Abstract :
THE AIEE Winter General Meeting, held in New York, N. Y., February 1–6, 1959, broke all previous attendance records and featured the largest number of technical sessions ever held at an Institute meeting. The facilities of three hotels — Sheraton (headquarters), McAlpin, and the Governor Clinton were utilized. Total attendance of members and guests reached 6,545, which exceeded the previous high of 5,340 set at the Winter General Meeting in 1958. There were 607 papers read at 140 technical sessions.
