2008 Interagency Subcommittee on Employment (ISE) State of the Science Conference
Monday, June 23, 2008- Wednesday, June 25, 2008Location: Arlington, VA
"Strengthening the Intersection of Demand-Side and Supply-Side Disability Employment Research: Toward a Coordinated Federal Research Agenda"
Location:
Hilton Crystal City Reagan Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
About the Conference:
The conference will be an interactive, working meeting that will result in concrete recommendations the ISE can use to establish a five-year interagency research agenda. The conference will concentrate on the following core themes:
- Business and Employment: A Global and Technology Driven Environment;
- Disability and Workforce Experience and Needs: Issues and Research;
- Health: A Competitive Disability Workforce; and
- Government Policies and Practices: Role and Effect.
Target Audiences:
- Senior policy representatives from all ISE federal agency participants;
- Additional U.S. government officials and experts;
- Employers engaged or interested in creating 21st century jobs and businesses;
- Leading disability and business researchers;
- Individuals with disabilities;
- Leaders from the disability advocacy community; and
- Other individuals, associations, educational institutions, and governmental entities engaged in promoting inclusion of (skilled) persons with disabilities in America's workforce.
For more information, please visit the conference website.
