IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, THE CENTER INVITED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS FROM SEVERAL DISCIPLINES TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR INITIATING AND IMPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS. THERE WERE SIX OVERALL GOALS--(1) TO STIMULATE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND INTEREST, (2) TO EVALUATE THE STATUS OF THE FIELD AND TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS, (3) TO ASSIST EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN ESTABLISHING POLICY AND PROGRAM GUIDELINES, (4) TO COORDINATE AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION AMONG THE RELEVANT DISCIPLINES, (5) TO PROJECT LONG-RANGE NEEDS AND GOALS, AND (6) TO REDUCE THE TIME LAG BETWEEN RESEARCH, THEORY, AND PRACTICE. ADDRESSES INCLUDED--(1) "AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE," (2) "OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES--DIVISION OF ADULT AND VOCATIONAL RESEARCH," (3) "MANPOWER AND LABOR ECONOMICS--IMPLICATIONS FOR GUIDANCE IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION," (4) "A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF PREPARATION FOR WORK LIFE," (5) "PSYCHOLOGICAL JOB ADJUSTMENTS--IMPLICATIONS FOR GUIDANCE IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION," (6) "EXPLORATION IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED COUNSELING." (SL)