News and Announcements: The Editor will be pleased to receive for publication brief notices of meetings, seminars, or symposia which are of interest to the readers of theArchives. News items of appointments, promotions and developments in the field of surgery and related disciplines are invited.
Editor Appointed.—The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, announces the appointment of Sir James Fraser, vice-president of the College, formerly professor of surgery in the University of Southampton, as editor of the College's Journal, effective Feb 1, 1981. He succeeds A. I. S. Macpherson.