APPROXIMATELY 100 SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA PARTICIPATED IN TWO CONFERENCES TO CONSIDER THE METHODS OF LABOR FORCE ENUMERATION, THE ASPECTS OF THE LABOR SITUATION MOST PERTINENT TO CHANGES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE PROBLEMS OF WORKING WITH MANPOWER DATA, AND THE SALIENT FEATURES OF PROGRAMS ESPECIALLY RESPONSIVE TO CHANGES IN THE MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATION. SPEECHES PRESENTED WERE--(1) "EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT--CONCEPTS OF MEASUREMENT" BY M. BARLOW, (2) "MANPOWER--OUTLOOK AND OUTCOME" BY W. REDMOND, (3) "MANPOWER--OUTLOOK AND OUTCOME" BY G. PITTS, (4) "LABOR AND MARKET ANALYSIS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION" BY D. MAYALL, (5) "OFFICE OCCUPATIONS LABORATORY" BY V. CLAPP, (6) "PRECISION LENS GRINDING AT CITRUS COLLEGE" BY G. GULDBERG, (7) "VALLEY VOCATIONAL CENTER" BY T. JOHNSON, (8) "INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE" BY K. CUTLER, (9) "THE REVOLUTION IN AGRICULTURE" BY J. MAYNARD, (10) "BUSINESS EDUCATION" BY J. MCDANNEL, AND (11) "OFFICE EDUCATION" BY T. NEFT. TWO WORKSHOPS DISCUSSED FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. A PANEL AND A SYMPOSIUM ON THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) WERE TITLED--(1) "MDTA--THE STATE OF THE ART" AND (2) "MDTA--PROGRAMS, PROGRESS, AND PROGNOSIS." SMALL GROUP MEETINGS CONSIDERED MANPOWER MEANINGS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. SUMMARIES OF THE SMALL GROUP AND WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS, TRANSCRIPTS OF QUESTION-ANSWER SESSIONS, OUTLINES OF SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS, THE CONFERENCE AGENDAS, AND A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ARE INCLUDED. (PS)