Abstract :
THE UNITED STATES, one of 33 countries represented by national committees or local representatives, continues to take an active part in the technical and administrative affairs of the Commission Internationale de l´Eclairage (CIE). The more than 70 members of the United States National Committee (USNC) include representatives of 7 constituent societies-AIEE, American Physical Society, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Illuminating Engineering Society, Optical Society of America, Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers-the National Bureau of Standards, delegates to the last CIE sessions, and members-atlarge.