A well‐attended meeting of the Section of Terrestrial Magnetism and Electricity of the International Geodetic and Geophysical Union was held at Rome from May 4–9, 1922. During the seven sessions, twelve different countries were represented by thirty‐three delegates and guests, viz:J. M. Baldwin, G. F. Dodwell, E. F. Pigot (Australia); J. Jaumotte (Belgium); H. Morize (Brazil); J. Bosler, H. Deslandres, E. Delcambre, E. Mathias, Ch. Maurain (France); C. Chree, A. L. Cortie, W. C. Parkinson, Arthur Schuster, Napier Shaw, G. C. Simpson (Great Britain); A. Alessio, F. Eredia, L. Palazzo, D. Pacini, G. Platania, A. Pochettino, G. B. Rizzo, C. Somigliana (Italy); K. Nakamura (Japan); J. Krassowski (Poland); J. Galbis, L. Rodes (Spain); D. Stenquist, A. Wallen (Sweden); L. A. Bauer, G. W. Littlehales (United States); E. Deville (Ca