The Value of Conferences

an ever-widening circle : the audience included many representatives of local authorities and of industry from all over the country, as well, of course, as of the medical and nursing professions and the social services. It is, therefore, perhaps pertinent to enquire in this journal what are the greatest benefits of such a conference. Its success in the past and its present standing should be a challenge to us all to ensure that it is now serving the most useful function it can. The Association is anxious to benefit from the views and constructive suggestions of our readers on this very point. Conferences as a class, we feel, should provide certain opportunities?firstly, for instruction, by hearing the views of experts, and also the experiences of others in like (but not