stream that has put the Psychonomic Society in a position to consider various new programs. Upon establishment, the Governing Board of the society undertook an assessment of where the Society stood at present and what its goals should be for the future. They wanted to make sure the Psychonomic Society retained the qualities that its members value and yet is nimble enough to change with the times. A strategic planning process was used to chart a course for the Society for the next decade. Its organizing committee included: Wilfred J. Brogden, William K. Estes, Frank A. Geldard, Clarence H. Graham, Lloyd G. Humphreys, Clifford T. Morgan, William D. Neff, Kenneth W. Spence, Stanley Smith Stevens, Benton J. Underwood, and William S. Verplanck (Secretary-Treasurer). Past chairs of the society's governing board have included Clifford T. Morgan and Lloyd G. Humphreys. Membership The society includes over 4,500 members, including graduate student members. Emeritus, Fellows, and Full Members hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in their field. To be eligible for Fellow status, researchers must have published significant research other than their doctoral dissertation. Members of the Society are experimental and experimental psychologists and include some of the most distinguished researchers in the field. Many members of the society are concerned with the application of psychology to health, technology and education, and many use converging methods such as neuroscience and computational science to achieve their research goals. A common underlying thread of the Society’s research is the use of behavioral techniques to better understand mental functioning. The Society and its members perform and promote the basic science of behavior in areas such as memory, learning, problem solving, action planning, language, and perception that connect with other fields of research. The Society works closely with other societies that focus on allied fields of research. The Society also support advocacy for research funding by working in partnership with the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS). Meetings The Psychonomic Society convenes every year in the fall, usually November. Normally, around 2,600 people attend, with 1,300 papers and posters presented. The first meeting was held at the University of Chicago in 1960, in conjunction with the American Psychological Association meeting. Many of the meetings of the society have occurred in Chicago (in the 1960s) and St. Louis (in the 1970s). In recent years, the meeting has moved between major convention cities in the USA