Highlights of the board of directors´ report

To summarize some of the highlights in the report of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1952, a glance has been taken back over the years to 1942. During that 10-year interval, the growth of the Institute and the expansion of its activities have been phenomenal. The membership has more than doubled, the number of committees and subcommittees has been increased more than threefold. The number of Sections has grown from 72 to 95, with 50 Subsections, and the number of Branches has expanded from 124 to 132, 81 of which are Joint AIEE — Institute of Radio Engineers Branches. The attendance at meetings was greater than ever before and more than twice as many papers are now being published. President McMillan analyzed this growth and described other important Institute activities in an address entitled “Our Achievements,” published in Electrical Engineering for August 1952, pages 677–80.