* WHEN :* Thursday, April 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

* WHERE * : Mountaineer Conference Center, Country Inn&Suites, 2120 Harper Road, Beckley

* WHO :* Kenneth G. Woodring, executive vice president of mining operations, Arch Coal; West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Bob Kiss; David Lieving, director, Governor’s Workforce Investment Division, West Virginia Development Office; Jerry Massie, peer counselor/grant specialist, UMWA Career Center; Kenneth Dickens, West Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health&Safety; D. Anne Cavalier, vice president, Institutional Advancement, WVU Tech; Jim Dean, director, WVU Extension&Outreach.

* WHY :* The workshop will identify issues and opportunities for employment in the coal industry. Participants will listen to presentations by experts and then offer their ideas and recommendations during the workshop’s open forum. This builds on the Governor’s Energy Task Force Energy Roadmap, developed under the direction of Energy Village.

* SPONSORS * : WVU National Research Center for Coal and Energy, West Virginia Development Office and West Virginia Coal Forum. Representatives of these organizations will be available for comment at the workshop.