NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, PUBLIC AND WORLD AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT, MANPOWER UTILIZATION, LABOR, AND INDUSTRY PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE ON MANPOWER UTILIZATION AND TRAINING TO REVIEW TRAINING NEEDS AND PROPOSALS FOR MEETING THEM AT ALL SKILL LEVELS, FROM THE DISADVANTAGED GROUPS TO THE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED PRACTITIONERS. THE PRESENTATIONS WERE--(1) "STATE INITIATIVE IN MANPOWER TRAINING" BY NELSON ROCKEFELLER, (2) "A SURVEY OF MANPOWER TRAINING IN THIS STATE TODAY" BY M. CATHERWOOD, (3) "THE TRAINED CITIZEN AS A RESOURCE" BY S. GOULD, (4) "NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION" BY J. ALLEN, (5) "THE CANADIAN DIRECTION" BY L. PETERSON, (6) "ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICY AS A MEANS TO MANPOWER ADJUSTMENT" BY B. OLSSON, (7) "THIS SURGE FOR EDUCATION" BY H. HEALD, AND (8) "SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS IN MANPOWER TRAINING" BY J. HOLLAND. PANEL DISCUSSION TOPICS WERE--(1) "THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE," (2) "TRAINING THE DISADVANTAGED," (3) "FUTURE MANPOWER NEEDS," (4) "OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING FOR PRODUCTION AND SERVICE WORKERS," AND (5) "MEETING TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEMANDS." DURING THE FINAL SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE THE PANEL CHAIRMEN MADE SUMMARY REPORTS, AND GOVERNOR NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER REVIEWED THE CONFERENCE AND SIGNED THE NEW YORK STATE MANPOWER TRAINING ACT. (HC)