ABSTRACT
In the 1957 conference, conference management was, as now, in the hands of the staff group. The 'officers' were a chairman of an executive committee, representing the two sponsoring organizations; a programme director; and two joint secretaries, one drawn from each of the organizing bodies. At the conference the chairman of the executive committee acted as chairman of all plenary sessions and as chairman of the staff group at staff meetings. The programme director's task was to coordinate conference plans, and to take technical leadership in staff meetings about the programme, both before it started and while it was being implemented. Neither took part in any of the small-group events.
