Wayne State's Merrill-Palmer Institute is seeking volunteers to help with its 22nd annual Metropolitan Detroit Teen Conference, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Nov. 3. The free conference, designed to bring together metro Detroit teenagers from diverse backgrounds, will host 300 ninth- and 10th-grade students from more than 50 schools and organizations. The students will be placed in groups of six to eight for topical discussions and volunteer facilitators will initiate and monitor the discussions among the students. Those interested in volunteering need to attend a special training orientation from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center on the campus of Wayne State University. Contact information is provided.