Both associations considered the publication of the proceedings of the symposium to be an important contribution to the field. They explored several options, eventually deciding to publish the proceedings in The Career Development Quarterly and the International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. The respective editorial boards warmly welcomed this plan and quickly approved the idea of simultaneously publishing two companion special issues of the journals. This strategy made it possible to communicate the results of the symposium to the associations' members and, in addition, bring the proceedings to the attention of a large international audience. Furthermore, the joint publication project underscores the mutual efforts of both associations, NCDA and IAEVG, in stimulating international understanding and cooperation.
To coordinate the publications, a guest editorial team was appointed to manage both special issues. The team, consisting of Mark Savickas, Edwin Herr, and Raoul Van Esbroeck, were assigned the difficult task, taking into account the technical limitations of the journals, of finding a way to split the available material into two homogeneous and attractive units. This was by no means an easy task because the format of the symposium was slightly different from that of traditional conferences. There were a few keynote presentations, but the bulk of the symposium consisted of