Reported are speeches presented at a Summer Engineering Symposium which deals with the general theme "Man in Contemporary Society." A historical perspective of engineering leading to its future role in society was established. From this base other papers applied engineering concepts to socioeconomic systems, educational systems, simulation in medicine and pollution control. Recurrent themes included enlarging the concept of the profession's role in society, applying the engineering systems approach to human systems, and identifying the engineering profession's future contribution to society. (GR)