Nineteen research scholars from the U.S. and Canada met to share the latest research on infant language acquisition. Conference organizers John Colombo, of The University of Kansas, and Peggy McCardle, NIH, joined Mabel Rice, director of the Merrill Center, to conduct the opening session. Five panels of two or three speakers each shared their knowledge on subjects including recognizing language patterns, the relationship of patterns to meaning, predictors of language, and brain development. Peggy McCardle (pictured at right) provided a stimulating finish to the two days of discussion with “Where Do We Go Now?”