The theme of this conference was the reality of the multicultural society and the role of educational institutions in utilizing its resources. The conference brought together people engaged in developing the field of cross-cultural communication. These people included panelists from different disciplines and different cultures and specialists in inter-cultural communication; bilingual education, media, community programs involving ethnic groups, and related interests. Speakers included the following: W.E. Lambert on "The Changing Role of Language Programs and Teachers"; S. Tjitendero on "The Intercultural Communication Workshop as a Vehicle for Culture Learning and Communication Skills Training"; C. Clason on "What is Bilingualism"; C. Stetler and A. Gillespie on "The Utilization of Cross-Cultural Experiences for Learning"; and J. Bostain on "Future Directions of Language Programs." (AM)