This book contains the texts of a number of presentations from the 1999 NATCON conferences. These papers are: (1) "A Book of Surprises: Games, Stories, and Magic for Career Practitioners" (E. Sylvester); (2) "Academic and Career Choices for Lesbian and Gay Young Adults" (M. Schneider and J. McCurdy-Myers); (3)"Adolescent Values Development: Radiohead Meets Gerard Artaud" (W. G. Darou and Y. Roy); (4) "A Synergistic Model of Organizational Career Development" (K. Bernes and K. Magnusson); (5) "Building Potential: Solutions to Chaos" (B. Freeman); (6) "Career Development and Multiple Intelligences" (C. Morris); (7) "Career Development for Young Adults in Rural Areas" (B. Shepard and A. Marshall); (8) "Career Development in Today's Organizations" (K. Copithorne); (9) "Career Paths and Organizational Development: Expanding Alliances" (K. Bernes and K. Magnusson); (10) "Career Practitioners and the Net: Counselling, Consulting, or Consternation" (K. Kerford); (11) "Career Self-Management in the New World of Work" (D. I. Riddle); (12) "Career Work, Secondary Education, and School Models" (A. Oomen); (13) "Carriere et Personnalite: Deux Concepts Li-s?" (M. Gingras and L. East); (14) "Cross-cultural Transitions and Career Development: Thrills, Spills, and Skills!" (N. Arthur); (15) "Etude Comparative des Conflits Travail-famille entre Conjoints" (L. Lachance and B. Tetreau); (16) "Fostering a Profession: Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development" (B. Hiebert, B. MacCallum, N. Galarneau, L. Bezanson, M. Cawley, S. Crozier, C. DeSchiffart, G. Johnston, V. Mason, J. Stewart, and V. Ward); (17) Happiness and Work (Selection)" (M. Kingwell); (18) "Humour: The Missing Link in the Chain of Command" (L. LeBrun); (19) "Le Prix D'entree dans le Monde Intellectuel (M. Maranda, C. Leclerc, L. Bedard, M. Lapie, and H. Hamel); (20) "Pathways to Personal Power" (L. LeBrun); (21) "Positions Socioprofessionnelles des Jeunes Adultes" (B. Bourassa and G. Fournier); (22) "The Career Self-Concept: From Theory to Practice" (A. J. O'Shea); (23) "The Importance of Body Language in Your Life" (C. McCarty); (24) "The Role of Hope in Career Counselling" (A. Stechynsky); and (25) "Transition to a Career in the Arts: Lessons for Everyone" (A. Lodzinski). (MKA)