“…Trends and events can certainly be gleaned from meetings as Table I clearly shows. The Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale (CSI) continues to be a major meeting; the most recent meeting was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, from September 15 through 21,1985. The next CSI will be held in Toronto, Canada, from June 21 to 26,1987.…”