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The Association's 21st International Congress took place at Copenhagen, Denmark, from 26 to 30 July, 1959, and was attended by more than 800 members and guests of the organization. The Danish Psycho-Analytical Society, under whose auspices the Congress was held, particularly its President Dr. Torkil Vanggaard, took every care to make the scientific and social programme a success. All participants without exception appreciate Dr. and Mrs. Vanggaard's and the Copenhagen Committee's attention to details. The official report in the Bulletin and the Scientific Proceedings will be published in the 1960 volume of this Journal.
At the Business Meeting the following were elected members of the Executive: President: Dr. W. H. Gillespie (London). Vice-Presidents: Grete Bibring, M.D. (Boston); Ruth S. Eissler, M.D. (New York); Anna Freud, LL.D. (London); Maxwell Gitelson, M.D. (Chicago); Willi Hoffer, M.D. (London); Dr. Jean Lampl-de Groot (Amsterdam); Dr. Raymond de Saussure (Geneva); Hon. Treasurer: Phyllis Greenacre, M.D. (New York). Miss Pear King, B.A. Hons. (London) was reappointed Hon. Secretary.
Dr. Heinz Hartmann has been elected Honorary President of the I.P.A.; Mme. Marie Bonaparte (Paris) was elected Honorary Vice-President at the 1957 International Congress in Paris.
The 22nd International Congress will be held in Great Britain in 1961.
Dr. Robert A. Senescu has been appointed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute held the Edward Bibring Memorial Meeting on 14 April, 1959 at the Boston Medical Library. Anna Freud, LL.D., spoke on 'Edward Bibring's Contribution to the Understanding of Psycho-therapy and Technique', David Rapaport, Ph.D. on 'Edward Bibring's Theory of Depression'; the President, Joseph J. Michaels