Abstract :
Organized by the IERE with the association of the IEE, this conference aimed to bridge the gap or interface between industry and higher education. It was held at the week-end and the programme allowed for considerable time for informal discussion between the two sides. It was perhaps unfortunate that the timing of the conference was only shortly after the winter fuel crisis and the end of the 3-day working week in industry: hence, attendance, particularly from industry, was lower than might have been expected. What the conference attendance lacked in quantity, however, it made up in quality! This review of the conference is based on reports prepared by the chairmen of the five sessions, all whom were members of the joint organizing committee and include Professor G. D. Sims (Chairman), Mr. J. R. Thompson, Mr. C. H. G. Jones, Mr. P. G. Tanner and Professor D. S. Campbell. The full list of titles of the papers presented at the conference was published in the February 1974 issue of The Radio and Electronic Engineer (page 104) but it should be noted that, in order to maintain the informal nature of the conference, the papers were not pre-printed and only a 28-page booklet of digests of the 31 contributions is available from the IERE Publications Department, price 50p.
