Of current interest: ASME semiannual meeting held in Chicago, July 15–19

The semiannual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers was held this year at the Hotel Stevens, Chicago, Ill., June 15–19, 1947. More than 1,200 people attended, participating in 32 technical sessions and a number of other events, including luncheons and a banquet. Officers for 1947–48 were nominated. Some of the items covered during the meeting are reviewed briefly in the following.