Discussions regarding both necessary and desirable changes in statutes and by‐laws started in 1966, and final agreement by members of the executive committee was reached at the 14th Annual Meeting in 1967. The proposed changes were put to a vote of the regional membership in early 1968 and were approved overwhelmingly.The major changes were: (1) Change in period of elections in order to conform to the change at National Headquarters. (2) Change in number of members of the executive committee to permit at least one representative for each section and more than one for the larger sections. (3) Recommended changes in statutes and by‐laws can now be made by an affirmative vote of the executive committee and be submitted to the Council of the AGU for appro