A CONFERENCE WAS CONDUCTED IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE OPERATION, PLANNING, AND FEASIBILITY OF LIVE INTERCONNECTED STATE AND REGIONAL NETWORKS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO. EIGHT MAJOR SESSIONS WERE HELD--(1) ORIENTATION, (2) WHAT HAVE WE TO DISTRIBUTE, (3) ARE NETWORKS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE, (4) LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS, (5) EFFECTS ON THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, (6) STATUS REPORTS (REGIONAL AND STATE), (7) COSTS, AND (8) ADMINISTRATION PROBLEMS AND SUMMARY. DR. JOHN C. SCHWARZWALDER, CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN, SUMMARIZED THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. HIS SUMMARY IS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 PRESENTATIONS. NOTES FROM THE DISCUSSIONS WHICH FOLLOWED THE FORMAL PRESENTATIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE TWO CHIEF GOALS OF NETWORKS IN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING ARE THE EXTENSION OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (JC)