Highlights of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Institutional Research (NCAIR) and of the Drive-In Conference held prior to the annual meeting are presented. The major emphasis of the annual meeting was to look toward the 1980's and project the role that institutional research might play in higher education. The following addresses presented to the general sessions are included: "Old Values and New Realities" (Billy O. Wireman); "Surviving with the Uncertainties of the Future" (James R. Montgomery); and "State Government and Higher Education in the 1980's: Implications for Institutional Researchers" (Banks G. Talley, Jr.). The following addresses presented to the general sessions of the Drive-In Conference are also included: "The Federal Government Spends Billions on Student Aid--So What" (Joseph C. Creech); "The CHOICE Project" (Joan S. Stark); "Student Financial Aid: Facts, Myths, and Unanswered Questions" (Jonathan D. Fife); and "The Three R's: Revolution, Research and Remedy" (William M. Geer). The reports of the work group sessions on curricula, faculty, students, external funding, facilities, and administration are summarized. Agendas for the two meetings are included. The constitution and by-laws of the NCAIR and the NCAIR membership directory are appended. (SC)