professional activities.

The article presents information on various conferences. The Jerusalem Conference on Information Technology will be held during August 6-9,1978. The theme of the conference is "Computers, Communications, and Technology Transfer." In addition to the formal program, a program of social, historical, travel, and professional interest is available to the attendees. The symposium titled "Minis and Micros: Today's Industrial Revolution," will be held on May 12, 1978, in Columbus, Ohio. It is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery East Central Region and Central Ohio Chapter. The conference will deal with current and future applications of mini and micro computer systems, both in industry and the home. The 1978 Winter Simulation Conference, planned for December 4-6, 1978, in Miami Beach, Florida, will feature papers and panel discussions on discrete and combined simulation. The theme of the Annual Joint Engineering Management Conference, to be held during October 16-17, 1978, in Denver, Colorado, is "Engineering Management in the Computer Age." Sessions are scheduled on software acquisition planning and system implementation; computer aided management; and the future of management use of computers.