Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation for present and future technical communicators. The 10 papers discuss the following topics: (1) changes and modifications in the technical writing program at Oklahoma State University, (2) the technical writing internship program at Oklahoma State University, (3) designing a professional technical communication degree program, (4) undergraduate and graduate programs in technical writing at Penn State University, (5) technical writing internships at Eastern Washington University, (6) a two-year progress report on the technical writing program at Case Western Reserve University, (7) teaching problem-solving strategies in the technical communication classroom, (8) the communication minor program for engineering and science students at the University of Missouri-Rolla, (9) planning a technical writing program at Kansas Technical Institute, and (10) a contemplative view of technical writing. Minutes from the Council's annual business meeting, the conference program, and a list of Council members are included. (HTH)