Our 2011 workshop was held in Vail, Colorado from September 12-14, 2011. Topics included:

• Differential Outcomes - TANF, Workforce Investment Act, Economic Development, and Higher Education
• Behavioral Economics
• Comprehensive Sexual Education
• Career Pathways (Innovative Strategies for Increasing Self-Sufficiency)
• Health Professional Opportunity Grants (HPOG)
• Research skill building for states and local governments
• Up-to-date economic forecasts and info. on state economic development planning
• Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
• Online application and other technology
• The changing safety net
• Fatherhood and Healthy Relationships....Round II
• The value of prevention
• 6 Sigma for government
• Work Support Strategies
• TANF reauthorization...or not?