Across the Nation -- News of the Councils

by Mike Willihnganz, Associate Editor

MAPAC

The Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium (MAPAC) will hold its September meeting on Thursday the 26th and Friday the 27th in Alexandria, Virginia. The meeting agenda includes presentations on “Use and Validation of the Municipal Police Selection Test” by Bruce Davey, “Reorganizing for Technology, Necessary First Steps” by Tom Dameron, “Review of the Draft Standards for Education & Psychological Tests” by Wanda Campbell, and “Biodata: Deciding When & How to Use It” by Jay Gandy. For information regarding the September meeting or upcoming workshops contact Bob Schneider at (717) 787-5974, extension 3539.

WRIPAC

The Western Region Intergovernmental Personnel Assessment Council (WRIPAC) will be conducting an item writing workshop and a workshop designed to prepare those who are called upon to present testimony before civil service commissions, personnel boards, judges and juries. Both workshops will be held on Wednesday, September 18th, in Santa Barbara. The September WRIPAC meeting will also be held in Santa Barbara on the 19th and 20th. For information on the workshops or the September meeting, contact Laura MacMahon at (702) 328-2085.

Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology

The Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology is in the process of planning its fall programs. For information on Metro membership or upcoming events, contact the Metroline at (212) 539-7693.

PTC/Arizona

Personnel Testing Council of Arizona held a highly successful workshop on test administration and security issues on May 23rd. A program addressing 360 degree feedback is currently being planned for October. For membership information or information on upcoming programs contact Terry McKinney at (602) 236-8731.

PTC/Northern California

Personnel Testing Council of Northern California will present a pro and con discussion of the California Civil Rights Initiative at its August and September meetings. The October meeting will address the topic of score banding. 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 will hold its fall conference in Newport Beach, California, on October 10th and 11th. For conference information contact Mabel Miramon at (909) 275-3559. For information on upcoming luncheon programs, which are held the 4th Wednesday of each month, contact Lisa Holden at (213) 244-3268.

PTC/Metropolitan Washington

Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington will present Dr. Linda Gottfredson speaking on “Perspectives on Diversity” at its August 14th luncheon meeting. Dr. Kurt Geisinger will address “Testing Hispanics” at the September 11th meeting, and Dr. Benjamin Schneider will present “HR and Service Quality: Lessons Learned” at the October 9th luncheon meeting.For information on upcoming meetings contact Jay Gandy at (703) 908-9692.

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 National and Regional Conferences and Workshops

August ‘96

26-28 California State Personnel Board. Training Conference for Public Sector Managers and Analysts. Sacramento, CA. Contact Karen Coffee, (916) 653-1401.

September ‘96

2-6 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Contact HFES, (310) 394-1811.

11 PTC/MW Luncheon Meeting. “Testing Hispanics.” Contact Jay Gandy, (703) 908-9692.

11-13 National Human Resources Information Technology. HRMS/Expo ‘96. Conference and Exposition. Dallas, TX. Contact Blenheim NDN, (800) 232-3976.

16-18 Institute for Professional Education. Seminar. “Applied Multivariate Methods Using Popular Statistical Computing Packages.” Washington, DC, Contact IPE, (703) 527-8700.

18 WRIPAC. Item Writing Workshop. Santa Barbara, CA. Contact Laura MacMahon, (702) 328-2085.

18 WRIPAC. How to Prepare to Testify Workshop. Santa Barbara, CA. Contact Laura MacMahon, (702) 328-2085.

18-20 Institute for Professional Education. Seminar. “Resampling: The New Statistics.” Washington, DC, Contact IPE, (703) 527-8700.

19-20 WRIPAC. Meeting. Santa Barbara, CA. Contact Laura MacMahon, (702) 328-2085.

23-24 National Leadership Institute & University of Maryland. Conference. “Leaders & Change.” College Park, MD. Contact NLI, (301) 985-7195.

25-27 Institute for International Research. “Customer Satisfaction in Government.” Bethesda, MD. Contact Ray Borelli or Jim McKenzie, (800) 999-3123.

26-27 MAPAC. Meeting. Alexandria, VA. Contact Bob Schneider, (717) 787-5974, ext. 3539.

October ‘96

4-5 University of Georgia. Biodata Conference. Athens, GA. Contact Dr. Garnett Stokes, (706) 542-2174.

9 PTC/MW Luncheon Meeting. “HR and Service Quality: Lessons Learned.” Contact Jay Gandy, (703) 908-9692.

9-11 Institute for Professional Education. Seminar. “Applied Statistics.” Washington, DC, Contact IPE, (703) 527-8700.

10-11 PTC Southern California. Fall Conference. Newport Beach, CA. Contact Mabel Miramon, (909) 275-3559.

16-19 Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. National Conference. Santa Fe, NM. Contact Mike Aamodt (540) 831-5513.

27-31 IPMA. International Training Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Contact IPMA Meetings Department, (703) 549-7100.

November ‘96

6-9 American Evaluation Association. Annual Convention. Atlanta, GA. Contact AEA, (804) 225-2085.

18-19 IPMA Federal Section. Annual Conference. Washington, D.C. Contact IPMA Meeting Department, (703) 549-7100.

December ‘96

10 Behavioral Technology, Inc. Seminar. “Behavioral Interviewing.” Arlington, VA. Contact BTI, (800) 227-6855.

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

Mike Willihnganz is the Supervisor, Recruitment & Selection for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), an electric utility serving the Sacramento area. He can be reached at (916) 732-6051; fax (916) 732-6412; or e-mail at mwillih@smud.org. If you have regional organization news or an item to add to the calendar please contact him.