Annual Meeting—May 7-11, 1986

The 75th Annual Meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association was held at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Hotel, Washington, DC, May 7-11, 1986. A summary of the Business Meeting of Members, including reports of the Secretary of the Executive Council, the Secretary of the Board on Professional Standards, the Treasurer of the Association and the Editor of the Journal, as well as others, is published in this issue of the Bulletin. Members who desire to obtain copies of the Minutes may do so by communication with the Administrative Director, Mrs. Helen Fischer, 309 East 49th Street, New York, NY 10017.

Prior to the Business Meeting of Members, held on Friday, May 9, 1986, a Members' Breakfast was held.

The Meeting of Members began at 8:30 A.M. with Dr. Edward D. Joseph, President, officiating, and Dr. Austin Silber as Secretary. Dr. Joseph announced the presence of a quorum.

I. INTRODUCTIONS

Dr. Joseph introduced the officers of the Association, and other special guests seated on the dais addressed the 75th Anniversary convocation of the American briefly. These included: Donald McDonald, M.D., Administrator of ADAMHA; Shervert Frazier, M.D., Director of NIMH; Carol Nadelson, M.D., President of the American Psychiatric Association; Melvin Sabshin, M.D., Medical Director of the APA; Victor Aiza, President of FEPAL; Masahisa Nishizono, M.D., President of the Japanese Psychoanalytic Society; and Robert Wallerstein, M.D., President of the International Psychoanalytical Association; and the Honorable Marion Berry, Jr., Mayor of the city of Washington, DC. Dr. Joseph then read letters of best wishes from Nancy Reagan, First Lady; Anne Marie Sandler of the European Psychoanalytic Federation, and Karl Menninger, M.D. Dr. Joseph also introduced other invited guests of the Association, past Presidents; past Chairmen of the Board on Professional Standards; Presidents of Societies; Directors of Education Committees; and all Chairmen of Board and Co