EDITORIAL
	Of the Difficulties to Gather EPA NEWS
	(by H.J. Kuhn)	5
OBITUARIES
	In memoriam Günter Reske
	(by H. Schmidt)	9
	A Contribution to the History of Photochemistry. In memoriam Hans L.J. Bäckström, 1896-1977)
	(by Hans-Dieter Becker and Kjell Sandros)	11
CONFERENCE REPORTS
	Highlights from Italian Photochemistry Meetings 1977
	(by Alberto Juris)	15
	Symposium on Photochemistry, Sendai, Japan, November 5-7, 1977	19
	13th Informal Conference on Photochemistry, Clearwater Beach, Florida, January 4-7, 1978
	(by Brian Stevens)	20
SERIES
	Photochemical Laboratories in Europe: Sweden
	(by Bertil Holmström)	23
PERSONALIA
	Professor Alexander Schönberg, 85
	(by Klaus Praefcke)	27
	Professor Günther O. Schenck, 65	31
NEWS
	News from the European Photochemistry Association	32
	News from the Inter-American Photochemical Society	33
	News from the Japanese Photochemistry Association	34
	Contacts with other Scientific Organizations. Contact with the ICSP
	(by F.W. Berg)	35
	Calls for Contributions
	(by K. Schaffner)	38
	Miscellaneous	40
BOOK REVIEW
	Ultraviolette Strahlen (Ultraviolet Radiation), Editor: Jürgen Kiefer
	(by G. Gauglitz)	41
PUBLICATIONS
	New Books on Photochemistry and Related Subjects	43
	Photochemical Reviews 1977	45
	Theses in Photochemistry 1976 - 1978	49
	Photochemical Book Reviews 1977	56
UPCOMING MEETINGS
	Announcements	64
	Calendar	78
SURVEY		93
RESEARCH NEWS		97
REFLECTIONS		102
EMPLOYMENT
	Fellowships Available	105
NEW MEMBERS		112
ERRATUM		114