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Attention has been given to support the young researchers and nephrologists, especially those having received support through the ERA-EDTA fellowship programme. New stars are visible on the horizon which hopefully will carry nephrology in Europe forward. An extraordinary number of travel grants for young nephrologists have been made available by both Societies this year. Clinical education was ...

THE Joint AlEE-Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE)-Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Computer Conference Committee certainly is gratified that the second annual conference is receiving the same enthusiastic support from such a wide group of engineers as did the first conference in December 1951 in Philadelphia, Pa. It was very reassuring during the planning of this conference to hear fro...

By Professor A. R. Simpson, Retiring President of the Society. Gentlemen,?Before I leave this now familiar seat, it becomes me to offer you my heartfelt thanks for the favour you showed me in making me a third time your President, and for the kindness and courtesy that have made my tenure of the office an unalloyed pleasure. There are positions of honour that entail a heavy burden of service. I...

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