FIFTEEN PAPERS RELATED TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PROJECTED SOCIAL CHANGE WERE PRESENTED AT THE FIRST AREA CONFERENCE OF "DESIGNING EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE," AN EIGHT-STATE PROJECT OF JOINT ACTION BY ARIZONA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND WYOMING. THE 15-YEAR PROJECTION FOCUSED UPON IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES AND CONSIDERED NATURAL RESOURCE TRENDS, ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCES, HEALTH AND WELFARE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL COOPERATION, URBANIZATION, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY, POPULATION TRENDS NATIONALLY AND IN THE EIGHT-STATE AREA, THE FUTURE OF THE HUMANITIES, AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE EMERGING SOCIETY. THE PAPERS WERE DELIVERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONSULTANTS. THE PROJECT IS CONCERNED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION AFFECTING THE IMPROVEMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF RESPECTIVE STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM DESIGNING EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE, PROJECT OFFICE, 1362 LINCOLN STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80203, UNTIL SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED. (JK)