- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Oct. 27, 2006A
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2006-10-27
- Date of Original:
- 2006-10-27
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 2006/10-27A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s10-h27a-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s10-h27a-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia
Department of Labor
NEWS RELEASE
SUITE 642
(404) 232-3685
148 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30303-1751
FAX (404) 657-9996
Communications@dol.state.ga.us
Michael Thurmond
Sam Hall
Commissioner
Director
of Communications
October 27, 2006..................................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Athens to host Georgia Workforce and Touch the Future-Transition Conference next week
ATLANTA The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the 2006 Georgia Workforce and Touch the Future-Transition Conference will be held in Athens, Tuesday through Friday, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, at the Athens Classic Center.
This is the first time that the two annual conferences -- the Workforce Conference, which focuses on employment-related issues, and the Touch the Future Conference, which focuses on issues surrounding assistive technology and education for people with disabilities -- have been held simultaneously. This year's conference will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the merger of the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Rehabilitation Services and the Georgia Department of Labor.
"During the last five years, we have laid the foundation for a fully integrated Georgia employment security system," said State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. "This combined conference will highlight those efforts and herald the dawning of a new day for Georgians with disabilities. It's my hope that this conference will serve as a catalyst that will inspire state and local leaders to address unmet challenges and provide answers to unresolved problems that people with disabilities face daily."
The conference is designed to allow participants to explore state-of-the-art tools, techniques, principles, strategies, and innovative technologies that will help Georgians prepare for future workplace success.
General sessions with noted speakers and workshops on a variety of topics will be held throughout the conference, which is expected to attract about 2,000 attendees.
The conference will feature such participants as Kathy Cox, superintendent, Georgia Department of Education; John Hager, assistant secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education; Paul D. Barnes, Atlanta Regional Commissioner, Social Security Administration; Dr. Helen Parker, Regional Administrator, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; Dr. Jeffrey Rosensweig, director, Global Perspectives Program, Goizueta Business School, Emory University; Heidi Davison, mayor, Athens/Clarke County; Dr. Flora W. Tydings, president, Athens Technical College; Don Nelson, associate editor of the Athens Banner-Herald; and, Liz Persaud, Tools For Life.
Commissioner Thurmond initiated the State Workforce Conference in 1999. Previously, it has been held in Atlanta, Savannah, Athens, Macon, Columbus, and Albany.
Additional information about the Georgia Workforce and Touch the Future-Transition Conference is available at the labor department web page www.dol.state.ga.us.
MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD CALL (404) 232-3685. CY-06-478