Upon the publication in 1950 of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, its author, L. Ron Hubbard, found an increasing interest by the public in his doctrine. Public interest in learningmore about dianetics and auditing prompted Hubbard to establish the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International (HASI) in Phoenix, Arizona. In August 1952, the first Journal of Scientology was published to introduce techniques of auditing to cities around the United States. The publication also kept members of HASI informed about its organization. The following month, Hubbard went to England to lecture on dianetics. Meanwhile, efforts in California to inform about dianetics prompted the formation of the first Church of Scientology in Los Angeles in 1954.Also around this time, there was expansion of Scientology in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the cities of Tel Aviv and Cairo. Due to the increasing interest around the world, Hubbard moved to Washington, D.C. in July 1955 and established the Founding Church of Scientology and the first Academy of Scientology. Washington, D.C. also became the home to a distribution center where Scientology materials could be printed and then shipped around the world.