Science. 1988 Feb 26;239(4843):971-2. doi: 10.1126/science.239.4843.971.
Attendance at the AAAS annual meeting in Boston was at a record high for recent years, with 8700 people braving the half-finished Hynes Convention Center as well as wet snow and gale-force winds that closed Logan Airport on the first full day of the conference. Some hardy participants arrived by train. Others, including some of the speakers, were required to stay in Boston longer than they had planned. But perhaps the Soviets, of which there were 13 in a high-ranking delegation, were made to feel at home. The sessions on Soviet science were a major drawing card; but many other symposia, ranging from the science of protein folding to arms control, attracted large audiences. Some highlights follow.
出席在波士顿举行的美国科学促进会年会的人数达到近年来的新高，有 8700 人不畏风雨前来参会，尽管海恩斯会议中心尚未完工，而且会议第一天，大风和强降雪迫使洛根机场关闭。一些勇敢的与会者选择乘坐火车前来。还有一些人，包括部分演讲者，比原计划在波士顿多停留了一段时间。但也许是主办方让 13 名高级别苏联代表团成员感受到了宾至如归的感觉。关于苏联科学的会议是一个主要的亮点；但许多其他专题讨论会，从蛋白质折叠的科学到军备控制，都吸引了大量观众。以下是一些亮点。
