EDITORIAL
	Comments on the Present State of the Newsletter
	(by S.G. Boué and H.J. Kuhn)	5
OBITUARY
	In memoriam G.J. Hoytink
	(by N.M. Atherton and A. Weller)	8
HISTORY OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY
	Photochemistry of the Past
	(by Hans-Dieter Becker)	11
	Photochemistry of the Future
	(by Giacomo Ciamician)	13
NEW ASPECTS
	A Model for More Effective Scientific Meetings	23
PERSONALIA
	Professor Aleksander Jablonski, 80
	(by Z. R. Grabowski)	27
NEWS
	News from the European Photochemistry Association
	(by U.P. Wild and Andrew Gilbert)	31
	News from the Inter-American Photochemical Society	40
	Miscellaneous	41
CONFERENCE REPORTS
	Organic Photochemistry Symposium, Boulder, Colorado, June 5-7, 1978
	(by Tad H. Koch and S.J. Cristol)	43
	CIDNP Workshop, Kingston, Canada, June 7-10, 1978
	(by F.J. Adrian and J.K.S. Wan)	44
	Microsymposium on Photochemical Mechanisms, Cracow, June 19, 1978
	(by Z.R. Grabowski)	45
	VII IUPAC Symposium in Photochemistry, Leuven, July 24-28, 1978
	(by D. DeKeukeleire, M. Demuth, A.R. Holzwarth and K.A. Zachariasse)	47
	IX International Conference on Photochemistry, Cambridge, August 7-9, 1978
	(by D. Husain)	51
	2nd International Conference on the Photochemical Conversion and Storage of SolarEnergy, Cambridge, August 10-12, 1978
	(by H. Kisch)	54
	Plant Growth and Light Perception, Aarhus, August 14-20, 1978
	(By S. Braslavsky and H. Lehner)	56
PUBLICATIONS
	New Books onPhotochemistry and Related Subjects	59
	Photochemical Reviews 1977	61
	Theses in Photochemistry 1976 - 1978	77
	Photochemical Book Reviews 1978	85
	Conference Reports	88
	Israel Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 16, No. 4 (1977)	89
UPCOMING MEETINGS
	Announcements	91
	Calendar	92
SURVEY		107
REFLECTIONS		109
EMPLOYMENT
	Positions Open	110
	Fellowships Available	111
HUMOUR		118
NEW MEMBERS		121
ERRATA		125
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS		Inside back cover