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The article reports on the highlights of the Easter Meeting of the British Ecological Society that was held in London, England on April 2-3, 1954. A. R. Clapham, a professor and president of the British Ecological Society, commenced the morning session on April 2, 1954. Several research papers were presented during the meeting, including those from Dr. Eville Gorham, Professor W. H. Pearsall and J. Brereton. On behalf of the Honorary Treasurer, the auditors' account was discussed by E. D. Le Cren during the meeting.

Information about several papers discussed at the Easter Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in Burlington House in London, England on April 7-8, 1952 is presented. Topics include the impact of rabbit to the agriculture in West Wales discussed by Prof. A. N. Worden and Ms. Winifred M. Phillips, the physiology of plants and plant ecology. Furthermore, the meeting was headed by Dr. C. B. Williams, president of the society and was attended by nearly one hundred members.

Information about several papers discussed at the Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in the Department of Botany, University College in London, England on January 11, 1947. It was attended by Dr. A. S. Watt, chairman of the society, and approximately 100 members of the organization. During the event, the minutes of the previous meeting were presented and signed by the officers.

This article provides information on the biennial conference of the British Sociological Association at Queen Elizabeth College in London, England on March 22 to 24, 1957. The theme Sociology in Retrospect and Prospect was an appropriate one in view of the increasingly felt need to undertake a systematic re-assessment and clarification of the main issues involved in sociological theory and practice. A large theme of this nature could not be pursued in exhaustive detail, but the papers in both the plenary and the group sessions were such as to stimulate much thought, and the degree of interest shown in the conference was such as to suggest that this theme was one of central concern to all. The attendance was greater than had been anticipated. Although not central to the theme of the conference, perhaps one of the most significant facts about it was that it became the basis for a consciously contrived effort to begin and foster co-operative relations between the British Association and the American Sociological Society. Another encouraging feature was that 39 students were sufficiently interested to become student members of the association. The executive officers were very helpful throughout, and finally it proved possible to send over a small delegation.

The article reports on the highlights of the 22nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE) that was held on June 19-21, 2008 at the University College London in Great Britain. The general assembly for the convention was chaired by Christian Dustmann, president of ESPE. Plenary lectures have been given by Daren Acemoglou and Pierre-André Chiappori. One highlight of the event was a report of the elections that ESPE held in 2007.

The article provides information on the fourth ordinary meeting of the 116th session of the British Astronomical Association held at the New Hunts House, Guys Hospital in London, England. Papers secretary Nick James announced that six papers had been approved for publication in the journal. Hazel Collett, Meetings Secretary was invited to read the minutes of the previous meeting, which had taken place at the seventh Observers' Workshop in Milton Keynes.

Highlights the annual SCSE conference held on December 16, 1983 at the King's College in London, England. Theme adopted for the event; Number of people present; Attendance of people concerned with higher education and educational studies.

This article highlights the first conference of the British Sociological Association held in London, England on March 27-29, 1953. The conference was attended by 233 persons of whom 125 were members of the Association. The theme was Social Policy and the Social Sciences. The conference opened with a plenary session which was addressed by Myrdal on the Relation Between Social Theory and Social Policy. For the second day the conference divided into three groups, each of which devoted its attention to a topic chosen to illustrate the general theme. The three topics chosen for group discussion were: health; design and planning of buildings, towns and countryside; needs and standards in the social services.

Information about several papers discussed at the Royal Meteorological Society held in London, England on May 15, 1946. In the absence of the president and vice-president, Dr. H. Godwin assumed as chairman of the organization. During the event, they discussed variations in climate including the greater incidence of frost in a narrow valley situated on the slopes of the Malverns.

Most of the papers in this symposium were presented at a conference on the economics of information held at Stanford in April 1975, under the auspices of the National Science Foundation—National Bureau of Economic Research (four of the papers, those by Heal, Salop, Spence and Stiglitz, had been submitted to the Review earlier, but because of the similarity of topic, are published with the conference papers). The papers, though all related to the problems arising from costly information, are diverse both with respect to the question addressed, the techniques of analysis employed and the particular markets investigated. A basic theme running through most of the papers is that imperfect information alters, in a fundamental way, the conventional notion of a market, with buyers and sellers coming together to trade; in a full information equilibrium there is a single price, markets clear and all individuals and firms view themselves as price takers. The price charged is independent of the quantity purchased. Although the notion of the market-place is often thought of as an idealization, even when there is not a single market-place at which all transactions occur, the economy behaves as if there were a single market-place; this will be true so long as there are some arbitrageurs to make sure that the "law of single price" prevails. Finally, conventional theory has shown that under fairly weak conditions such a competitive equilibrium exists and is Pareto Optimal. Recent developments in the economics of information, including the papers presented here, have shown that ail of these statements are questionable. In the papers presented here, there is not a single price in equilibrium; firms do not act as price takers; prices do more than just clear markets—they convey information; prices charged may depend on the quantity purchased; competitive equilibrium may not exist and may not be Pareto Optimal. The basic character of how we ought to view the competitive economy is altered if we take seriously imperfections of information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at the meeting of the Council of the Royal Society held at the Royal Society in Burlington House in London, England on October 15, 1946. The event was arranged by Dr. H. Godwin in relation to the working conference on Quaternary History and Pollen-analysis organized through the British Council. Attendees discussed the need for facts in the form of discoveries of thermophilous plants in late-glacial or glacial deposits.

This article presents information about the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Standing Conference on Studies in Education, held on January 5, 1954, in the Council Room at King's College, London, England. College's Principal Peter Noble had welcomed the Conference members. Conference secretary J.W. Tibble had presented a report on the work of the Conference Committee during the year. After that, executive editor of the "British Journal of Educational Studies" A.C.F. Beales reported on the journal. He recalled the policy which had decided the form and make-up of the journal originally, and also the suggestions made during discussion at the previous annual meeting. The Editorial Board felt that the spread of the main articles in this year's issue was better balanced than in the past, and that the contents of the journal were still avoiding successfully any overlap into the fields for which other specialist journals already existed. In the course of discussion on the report several positive suggestions for future contents were offered for the Editorial Board's consideration. A revised draft of the Standing Conference, previously circulated, was then considered in conference, amended, and adopted.

The article highlights the meeting of the British Astronomical Association held on April 25, 2006, at the Geological Society, Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England. The president opened the seventh Ordinary Meeting of the 115th session and invited Dr. Nick Hewitt to read the minutes of the previous meeting. Several papers were presented on a range of topics including outburses, orbits and oscillations.

The article highlights the Ordinary Meeting of the British Astronomical Association held on April 23, 2005, at the English Heritage Lecture Theater in London, England. The president opened the sixth meeting of the 115th session were 29 new members were proposed for election. Several papers were presented that discuss a range of topics including, quasars, black holes and galaxy formation, among others.

Highlights the joint meeting of British Astronomical Association with Royal Meteorological Society at the Geological Society in Piccadilly, London, England. Acceptance of the new members proposed at the previous meeting; Accounts of the event; Announcement of the approval of a new paper to appear in the Association's Journal.

Presents information on the Word of God; Art of Man: The Qur'an and Its Creative Expressions conference held at the Ismaili Center in London, England, a part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Qur'anic Studies Unit of the Institute of Ismaili Studies. Role of Qur'an in the Muslim civilisations; Topics discussed in the conference; List of speakers of the conference.

The article offers information on the history of the annual publication of the papers presented at the Book Trade History conference on bibliography which started in 1979 at the University of London's Department of Extra-Mural Studies in England. Annual publication of papers by invited speakers were edited by Robin Myers, Archivist Emeritus at the Stationers' Co., and Michael Harris, formerly of the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, beginning 1981. Moreover, the conferences were sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association since 2006.

Information on several papers discussed during the third Translantic Gene Therapy Consortium (TAGTC) workshop on gene therapy that was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, England on October 2-3, 2007 is presented. The event primarily highlights the discussion concerning the developments in gene therapy relevant to vector development and clinical trials. Presenters and attendees of the workshop include scientist Boris Feshe, Alex Schambach and Manuel Grez.

Reports on the launch of the "Strategic Chemistry-Based Science Education Into the 21st Century" Insight research paper at Belgrave Square in London, England on March 14, 2006. Concerns over chemistry education in Great Britain that are addressed by the research paper; Members of the Society of Chemical Industry who attended the launch.

Reports on the launching of the Insight Series of science communication initiatives of the Society of Chemistry Industry. Overview of the series which is comprised of situation papers on topics related to chemistry and interdisciplinary sciences; Background of the association; Details of the launching of the first paper of the series on June 6, 2005 in London, England.

Information about several papers discussed during the British Astronomical Association's (BAA) meeting held at the Royal Astronomical Society in London, England on October 29, 2008 is presented. During the event Roger Pickard, president of BAA opened the first meeting of the 119 session and Dr. Nick Hewitt read the minutes of the final meeting of the previous session.

Information about several papers discussed during the annual general meeting (AGM) of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) held at the Royal Astronomical Society in London, England on October 29, 2009. President Roger Packard, president of BAA, opened the 2008 and Mrs. Hazel Collett, meetings secretary, read the minutes of 2007's meeting. Packard also reviewed BAA's activities in 2007.

The article presents information on the annual general meeting of the Royal Economic Society, scheduled on July 1, 1976. The meeting will take place at the Burlington House in London, England. The Agenda will include the election of members of the Royal Economic Council to serve for the five years--1976-81--in place of those whose tenure is about to come to an end, and other members, if necessary, to fill vacancies. The council will nominate members of the society to fill these places. Any five members of the society may also nominate any member for election to the council provided that the nomination is notified in writing to the secretary-general by the due date. Under the byelaws this due date is one calendar month prior to the annual general meeting, that is, May 31, 1976, but members will assist the society by observing the earlier date of March 25, 1976. Nominations from members received by March 25, 1976 will be considered by the council and, if adopted, will appear on the agenda paper as council nominations.

Presents information on a 2004 report published by London, England-based organization Wellcome Trust about the significance of the open access (OA) model to the reduction of scientific publishing costs. Requirements of the model for researchers; Details of a Chinese paper describing the reprogramming of human eggs with rabbit cells; Effect of OA on learned societies.

Highlights the annual conference of the Standing Conference on Studies in Education held on December 12, 1980 at King's College in London, England. Attendees; Theme of the event; Activities and programs; Keynote speakers; Contact information.

The provides information on the joint meeting between the British Ecological Society and the forestry societies of Great Britain in the rooms of the Linnaean Society at the Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England. Chairman Captain C. Diver referred to the growing necessity for liaison between foresters and ecologists. Professor A. G. Tansley welcome the desire of the Forestry Commission to make closer contact with ecology.

The article offers information on the conference entitled "Science and the Welfare of Mankind," which was held in London, England on February 15-17, 1946. The author noted that many foreign scientists attended this meeting as representatives of groups within their own respective countries. The author attended as observer for the Atomic Energy Committee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as representative of the Federation of American Scientists. The background and works done by various organizations of scientists were also discussed.

The article highlights the 15th "New Phytologist" Symposium on Networks in Plant Biology of the Linnean Society in London, England in January 2006. A theme running throughout the symposium is the idea of the level of detail necessary to understand a systems behavior. The topics under discussion ranged from the entire globe to the internal workings of a single cell, but in each case the question of how much detail we need to know about a systems components and how they interact to understand its behavior arose again and again.

The article offers information regarding the meeting held by the Section of Urology at the Devonshire Hospital in London, England on March 28, 1985. The meeting was about the recent advances of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous renal stone surgery. J. E. A. Wickman chaired the meeting. Professor F. Eisenberger has described the evolution and development of the technique to its present state.

The article offers several announcements related to philosophical societies which include a fund raising scheme, PLATO (Philisophy Lecturing and Teaching Opportunities. The 11th International Wittgenstein symposium titled "Recent Developments in Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science" will be held from August 4-13, 1986, in Kirchberg/Wechsel. The International Bentham Society has been formed by the Bentham Committee of University College, London, England.

Highlights the meeting of the British Society for Immunology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London, England. Attendees; Topics discussed; Schedule of the event.

The author reflects on the intellectual stimulation of the meetings in the biomedical symposia of Ciba Foundation which began in 1950 held in London, England. It is stated that scientific ideas of scientists attending the symposia are stimulated by the meetings. On the other hand, other scientists were devastated when their notions were rejected by their colleagues.