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The article focuses on the Phycological Society of America. The society was founded in 1946 to promote research and teaching in all fields of phycology and to facilitate cooperation among phycologists, both in the U.S. and in other countries. The society publishes two journals, the quarterly research "Journal of Phycology" and the "Phycological Newsletter." The society sponsors an annual distinguished lecture by a person of outstanding achievement and an annual award for outstanding paper presented by a student in the field of phycology.

The article presents the program for the annual meeting of the Phycological Society of America at the Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. The meeting will be held from June 16-22, 1974. The chairman of the program is Norma J. Lang. A field trip is scheduled on June 15, 1974. Researchers Dean W. Blinn and Gerald W. Prescott will lead the field trip. All sessions of the program at which contributed papers are presented are joint sessions of the Phycological Society of America and the Phycological Section of the Botanical Society of America.