The seventh annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada was held jointly with the fifth annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Alberta at the Marquis Hotel, Lethbridge, from October 29 to 31. A total of 178 members and friends attended, including 14 from the United States and other countries and 10 wives. R. Glen, President, Entomological Society of Canada, presided. Addresses of welcome were given by C. W. Farstad, President, Entomological Society of Alberta; Mr. A. W. Shackleford, Mayor of the City of Lethbridge; Mr. H. Chester, Superintendent, Canada Experimental Farm, Lethbridge; and Dr. W. C. Broadfoot, Chief, Science Service Laboratory, Lethbridge. At the opening session, Dr. Glen gave a timely account of the complex relations of an entomological society to other scientific societies. Concerning co-ordinating bodies he discussed especially the roles of the International Council of Scientific Unions, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, and the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies, the last of which had been formed at Ottawa on October 11, 1957, with four member societies.