Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council hosted the Worlds of Opportunity Career Expo at the Fairground in Mobile,AL on September 28-29, 2011. More than 8,000 eighth grade students from Region 9 (Baldwin, Choctaw, Clark, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington Counties) experienced a hands-on career expo encouraging the students to stay in school by demostrating the various career paths available to them.