David, You got the region right, but Kettil was actually Finnish, not Swedish! The group's full name is "The Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol." Its by-laws state: "The objectives of the Society will be [to] promote social and epidemiological research on alcohol and to foster a comparative understanding of the social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol problems. The society will also promote the spirit of international co-operation among and through its members." I'm a member but beyond the above, things get a little fuzzy for me. The KBS grew out of the Epidemiology Section of the ICAA, but the ICAA still has an epidemiology subgroup--and, anyhow, the ICAA has been joined by the ICADD in the international addictions organizations playing field. We need Robin Room to explain the intricacies of this history. The group does have a strong historical sensibility, fostered in part by the fact that Robin edits the journal *Contemporary Drug Problems* and CDP has become a semi-official outlet for KBS-related papers. Or maybe it's the official organ by now. Again, we'll have to ask Robin. Ron Roizen You wrote: > >---------------------- Information from the mail header ----------------------- >Sender: Alcohol and Temperance History Group <[log in to unmask]> >Poster: David M Fahey <[log in to unmask]> >Organization: Miami University >Subject: Re: Kettil Bruun Society >----------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > >Kettil Bruun was a Swedish sociologist who specialized in alcohol. I >don't know the details about the society named in his honor. I >presume that historical papers are in the minority at its meetings. > >David M. Fahey >History Department >Miami University >Oxford, OH 45056-1618, USA >tel. 513-529-5134 >FAX 513-529-3841 >e-mail: <[log in to unmask]> >