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Fourth international congress of photobiology
Vision Res.
Vol. 2, pp. 263-264.
Pergamon
Press 1962.
Printed in Great Britain
EDITORS’
NOTES
CONGRESS International
REPORT
Congress on Technology and Blindness Barbizon-Plaza Hotel New York City
18-22 July 1962 Auspices: American Foundation for the Blind, with the financial and technical assistance organizations
of many other
THE Congress was divided into five panels: man-machine systems; living systems; sound recording and reproduction; adapted and special purpose devices; and, finally, a summary plenary session, Contributors were present from all those various countries which had individuals known to be contributing to this field, about twelve countries in all. The scientific sessions (“living systems”), under the chairmanship of Dr. W. GREY WALTER (Bristol, England), covered such topics as: information flow in vision, organic reconstruction, brain functions in vision, neuromimes, utilization of remaining sensory channels, principles and limitations of auditory travel, tactile and kinesthetic research, direct cortical input, and electroencephalographic studies of the blind-and related topics. Discussion was very active and fruitful-and the interpersonal contact was of great value. The major aim of the conference, to bring together technical and scientific people on a common problem, was quite profitably achieved. Very little physiological material was presented, however, which was not already in the literature-perhaps reflecting scientific neglect of this area-though the reviews were generally quite sophisticated. The proceedings will be published, together with reports from the technical sessions, and they should prove to be extremely valuable guides to the present state of the multiplicity of arts which go to make up this important field of applied sensory physiology. T. S. * * * FOURTH THE Fourth 26-30 July.
Chairman
INTERNATIONAL
CONGRESS
OF
PHOTOBIOLOGY
International Congress of Photobiology is to be held at Oxford in 1964, from The Officers of the Organizing Committee are as follows: :
Vice-Chairman
Dr. E. J. Bowen, F.R.s., Parks Road, Oxford :
Joint Secretaries :
Professor
N. Millott,
Physical
Bedford
Chemistry
College,
Laboratory,
Regent’s
South
Park, N.W.l
Dr. H. J. A. Dartnall, Institute of Ophthalmology, Judd Street, W.C. 1 Dr. Daphne Vince, Horticultural Research Laboratories, Shinfield, Berks. 263
Editors’ Notes
264
Joint Treasurers :
Dr. S. Y. Thompson, National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Berks. Mr. W. H. Storey, Unicam Instruments Ltd., York Road, Cambridge PHOTOBIOLOGY
GROUP
THE next meeting of the Photobiology Group will be held at the Institute of Ophthalmology, London, on Friday, 19 October 1962. This meeting will be devoted to the physiology and photochemistry of the eye. Particulars of the Photobiology Group can be obtained from Dr. S. Y. THOMPSON,National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks. H. J. A. D.
Vol. 2, pp. 263-264.
Pergamon
Press 1962.
Printed in Great Britain
EDITORS’
NOTES
CONGRESS International
REPORT
Congress on Technology and Blindness Barbizon-Plaza Hotel New York City
18-22 July 1962 Auspices: American Foundation for the Blind, with the financial and technical assistance organizations
of many other
THE Congress was divided into five panels: man-machine systems; living systems; sound recording and reproduction; adapted and special purpose devices; and, finally, a summary plenary session, Contributors were present from all those various countries which had individuals known to be contributing to this field, about twelve countries in all. The scientific sessions (“living systems”), under the chairmanship of Dr. W. GREY WALTER (Bristol, England), covered such topics as: information flow in vision, organic reconstruction, brain functions in vision, neuromimes, utilization of remaining sensory channels, principles and limitations of auditory travel, tactile and kinesthetic research, direct cortical input, and electroencephalographic studies of the blind-and related topics. Discussion was very active and fruitful-and the interpersonal contact was of great value. The major aim of the conference, to bring together technical and scientific people on a common problem, was quite profitably achieved. Very little physiological material was presented, however, which was not already in the literature-perhaps reflecting scientific neglect of this area-though the reviews were generally quite sophisticated. The proceedings will be published, together with reports from the technical sessions, and they should prove to be extremely valuable guides to the present state of the multiplicity of arts which go to make up this important field of applied sensory physiology. T. S. * * * FOURTH THE Fourth 26-30 July.
Chairman
INTERNATIONAL
CONGRESS
OF
PHOTOBIOLOGY
International Congress of Photobiology is to be held at Oxford in 1964, from The Officers of the Organizing Committee are as follows: :
Vice-Chairman
Dr. E. J. Bowen, F.R.s., Parks Road, Oxford :
Joint Secretaries :
Professor
N. Millott,
Physical
Bedford
Chemistry
College,
Laboratory,
Regent’s
South
Park, N.W.l
Dr. H. J. A. Dartnall, Institute of Ophthalmology, Judd Street, W.C. 1 Dr. Daphne Vince, Horticultural Research Laboratories, Shinfield, Berks. 263
Editors’ Notes
264
Joint Treasurers :
Dr. S. Y. Thompson, National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Berks. Mr. W. H. Storey, Unicam Instruments Ltd., York Road, Cambridge PHOTOBIOLOGY
GROUP
THE next meeting of the Photobiology Group will be held at the Institute of Ophthalmology, London, on Friday, 19 October 1962. This meeting will be devoted to the physiology and photochemistry of the eye. Particulars of the Photobiology Group can be obtained from Dr. S. Y. THOMPSON,National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks. H. J. A. D.