This collection contains the following conference presentations about the National Center for Research in Vocational Education at the University of California at Berkeley: "Visions and Principles" (Charles Benson); "How the Center Sees Its Role" (Gordon Swanson); "The Research Agenda" (Sue Berryman); "The Service Agenda" (Jeannie Oakes); "Dissemination" (Peter Seidman); and "Organization" (Gerald Hayward). Appendixes include a list of contact persons at the National Center; the center's 1988 agenda; and a brochure outlining the center's mission, research agenda, and available services. (MN)