On the recommendation of the Committee on Divisional
Activities, the council voted to create a probationary
Division of Laboratory Automation. The scope of this
division shall be "to openly exchange and/or disseminate
technical information regarding the use of computers,
robotics, automation tools, and other related enabling
technologies as applied to the study and practice of
biological and chemical sciences." The division shall
begin its probationary period on Jan. 1, 2002.