For seventy years,
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has provided a voice in Washington for state workforce agency administrators. This conference is an invaluable forum to share innovative ideas, policies, and best practices that can be applied to your own circumstances and used to improve services in your home states.
This year's event is held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, March 12-14, 2008.
Highlights for this year's forum include:
Opening Plenary Session
- The Economic Outlook - Bob Dennis, Assistant Director, Macroeconomic Analysis, Congressional Budget Office
- The Federal Budget Challenge - Bill Hoagland, Vice President for Public Policy, CIGNA
- America's Challenge in a Global Economy - Susan Houseman, Senior Economist
Policy Workshops
- Economic Stimulus and the Role of State Workforce Agencies
- Meeting the Challenge with Regional Economic Development
- JobCentral National Labor Exchange - Promoting Labor Market Efficiency through State Workforce Agencies
- Reduced Federal Funding: What Can States Do?
- Immigration Reform and Labor Shortages
- Training on Integrated Services for Dislocated Workers
Closing Plenary
- Congressional Staff Panel on Legislation dealing with "Unemployment Insurance Modernization" and Reauthorization of Trade Adjustment Assistance and the Workforce Investment Act
- Congressional Staff Panel on Appropriations
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NASWA is a national organization of state administrators of employment and training services, labor market information, and unemployment insurance. Members include representatives of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The mission of NASWA is to strengthen the National Workforce Development System through information exchange, liaison and advocacy.
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