ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS

Quo Vadis Industrial Science?

There was a proposal last year to
abolish the Industrial Science Section
(P) of the AAAS. However, after con-
sideration at its recent meeting, the
Committee on Council Affairs did no,t
recommend dissolution. Hence, while
we are not well, at least we are alive!
We are heartened by this decision,
since we believe that in today's and
tomorrow's world the potentials of Sec-

tion P are great, both in terms of rele-
vance and in terms of utility.
Most of those who favored the abol-

ishment did so without comment. In
general, those who did comment took
the attitude that if the Section cannot
do any better than it has done in the
past, then perhaps it is best to do away
with it. But those who defended its
purposes, objectives, and potentials did
so convincingly and eloquently, while
at the same time calling for a renais-
sance.

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this time takes on added significance
for the following two reasons:

I) Interest within AAAS. In addi-
tion to the 560 members of AAAS
who primarily identify with Section P,
there are no less than 4000 additional
members who are on record as having
more than passing interest in its affairs.

2) There is much interaction be-
tween societal problenms anid industrial
scienice. Here Section P can create op-
portunities for dialogue and contribute
to solutions.

In our world, beset by crises, our
aspirations are outrunning our means
of attaining them. The difference seems
to be increasing-a situation not exact-
ly conducive to world tranquillity. Con-
flicts abound. Resource extraction, con-
version processes, and the production
of end-use items seem to interfere with
the improvement and even with the
maintenance of the quality of our so-
cial and physical environment. We
have already experienced such phe-
nomena as the "environmental crisis"
and the "energy crisis" with related "oil
politics," reflecting highly complex in-
ternational conflicts. We may be on
the eve of an even more serious "world
food crisis" with "food politics."

In times past, science and technology
have proved to be most effective "tools"
in helping reduce the gap between what
we want and what we can have. Indus-
try has been and is a major contributor
to the development of these tools, as
well as an effective user. It is also in-
dustry that is at the interface between
supply and demand and between the
markets of society and the goods and
services that it can produce. These vital
interfaces, we feel, are worthy of much
study and reflection. It should be evi-
dent then that an active and effective
Section on Industrial Science or better
yet an Industrial Science and Technol-
ogy Section within the AAAS would
be in the best interest of all concerned.
It could then conicentrate on the utility
and application of not just science, but
also technology, within an industrial
context and the large social context.
We have already embarked on the

renaissance alluded to before. A re-
alignment proposal has been mailed to
the 560 members of Section P. Mem-
bers who are not among these but who
would like to get involved in our ef-
forts, please send a note to either of
us in care of the AAAS.

GABOR STRASSER
Chairmnan, Section P

ROBERT L. STERN
Secretary, Section P

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