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AGILE 2005, the conference that merged the Agile Development Conference and XP Agile Universe, is using the tagline for 2005 -- Agile United. Agile software development is an area where there is plenty to teach, exchange, and research. This proceedings records the results of the research papers, experience reports, and the Educators' Symposium presented at the conference. The research papers capture the output of research on a range of agile development, human, and technical issues. These papers were grouped into three broad categories: metaphors and quality, social and cultural issues, and release/iteration planning. Experience reports capture data from the field, to provide not only ideas for other practitioners but also raw project data for researchers. Reports cover a wide range of topics including: effective teamwork and project management practices; agility and user interaction, API, and database design; agile testing and QA experiences; agility with offshore and distributed teams; agility and CMMI; and injecting agile practices into traditionally inflexible organizations. The Educators' Symposium shares teaching experiences with agile methods and explores new ideas and techniques.