1) BEC Update - RIR Conversion Program & Progress; 2) BEC Update - Traditional Processing Hurdles; 3) PERM Processing Update - Numbers, Queues, System enhancements; 4) PERM Substantive Update - Standards, Audit Triggers, 9089 Drafting Tips - FACULTY: Susan M. MacLean (d.l.), DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Chicago, IL; Jeanne M. Malitz, San Diego, CA; William Carlson, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, US; Department of Labor, Washington, DC; Elissa M. McGovern, Regulatory & Policy Manager, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, US Department of Labor, Washington, DC; Brian Pasternak, PERM Program Manager, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, US Department of Labor, Washington, DC; William Rabung, Backlog Program Manager, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, US Department of Labor, Washington, DC