New possibilities for colleges and universities in a networking environment and the role of minicomputers in higher education were the two main topics of the conference. William Miller of Stanford presented policy prospects for the late 70's. Other speakers indicated some more immediate steps which administrators and faculty might take to utilize the advantages of computer network arrangements. A progress report on the EDUCOM Planning Council on Computing in Education and Research described the first steps in the implementation of a facilitating network designed to help a particular group of institutions respond to the challenges of network computing. Several papers addressed the policy and management issues faced by colleges implementing distributed computing on campus, noting particularly the influence of state government on public college systems. An analysis of the new technologies which will bring increased computing resources to higher education in the next few years was the subject of a speech by David Winkel. (KB)