These proceedings begin with the schedule, conference committee membership lists, and detailed agenda of the 1998 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which explored the relationship between learning and performance. Presented next are papers grouped by the conference's 35 symposium topics, which are as follows: university instruction in human resource development (HRD); evaluating the impact of HRD; learning organization practices; HRD issues in Asia; self-directed workplace learning; strategic HRD; innovation and creativity; adult learning in the workplace; HRD professional development; advances in qualitative research; work analysis and expertise; the changing workplace; ethics and integrity; performance evaluation processes; change processes in organizations; individual differences in learning; transfer of learning; action learning issues; HRD in the United Kingdom; technology in HRD; integrating learning and performance; leadership and executive development; integrating HRD practice and research; HRD function in organizations; research on emerging issues; professionalizing the field; enhancing workplace performance; core directions in HRD; management assessment; advancing the profession through journals; cultural concerns; expanded roles for HRD; management development; the discipline of HRD; and on-the-job learning. (MN)