Summarized are the results of a 2-day conference that brought together federal administrators concerned with manpower services for welfare recipients and researchers who had recently completed studies bearing on such efforts. The researchers, who were sponsored by the Department of Labor in studies relating to the Work Incentive Program, focused on methods for helping poor people function more effectively in the work force. Topics covered included: (1) work orientation and incentives, (2) work experience, (3) family orientation as related to employment, (4) job training for welfare recipients, (5) mobility, and (6) day care facilities. Conference findings of use to administrators are detailed, and issues affecting administrative cooperation with researchers are considered. Appended are abstracts of the research studies presented at the conference, a list of conference participants, and excerpts from the conference transcript. (Author/AG)