This document contains 143 papers and innovative sessions, three poster sessions presented at a conference on human resource development (HRD). A program overview, author index, and a keyword index are also included. The papers are grouped by the conference's 42 symposia, which were devoted to the following topics: women's HRD-related issues; workforce diversity; organizational learning and development; workplace learning; job satisfaction; HRD competencies; gender issues in the workplace; global team development; technological change and HRD; self-directed learning; leadership development; management education; knowledge management; workers' basic competencies; transfer of learning; HRD training techniques and strategies; ethics and integrity in HRD; HRD in Asia; career development issues; HRD theory; human capital; organizational change; human resource management issues; HRD graduate education; HRD research issues; adult learning; measurement and research tools; assessment and evaluation modeling; issues in training; workplace issues in human resources; executive development; work ethic and values; recruitment issues in HRD; conflict management; HRD in Africa; HRD in Europe; HRD and ethnic minorities; certification issues; multiple intelligences; productivity issues in HRD; and historical perspectives on HRD. Most of the papers include substantial bibliographies. (AJ)