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Prof.J.S.S.Brame Prof. J. S. S. Brame explained that in connection with the work on standardization, early in February an invitation was issued to various organisations and individuals interested in standardization to participate in the proceedings of a Congress Section on standardiza. tion of methods of testing, and in March an invitation was sent to eighteen official standardization organisations inviting them, if they had not already been approached through the I.S.A., to participate in a discussion at the Congress or alternatively to forward a written contribution. The number of written contributions received was very small, there being four in all:a memorandum on international co-operation in standardization by the American Standards Association; a survey of international co-operation in standardization, with special reference to liquid fuels, in relation to the activities of the World Power Congress, by Dr. Dunstan; a report on the standardization of methods of testing of petroleum, by Professor Weiss, on behalf of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; and draft proposals for the classification of petroleum products, their testing and analysis, and proposals for unification, by Professor Luis Bermejo-Vida, in collabora tion with Sur. Besteiro, of Spain. Dr. R. P. Anderson (American Standards Association) then read the following memorandum The main value of international co-operation in standardization lies in the unification of the view-points of the industries in the different countries, resulting in their setting up uniform national standards wherever this is found to be desirable and practicable. To obtain effective co-operation on this basis it is obvious that the opinions of the particular countries concerned must be co-ordinated and presented by the national standardizing bodies of these countries. Otherwise there is bound to be duplication of effort on the part of the several groups in each country that are interested in a particular subject, on account of their taking part in the standardization work of different international organisations the results of which may be difficult to harmonise. This view-point, arrived at by American industry some years ago, has been and still is being maintained. Further, this view-point was that unanimously agreed to at the Third Conference of the national standardizing bodies held in New York in 1926, where it was decided that the whole emphasis for international co-operation on standardization should be based upon interchange of information through regular channels designed to bring about greater uniformity between national standards, wherever this seemed feasible or desirable, leaving the formal promulgation of standards internationally to be initiated only aft
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Prepared by A. E. DUNSTAN, D.Sc., F.I.C., F.C.S., M.Inst.P.T * (Great Britain), Chairman of the " Committee of Four," appointed by the International Executive Council of the World Power Conference at their 1932 Meeting.. The following Resolution, passed at the Fuel Conference held in London in 1928 as a Sectional Meeting of the World Power Conference, raised the general problem of reaching ' an international understanding regarding the methods of defining the characteristics of liquid motor fuels " Resolution D-Submitted at the Meeting of Section W. on October 4, 1928. " Whereas the Fuel Conference of the World Power Conference, assembled at London in September, 1928, has evidenced a universal desire among fuel experts from all parts of the world to arrive at some international -understanding regarding the methods of defining the characteristics of liquid motor fuel. " And Whereas it is believed that great benefit for the industries and the pertinent branches of technical science will accrue from such international action RESOLVED.-That the International Executive Council of the World Power Conference be instrumental in paving the way to such international understanding." At the meeting of the International Executive Council held in Paris in 1929, it was decided to request the several National Committees to approach their national standardizing bodies with a view to obtaining a report. In February, 1931, the German National Committee raised the question of nomenclature, which they considered was in a most confused condition, and was intimately associated with the problem of defining characteristics. At the meeting of the International Executive Council held in London in 1931, the American Committee presented a report on all the resolutions passed at the London Fuel Conference (see Minutes, 1931, Annex C). The following is an extract from the minutes of the same meeting of the International Executive Council " The Secretary reported that, acting upon the suggestion of the German National Committee, the Central Office had been engaged in making preliminary investigations to determine whether the liquid fuel industries would welcome an attempt to adopt a standard nomenclature for the different products, each product being clearly defined as internationally agreed; and also whether it would be considered appropriate that the World Power Conference should undertake this work. " The Secretary added that the German National Committee looked upon their suggestion as an extension of the proposal contained in the Resolution. " Professor Matschoss (Germany) emphasized the extent of the confusion which existed at present. " Mr. Merrill (U.S.A.) said that in their Report the American National Committee only dealt with the Fuel Conference Resolution referring to the classification * Chief Chemist,
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A JOINT, SESSION of all Sections of the Congress was held at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, on Tuesday, 25th July, Mr. T. Dewhurst, President, occupying the chair. The object of the meeting was the formal adoption of resolutions, and those general and special resolutions relating to international co-operation in standardization were first considered. Prof. H. Weiss proposed the following resolution "In order to avoid overlapping and contradiction in the questions of international standardization of nomenclature and the methods of testing petroleum products, the Congress expresses the wish that any proposals concerning international standardization should be made through the intermediary of the national standardizing bodies grouped under Committee I.S.A. 28." Mr. A. Huber-Ruf seconded the resolution, which was translated into French and German and carried unanimously. simple a nature as possible. He suggested that the organisation of the Institution of Petroleum Technologists offered certain advantages. It was somewhat international in character- -only 60% of the members are British; the others are distributed over fifty different countries-and, what is very much more important, it is neutral in character. The preliminary steps in the organisation of the next World Congress would be left in the hands of the Institution of Petroleum Technologists, who would get into touch with all bodies which have any connection with petroleum in the different countries, and by, correspondence ascertain their feeling, and in that way get some indication as to the country in which the next Congress might be held. When that was done, the Institution had finished its work as far as that Congress is concerned, because obviously the country in which the next Congress is to be held must do the work. He therefore seconded the proposal made by the President. (Applause.) The resolution, after translation into French and German, was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. J. Romney proposed that all resolutions passed by Sectional Meetings be considered as passed by the Congress as a whole. All these various resolutions had been considered in detail by the people who were interested in them. Mr. J. McConnell Sanders seconded the proposal, which was translated into French and German and adopted. The President then proposed the following resolution "That the officers, delegates and members assembled in full session at this meeting of the World Petroleum Congress hereby resolve that meetings of the Congress should be held triennially, and that the Institution of Petroleum Technologists should arrange the meeting-place of the next Congress, to be held in 1936." -In supporting this resolution, he emphasised that the fruits of a Congress should contain the seeds of the next Congress, and that was covered by this resolution. VOTES OF THANKS. Dr. G. Egloff proposed, as an expres
A JOINT SESSION of 'all Sections of the Congress was held at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, on Tuesday, 25th July, Mr. T. Dewhurst, President, occupying the chair. The object of the meeting was the formal adoption of resolutions, and those general and special resolutions relating to international co-operation in standardization were first considered. Prof. H. Weiss proposed the following resolution "In order to avoid overlapping and contradiction in the questions of international standardization of nomenclature and the methods of testing petroleum products, the Congress expresses the wish that any proposals concerning international standardization should be made through the intermediary of the national standardizing bodies grouped under Committee I.S.A. 28." Mr. A. Huber-Ruf seconded the resolution, which was translated into French and German and carried unanimously. simple a nature as possible. He suggested that the organisation of the Institution of Petroleum Technologists offered certain advantages'. "It was somewhat international in character-only 60% of the members are British; the others are distributed over fifty different countries-and, what is very much more important, it is neutral in character. The preliminary steps in the' organisation of the next World Congress would be left in the hands of the Institution of Petroleum Technologists, who would get into touch with all bodies which have any connection with petroleum in the different countries, and by corne-spondence ascertain their feeling, and in that way get some indication as to the country in which the next Congress might be held. When that was done, the Institution had finished its work as far as that Congress is concerned, because obviously the country in which the next Congress is to be held must do the work. He therefore seconded the proposal made by the President. (Applause.) The resolution; after translation into French and German, was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Mr. J. Romney proposed that all resolutions passed by Sectional Meetings be considered as passed by the Congress as a whole. All these various resolutions had been considered in detail by the people who were interested in them. Mr. J. McConnell Sanders seconded the proposal, which was translated into French and German and adopted. The President then proposed the following resolution "That the officers, delegates and members assembled in full session at this meeting of the World Petroleum Congress hereby resolve that meetings of the Congress should be held triennially, and that the Institution of Petroleum Technologists should arrange the meeting-place of the next Congress, to be held in 1936." In supporting this resolution, he emphasised that the fruits of a Congress should contain the seeds of the next Congress, and that was covered by this resolution. VOTES OF THANKS. Dr. G. Egloff pro