1397	 Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation	 The ACM Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation brought together over four hundred people interested in programming languages designed for manipulation of algebraic formulas and symbol strings in their applications and in algorithms for their implementation. Twenty-eight papers were presented followed by a lively panel discussion of future directions. Evening meetings were arranged for several interest groups. The conference was sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Committee on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation. The program committee consisted of Chairman Jean E. Sammet Paul Abrahams Thomas E. Cheatham Max Goldstein and Douglas Mcllroy. Conference arrangements were made by Lewis C. Clapp Daniel Bobrow and James H. Griesmer.-Robert W. Floyd Editor
