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1 1 ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE POUR L'TTUDI: DES A R G I L I 3 - INTERNATIONAL. ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY O F CLAYS - INTFRNATIONALE VI~.RI~INIGUNGZUM. STUDIUM DER TONF - MEXIlYHAPOLlHAII ACCOUIIAUUII i i O U3Y4 EHMH) TnIIH. newsletter Cecr. d e n . R . J . Herbillon, Place Croix du S u d , 1 - Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Page President's Podium 2. - Council Affairs 3. - Report o the Genera1 Assembly of AIPEA, 1981 - 4. Report o the 7th International Clay Conference 12. - The Bradley Award 15. - National Clay Groups 16. - Recent death Dr Maribel Cruz Cumplido l !
2 Varia Calendar of Meetings New Books Membership Application F o m were suddenly interrupted by someone who remarked, truthfully but perhaps a little unkindly : "You al1. looked much younger then". However age does not This column, which was instituted by my predecessor, daunt Clay mineralogists who, though regretting the Dr. R. C. Mackenzie, cannot be put t0 better use than absence of one of the oldest members of AIPEA, Prof. t0 thank him for al1 his efforts on behalf of AIPEA. l Keller, were encouraged by the thought that this I also vish to express oursincere thanks to the reti- was merely due to his irrepressible urge to inspect ring Secretary General, Dr.
3 A. Breeuwsma, or his ex- yet more kaolinite deposits, this time in China. cellent management of al1 AIPEA business during his We are very grateful indeed to Professor Veniale term in office. We are also grateful t0 our Treasurer, 1 and his colleagues for organizing an excellent con- Dr. H. Kodama who has fortunately agreed to continue ferente. Much planning went into the arrangement of in office, and to al1 members of Council for their ser- the scientific sessions and of the rich and varied vices to AIPEA. It is due to the hard work of the social programme, which contained something for every Past President and Council that AIPEA affairs are in taste.
4 It was good to meet many old friends at the an excellent state of order. conference, but also to see the new faces cho bear May I also use this Podium t0 thank you al1 for the witness to the growth of our society. A glance at trust you have placed in me. I sincerelly hope that the list of participants or at the membership list I shall not disaupoint you. After his election Dr. of AIPEA shows the truly interdisciplinary nature Mackenzie wrote that it is a formidable task to follow of our science. It is this which makes our confe- in the footsteps of those who preceded him as Presi- rence so interesting, opening new vistas and dents of AIPEA.
5 I can only reiterate this statement, demonstrating the ever-increasing potential of clay adding one more name to the impressive list of Past mineralogy. Presidents. We feel certain that the momentum will continue We have had a most successful and dynamic confe- and -- that manv more scientists with an interest in rence in Bologna and Pavia, Italy. The scientific ciays will join AIPEA. We aiso trust that regionai papers were of a high standard and covered a wide groups will avail themselves of the status of range of topics. We are now eagerly awaiting publi- Affiliated Society and thereby facilitate contact cation of the Conference proceedings.
6 Our Editor-in- between members of AIPEA throughout the world. The Chief, Dr. H. van Olphen, who has also agreed to con- yearly newsletter is intended to promote such con- tinue in office, is hard at work processing the manu- tact, which Council and I also hope to maintain on scripts. Meanwhile we have the informative monograph a personal level. on "Advanced Techniques or Clay Mineral Analysis" Our next International Clay conference is p1anne:d edited by Fripiat, a record of the excellent lec- for July-August 1985 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
7 Tures on the subject that concluded the scientific l The local Organizing Comittee has the arrangements sessions on three days of the conference. It will be well in hand and there is every reason to believe particularly appreciated by those who were not fortu- that this will be a memorable event. We look for- nate enough to hear the lectures and also by some ward to a large and active participation ! who, though present, were occaionally too tired by L. Heller-Kallai the day's events to do justice to the material. In addition we have the beautifully produced guide books, valuable to those who participated in the fieldtrips and an invitation to others to follow in their footsteps.
8 Council meetinqs in Ital Attractive posters displayed the development of Two rneetinqs of the AJpEA Council took place du- AIPEA from its modest beginnings as CIPEA in 1948 t0 rina the 7th International Clay Conference. The major the meeting in Bologna -1ast September. Slides and declsions arising from the first meeting have been previous conferences roused nostalgie memories -mine submitted to the General Assembly. The minutes of the General Assembly meeting are published in this issue. The agenda of the second meeting was as follows : l) Opening and welcome : 2) 8th International Clay a founding member o AIPEA, Dr.
9 J. Chaussidon, a Conference in Denver : 3) Editor for the 1985 Clay Council Member and Prof. J. Rodriguez-Martinez. Conference : 4) Appointment o auditors : 5 ) Back Apologies or absence had been received from volumes of Proceedings of ICC's : 6) Standing Com- Prof. Grim, Prof. Brindley and Prof. mittee on Standardization o Preparation Techniques Herbillon. or Clay Minerals Analysis : 7 ) Committe on Teaching o Clay Mineralogy : 8) Bradley Award : 9) Next 2. Minutes of the Business ofthe General Assembly Council meeting : 10) 9th International Clay Confe- at Oxford, July, 1978.
10 Rence : 11) Varia. The minutes,as published in AIPEA newsletter n o 15, The next Council meeting will take place during were taken as read. There were no comments. the next Conference o the European Clay Groups in Czechoslovakia (September 1983). 3. President's Report Dr Mackenzie reviewed the activities of Council since Membership List the meeting at Oxford as summarized in the newsletter Thanks to the joined effortsof our ~ast-~resident, 15-17. He drew special attention to the : Dr Mackenzie, Past-Secretarv General. Dr Breeuwsma l.
