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 of present and future technical communicators. The 11 articles discuss the following topics: (1) the relationship between written communication and audience, (2) the traditional graduate student's view of teaching technical writing, (3) a survey to establish curricula and courses for technical communicators, (4) technical writing and other writing courses at the University of Central Florida, (5) a survey of the writer's market and how schools are preparing students for that market, (6) staffing problems in scientific and technical communication programs, (7) technical writing and the traditional English department, (8) a model for research in written communication, (9) publicizing the technical writing program on and off campus, (10) faculty and marketing liberal arts graduates, and (11) future trends in technical communication. The conference program and a list of attendees are included. (HTH)