REPORTED ARE THE PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE SUPERVISORS. THE PROJECT, PLANNED TO CULMINATE IN A TEN-DAY WORKSHOP-SEMINAR FOR SCIENCE SUPERVISORS, WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE DEVELOPMENTAL PHASES--(1) IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEEDS OF SCIENCE SUPERVISORS AND DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE WORKING CONFERENCE, (2) DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS FOR THE WORKING CONFERENCE, MATERIALS FOR THE CONFERENCE, AND POST-CONFERENCE MATERIALS, AND (3) THE SUPERVISOR'S CONFERENCE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF POST-CONFERENCE MATERIALS. PHASE I INVOLVED (1) CALLING OF A TWO-DAY MEETING OF SUPERVISORS TO ORDER STRUCTURE, (2) ESTABLISHING A SET OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, AND (3) CONTACTING APPROPRIATE INDUSTRIAL REPRESENTATIVES. THIS REPORT COVERS PROGRESS THROUGH PHASE II OF THE PROJECT. APPENDIXES INCLUDE MATERIALS DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (DH)