For over seventy years, The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has provided a voice in Washington for state workforce agency administrators. This conference is an invaluable forum to hear about issues and share innovative ideas, policies, and proven practices that can be and used to improve services in the states.

This year's event is held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, February 18-20, 2009.

Highlights for this year's forum include:

Opening Plenary Session

• The Economy in Crisis
• Economic Stimulus Strategies
• The Obama Administration's Policies

Policy Workshops

• Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
• Unemployment Insurance System Reform
• JobCentral National Labor Exchange - Promoting Labor Market Efficiency Through State Workforce Agencies
• Reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program
• Immigration Reform and Foreign labor Certification
• Unemployment Insurance Administrative Financing Reform

Closing Plenary

• Congressional Staff Panel on Legislation dealing with "Unemployment Insurance Modernization" and Reauthorization of Trade Adjustment Assistance and the Workforce Investment Act
• Congressional Staff Panel on Appropriations

NASWA is a national organization of state administrators of employment and training services, labor market information, and unemployment insurance. Members include representatives of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The mission of NASWA is to strengthen the National Workforce Development System through information exchange, liaison and advocacy.