Across the Nation: News of the Councils

Déonda Scott, Associate Editor

Bay Area Applied Psychologists (BAAP)

Ira Levin from Ernst & Young presented "Culture Assessment Model" at the January 27 meeting. The April meeting will feature Sharon Bray of Career Action Center who will be "Exploring Issues Beyond Career Self-Resilience." For information, contact Becca Anhalt (415)743-8705.

Chicago Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (CI/OP)

"I/O Psychology and the Law" was the topic at the CI/OP meeting in January and "Careers in Psychology" will be the subject of the February 19 meeting. The March 17 meeting will feature "Current Theories about Leadership" and "Technology and Performance Assessment (Web-Based Performance Assessment)" will be the topic on May 12. CI/OP's Annual Dinner Meeting will be held on June 16. CI/OP generally has Friday afternoon sessions from 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. featuring several speakers addressing a topic. Call Ron Haverson at (773)278-8229 for information.

Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology

"The Light and Dark Sides of Competency Modeling" was the topic of speaker Ken Pearlman of Lucent Technologies on December 16. Richard Hackman of Harvard University presented "Leading Teams" on January 11. The Ground Hog's Day Dinner will be held on February 22. Bill Byham of Development Dimensions Intl. will present "The Millennium Elephant and Other Challenges Facing the Industrial/Organizational Psychologist in the Next Century." On March 9, the topic of Virginia Schlein, Professor at Gettysburg College will be "Understanding Poor Women in Work: Opportunities for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists." For information about upcoming events contact Vince Conte (212)708-6424 or vincent.a.conte@ac.com, or call Seymour Adler (212)539-7593.

Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium (MAPAC)

MAPAC's Winter Meeting was held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 19-21 and focused on "Personnel Selection in the New Millennium." For information on upcoming events, contact Linda Dunn (212)794-5672 or visit their website at http://www.ipmaac.org/mapac.

Minnesota Professional for Psychologists At Work (MPPAW)

Elaine D. Pulakos, immediate past president of SIOP presented her work on "Adaptability in the Work Place" and its application to the fast changing workplace in January. The February 17 meeting will feature Sandra O. Davis, President of MDA Consulting Group presenting "Strategic Uses of Assessment in Today's Organizations." Leaetta Hough, President of The Dunnette Group, Ltd., will discuss trends and key findings in the field of I/O Psychology over the last five years focusing on implications for practice at the March meeting (date TBA). Contact Sidney Teske for more information at Sid.Teske@co.hennepin.mn.us or, using the older technology, (612)348-4443.

PSC/Florida

Future meetings of the Personnel Selection Council of Florida's are in the planning stages. Contact Desiree Bice (954)724-1351 for more information.

PTC/Arizona

PTC-AZ is off to a good start for 2000. Dr. Thomas Haladyna, Professor of Educational Psychology at ASU West, will conduct a one-day workshop on multiple-choice item writing and item analysis on February 11. For more information about PTC-AZ or registration contact Vicki Packman, Salt River Project at (602)236-4595 or vspackma@srpnet.com.

PTC/Northern California

PTC/NC's 14th Annual Spring Conference is scheduled for March 9 and 10, 2000. Conference planning activities are currently underway. Information regarding conference location, speakers, and topics will be provided as it becomes available. For additional information or to make reservations for the December meeting, contact Shelley Langan at (916)654-8538 or slangan@spb.ca.gov.

PTC/Metropolitan Washington

PTC/MW's Deirdre Knapp of HumRRO gave the Presidential Address at the December meeting. Charles Mann of Charles R. Mann Associates will present "Adverse Impact Analysis" at the February 9 meeting. Speaker and topic TBA for the March 8 and April 12 meetings. Marilyn Gowing and Brian O'Leary of the Office of Personnel Management will present "The Future Generation of Assessment: Future Government Initiatives." Contact Suzanne Tsacoumis (703)706-5660 for information. You can access PTC/MW's website from IPMAAC Online!

PTC/Southern California

Susan Cohen presented results of a meta-analytical study of effective teams at the luncheon meeting in November. In January, Attorney Diane Wentworth of the City of Los Angeles conducted an employment-law update. The February 23 meeting topic, "Job Analysis Checkpoints and Issues of Quality Control" will cover potential sources of error in job analysis data and how to avoid them. The presenter will be Dr. Richard L. Sheppard, lead researcher with California Testing and Evaluation, Inc. Contact Seema Thakur (213)743-3536. PTC/SC holds a luncheon meeting in Monterey Park, CA each month. PTC/SC and its upcoming activities are listed on IPMAAC Online!

Western Region Item Bank

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 190 agencies nationwide. For more information, contact Kathryn Paget (909)387-6086.

WRIPAC

WRIPAC featured Mike Willihnganz discussing "Item Analysis" and Bill Donnoe presented "Performance Tests" in January. Western Regional Intergovernmental Personnel Assessment Council (WRIPAC) is comprised of assessment professionals from more than sixty small, medium, and large public agencies throughout the western United States. For more information, contact Mark Rau (209)297-2335.

Déonda Scott is the Civil Service/Testing Manager for the City of Orlando. If you have regional organization news or an item to add to the calendar, please contact her. She can be reached by phone (407)246-2061; fax (407)246-2019; or e-mail dscott@ci.orlando.fl.us. Snail-mail will eventually find her at the City of Orlando, 400 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801-3302.