The focus of this conference workplace literacy in the South is the need for cooperation and collaboration among policy-makers, business and industry, labor, and education providers. The document contains nine presentations: "What Frito-Lay Has Done in Workplace Literacy" (Mossberg); "The Need for a Literate Workforce in the South" (Price); "Policy Recommendations for Workplace Literacy" (Fingeret); "The U.S. Department of Education's Workplace Program--Governmental Perspectives" (Brand); "Effective Employee Basic Skills Program Roles for Labor and Business" (Jurmo, Sarmiento); "Recent Research of What Works and What Doesn't Work in the Workplace" (Mikulecky); "Developing Curriculum in the Workplace" (Valentine); "Training in Workplace Literacy" (Philippi); and "Upgrading Academic Skills in the Workplace--A Success Story at Duke Power Company" (Fowler). The conference agenda, a roster of participants, and regional conference tips are included. (NLA)