A WESTERN REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WYOMING, AND HAWAII. PARTICIPANTS ALSO INCLUDED OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH PERSONNEL FROM OHIO AND THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE BROAD OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE WERE (1) TO ESTABLISH LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION AMONG RESEARCH COORDINATING UNITS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, (2) TO REVIEW THE STATUS OF OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE WESTERN STATES, (3) TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES FOR OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE WESTERN STATES, AND (4) TO PLAN FOR EVALUATION OF RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT ACTIVITIES. ASSIGNED TOPICS WERE PRESENTED BY VARIOUS MEMBERS DURING THE 2-DAY WORKSHOP. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFERENCE, PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED A "CONFERENCE EVALUATION FORM" WHICH WAS TABULATED. THE RESULTS WERE REPORTED WITHOUT EDITORIAL COMMENT. (AW)