This report summarizes the major features of a 1973 summer conference (at the New York State University at Buffalo) on listening as an essential feature of communication and problems relating to students' listening skills. The conference was held because of an awareness that little attention is being paid to listening comprehension in the educational process, even though students spend much of their educational time in listening activities. Conference participants discussed current research on time-compressed speech, listening comprehension, current audio-tutorial programs, and the possibilities for future emphases on listening instruction. The authors have included copies of the papers they presented as well as an extensive bibliography entitled "Listening and Technology." (RN)