This proceedings contains summaries of 24 conference papers focusing on new directions in gifted education. Each paper's summary is about four pages in length. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Supporting Giftedness in Girls in the Classroom" (Julia Ellis); "A Community of Learners in ECS" (Anne Green); "Inventive Momentum: Toward a Mature Artist" (Robert Kelly); "Personalized Educational Programming for the Gifted/Talented Learner" (Jo-Anne Koch); "Social Style/Learning Modes: Relation to Giftedness" (Jim Lavers); "The International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns" (Andy Liu); "Operation Minerva Rocky View: Mentoring Young Girls in Science" (Jean Makosz and others); "A Developmental Approach to Facilitating Knowledge Generalization" (Anne McKeough); "High School and the Advanced Placement Program" (Adell Nyberg); "Helping the Scientifically Gifted" (Michael C. Pyryt); "Encouragement as a Motivator" (Beverley A. Sohnle); "A Paradigm Shift from Giftedness-As-Potential to Giftedness-As-Possibility" (Elizabeth Sparks); "STRETCH: Nurturing the Potential of the Gifted in the Regular Classroom" (Sheila Spence and Jean Mudd); "The Case for Ability Grouping of Gifted Students" (Carolyn Yewchuk); "Implications of Alberta Education Policies and Practices for Gifted Students" (Lorraine Wilgosh); "Implications of Inclusive Education for Gifted and Talented Children: A Parent's Perspective" (Donna Rankin); "Inclusive Education: Teachers' Perspectives" (Tracey Schaufele and Susan MacDonald); and "Inclusive Education--Good for All???" (Debra Chinchilla). (Some papers contain references.) (JDD)