New Georgia Visions.

An interactive teleconference of leaders and "leaders-in-training" will explore future visions for the state of Georgia.

The teleconference, to be held May 30, is part of a futures-study project at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Called New Georgia Visions,

Prior to the teleconference, participating groups will have received a summary magazine and a 15-minute slide and tape presentation describing the work of seven task forces that, between 1985 and 1987, examined different facets of life in the state: behavioral norms, communities, the economy, education, governance, health, and physical resources.

The day-long teleconference, which will be broadcast to audiences both in Georgia and throughout the United States, will include a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session focusing on 11 major issues:

* Environment: conservation and planned use for today and tomorrow.

* Economy: making opportunities in changing markets.

* Communities: celebrating diversity, individualism, and communion.

* Citizen networks: the fiber and roots of society.

* Citizen involvement: personal power and public commitment.

* Education: from basic skills to lifelong learning.

* Literacy: reading and writing skills.

* Whole health: care for illness, working for wellness.

* Leadership training: opportunity and challenge.

* Funding of public services: matching resources with need and usage.

* Quality of life: defined individually, achieved cooperatively.

While the teleconference focuses on Georgia's futures, audiences from outside the state will learn about how to deal with change and about 'how one state is actively engaging in the process of human political and social evolution," says Traub.

For more information, contact: Kit Traub, New Georgia Visions, The University of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia 30602. Telephone: 404/542-1226; facsimile: 404/5425990.