of Sciences located in Trieste. Similarly 50 subscriptions to each of the Society’s research journals were donated to the Third World Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science for distribution to libraries in developing countries. These programs are designed to strengthen the research infrastructure of institutions in developing countries to assist them in