Conference Structure

In addition to the plenary and site visits highlighted above, the ambitious and complex conference offered 41 workshops, two mini-plenaries, and featured more than 150 speakers from all across the country and from a variety of disciplines.

The workshops were designed to appeal to conference participants’ interests in four major areas:

The Public System – Paving the High Road via the Public Workforce Investment System (13 workshops)
The Demand Side – Retaining and Increasing Good Jobs: Policy and Programs on the demand side of the labor market (27 workshops)
The Supply Side – Helping Workers Prepare for Good Jobs: Policy and Programs on the supply side of the labor market (30 workshops)
Smart Growth – Encouraging Smart Growth: Adding the Spatial Dimension (6 workshops)

There were also sessions of special interest for registrants working in and with the following industries:

Building and construction trades (6 workshops)
Child care industry (4 workshops)
Health care (6 workshops)
Hospitality industry (3 workshops)
Manufacturing (10 workshops)
Public sector (1 workshop) and
Transportation (3 workshops)

Seven workshops were designed to be of special interest to people concerned about the needs of immigrant workers.

For more information on the workshops, speakers or other events, click here to go to the conference website. Watch this site in the days ahead for photos from this dynamic conference!

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