Across the Nation - News of the Councils

by Mike Willihnganz, Associate Editor

MAPAC

The Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium (MAPAC) will hold its upcoming meeting in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, May 6th through the 8th. Chris Pastelak will speak on the topic "Re-Structuring Job Classifications and Pay in South Carolina," Dr. Linda Curran will address "Norming the Computerized ASVAB," Carla Swander will discuss "The Use and Validation of the Diplomat Customer Service Test," Bruce Davey will present "The Use and Validation of the Municipal Police Selection Test," and John Kraus will discuss "Innovations and Initiatives in New Jersey." In addition, the roundtable discussion will include presentations by Bob Wendland, Phil Ferrara, Robyn Kohen, David Hammill, and Gena Moreno. For more information contact Bob Schneider at (717) 787-5974, extension 3539.

WRIPAC

The Western Region Intergovernmental Personnel Assessment Council (WRIPAC) will conduct a full-day item writing workshop on Wednesday, May 8th, in Sacramento. The WRIPAC meeting which follows on May 9th and 10th will include a presentation by John Worcester and Ted Darany on the City of Portland's police officer selection process, as well as a presentation by Karen Coffee entitled "Innovations with Automation." For information regarding upcoming workshops or meetings contact Laura MacMahon at (702) 328-2085.

Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology

The Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology head Ben Dowell address "Lessons Learned from Implementing 360^o Assessment for Executives" at its March meeting. The April 17th meeting will present Arlene A. Johnson speaking on the topic "Employer Initiatives on Work-Life Issues." The May meeting, with the date and speaker to be announced, will be a career development event. On June 13th, Richard Campbell will address "Executive Selection." For more information contact Adrienne Zimberg at (212) 539-7593.

PTC/Arizona

Personnel Testing Council of Arizona is presenting a half-day workshop on May 23rd addressing "Test Administration and Test Security." For information contact Terry McKinney at (602) 261-8861.

PTC/Northern California

Personnel Testing Council of Northern California held its annual conference on March 14th and 15th in Sacramento. Highlights of the conference included a presentation by Keith Pyburn entitled "Are We Now Where We Were Then? The Bell Curve and the Gingrich Revolution: Implications for Employment Testing Litigation," "Conducting Future-Oriented Job Analysis - Hurdles Jumped and Lessons Learned" presented by Dr. Edie Goldberg, and "Changes in the Direction of Employment Litigation" by Dr. Frank Landy. Monthly meetings and workshops rotate between the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. For information contact Ninette Brintz at (916) 653-0890.

PTC/Southern California

Personnel Testing Council of Southern California held a luncheon session on item response theory in February. The annual spring conference entitled "I'll See You in Court" was held on March 29th in Long Beach. This legal issue conference included presentations by Dr. David Arnold, Dr. Jeff Feuquay, Rheta King, and Dr. Frank Landy. Luncheon programs are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month. For more information contact Lisa Holden at (213) 244-3268 or Kristine Smith at (909) 387-6086.

PTC/Metropolitan Washington

Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington will be holding a series of workshops in June at the Washington Vista Hotel. On June 11th, Dr. John Campbell and Dr. Rod McCloy will lead a workshop entitled "Skills-related Human Resource Management Issues: Formulating a Research Agenda." Also on June 11th, Dr. Phil Bobko will conduct the workshop "Analyzing Correlational Data." Two workshops will also be presented June 12th. Dr. Teresa Russell and Dr. Scott Oppler will conduct a workshop entitled "Psychometric Considerations in the Evaluation of Subgroup Differences and Differential Prediction," and Dr. Doug Johnson and Dr. Rodger Ballentine will lead the workshop "Teaming for Tomorrow: Implementation of Self-Managed Work Team in Traditional Organizations." For information regarding these workshops call Jim Harris at (703) 385-3200.

WRIB

The Western Region Item Bank (WRIB) is a cooperative organization of public agencies using a computerized test item bank. Services include draft test questions with complete item history, preparation of "printer ready" exams, and exam scoring and item analysis. Membership includes 166 agencies nation-wide. For more information contact Kristine Smith at (909) 387-6086.

Upcoming Conferences, Workshops and Meetings
National, Regional and Local

April '96

Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology, Meeting, April 17, "Presentation by Arlene A. Johnson on "Employee Initiatives on Work-Life Issues." For more information contact Dr. Adrienne Zimberg at (212) 539-7593.

James Madison University, Seminar, April 17-18. Herndon, VA. "Reward-Based Compensation Strategies." For more information contact JMU, (800) 568-8318.

Institute for Personality and Ability Testing, Workshop, April 19, Washington, D.C. "Advanced Discussion of the 16PF, 5th Edition." For more information contact IPAT at (800) 225-IPAT.

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Annual Conference and Workshops, April 25 - 28, San Diego, CA. For more information contact Sally Hartmann at (708) 286-8181 (workshops) or Katherine Kline at (301) 405-5925 (conference).

May '96

MAPAC, Meeting, May 6 - 8, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. For more information see article in Across the Nation in this issue of the ACN and contact Bob Schneider at (717) 787-5974, extension 3539.

WRIPAC, Item Writing Workshop on May 8, Meeting on May 9-10, Sacramento, CA. For more information see article in Across the Nation in this issue of the ACN and contact Laura MacMahon at (702) 328-2085.

Development Dimensions International. International Congress on the Assessment Center, May 14-17, Washington, D.C. For more information contact Cathy Nelson, DDI, (412) 257-3952.

IPMA Southern Regional Conference, May 19-23, Charlotte, NC. For more information contact W. Gayle Faust, Southern Region President, at (502) 564-2172.

IPMA Western Region Conference, May 22-24, San Diego, CA. For more information contact Candy Emerson, Western Region President, at (619) 691-5096.

PTC/Arizona, Half-day Workshop, May 23. "Test Administration and Test Security." For more information contact Terry McKinney at (602) 261-8861.

June '96

American Society for Training and Development, Annual Conference, June 2-6, Orlando, FL. For more information contact ASTD at (703) 683-8100

IPMA Central Region Conference, June 2-5, Springfield, IL. For more information contact Dianna Wright, Central Region President, at (816) 436-2200.

PTC/Metropolitan Washington, Workshops, June 11 - 12. For more information see article in Across the Nation in this issue of the ACN and contact Jim Harris at (703) 385-3200.

Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology, Meeting, June 13, "Executive Selection." For more information contact Dr. Adrienne Zimberg at (212) 539-7593.

SEAK Inc. National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar, June 20-21, Hyannis, MA. For more information contact SEAK at (520) 323-1500.

Society for Human Resources Management, Annual Conference, June 22-26, Chicago, IL. For more information contact SHRM at (703) 548-3440.

IPMA Eastern Region Conference, June 23-26, Princeton, NJ. For more information contact Barbara Frazier, Eastern Region President, at (301) 883-6351.

IPMA Assessment Council, Annual Conference, June 23-27, Boston, MA. For more information see related stories in this ACN issue. Programs were mailed to IPMAAC members in February. If you did not receive a program and/or would like information about the conference please contact the IPMA Meetings Department at (703) 549-7100.

American Psychological Society, Annual Convention, June 29-July 2, San Francisco, CA. For more information contact APS at (202) 783-2077.

July '96

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August '96

American Statistical Association, Annual Convention, August 4 - 8, Chicago, IL. For more information contact ASA at (703) 684-1221.

American Psychological Association, Annual Convention, August 9-13, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information contact APA at (202) 336-6020.

Academy of Management, Annual Convention, August 11-14, Cincinnati, OH. For more information contact AOM at (914) 923-2607.

September '96

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Annual Conference, September 2-6, Philadelphia, PA. For more information contact HFES at (310) 394-1811.

National Leadership Institute & University of Maryland, Conference: "Leaders & Change," September 23-24, College Park, MD. For more information contact NLI at (301) 985-7195.

October '96

University of Georgia, Biodata Conference, October 4-5, Athens, GA. For more information contact Dr. Garnett Stokes at (706) 542-2174.

November '96

American Evaluation Association, Annual Convention, November 6-9, Atlanta, GA. For more information contact AEA at (804) 225-2085.

(Some of the information contained in this calendar was reprinted by permission from the PTC/MW Newsletter where it was compiled by Lance W. Seberhagen, Seberhagen & Associates.)