Dr. Sterling Emerson from the California Institute of Technology has taken over the genetics program, replacing Dr. Karl Green who has returned to Ohio State University to resume his duties in teaching genetics. Genetics Program = Dr. Pearson reviewed the discussions by the Committee at the meeting held in Oak Ridge in May 1955 when they had given consideration to expanding the genetics program particularly as related to population genetics. It was suggested at that time that an Ad Hoc Committee be appointed to study the program and to report to the Director of the Division as to what phases of the program should be expanded. Dr. Pearson reported that an outstanding group of geneticists had been appointed to make this survey and that they will assemble the latter part of October at the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington, De Ce The Committee consists of; Dre He Bentley Glass ~ Johns Hopkins University Dr. Curt Stern = University of California (Berkeley) Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. George Beadle = California Institute of Technology Earl Green -- Ohio State University James Neel - University of Michigan W. L. Russell = Oak Ridge National Laboratory It was pointed out that on the initiative of the United Kingdom a genetics conference is to be held at Harwell on September 19 and 20, 1955, which will be attended not only by representatives from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, but also from one or two other countries, probably Sweden and Norway. One of the objectives of this conference is to see just what segments of the genetics program may be carried on by the Ue Ke and other countries, and then what segments might be carried on in this country.