Across the Nation: News of the Councils

Déonda Scott, Associate Editor

Bay Area Applied Psychologists (BAAP)

BAAP is now on-line! The website provides news on events as well as a Career Opportunities Forum. BAAP sponsors a speaker once a quarter who delivers a presentation to BAAP members. The location varies, but the format involves networking from 6-7 p.m., followed by the speaker's presentation at 7 p.m. BAAP speakers are typically leaders in the field and deliver interactive presentations with plenty of group discussion. Check the website www.baaponline.net for the most current information on upcoming events, speakers, and topics. For more information please contact the speakers coordinator Michelle Donovan at michelle@terranovaconsulting.com.

Chicago Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (CI/OP)

website at http://www.iit.edu/~ciop/

CI/OP's annual dinner meeting featuring Nancy Tippins as the speaker took place on May 31. CI/OP generally has Friday afternoon sessions from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. featuring several speakers addressing a topic.

Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology

website at http://www.metroapppsych.com/

METRO hosted a career day in March. On May 10, Tony O'Driscoll of IBM discussed "Organization Learning and Knowledge Management: Key Enabling Strategies in the e-Business World."

Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium (MAPAC)

website at http://ipmaac.org/mapac/

MAPAC's Spring Meeting wasl held in May in New York, NY. The program is available on their website. Contact Robyn Talesnik, Program Chair, at (410) 545-5630 or rtalesnik@sha.state.md or Elliot Lasson at (410) 767-4928 or elasson@dbm.state.md.us for more information.

Minnesota Professional for Psychologists At Work (MPPAW)

Catching up with MPPAW for the past few months: The March meeting featured Terry W. Mitchell, founder and CEO of eSelex.com and nationally recognized as a leading authority on the practical use of biodata for personnel selection. He demonstrated significant validity coefficients predicting performance using his biodata items. The May 17 program was a panel discussion of work/life balance issues from the perspectives of Amy Gage, (journalist), Beverly Mills-Nova (internal human resources professional) and Teresa Rothausen (Business professor and researcher.) Contact Sidney Teske for more information at Sid.Teske@co.hennepin.mn.us or (612)348-4443.

PTC/Arizona

website at http://ipmaac.org/ptca/

The PTC-AZ conducted a full-day workshop on Performance/ Demonstration/ Job Simulation Testing in March which included presentations on physical ability tests, video simulations, and testing blue-collar positions with presenters from the City of Phoenix, Salt River Project, and the City of Peoria. Presenters were Terry McKinney (City of Phoenix) and Vicki Packman (Salt River Project). Their next program is still in the planning stages. For more information on this program or about PTC-AZ contact Vicki Packman, Salt River Project at 602-236-4595 or vspackma@srpnet.com.

PTC/Northern California

website at http://ipmaac.org/ptcnc/

PTC/NC's May meeting featured the topic, "How to Become a Certified HR Professional," co-presented by Jerry Greenwell, from CPS Human Resource Services, and Ron Weissmann, from Airgas Northern California and Nevada, Inc. The presentation provided information regarding human resources certification programs offered through both IPMA and SHRM.

Upcoming Monthly Meetings:

June 8th: H's Lordship's Restaurant, Berkeley
July 13th: Sacramento
August 10th: H's Lordship's Restaurant, Berkeley
September 14th: Sacramento
October 12th: 2-day Training Conference, H's Lordship's Restaurant, Berkeley
November 16th: Sacramento
December 14th: Holiday Program, location to be announced

Information about the topics and speakers will be released soon. Contact Jessica Valdez (916) 653-1143 or jvaldez@spb.ca.gov or Shelley Langan at slangan@spb.ca.gov.

PTC/Metropolitan Washington

website at http://www.ptcmw.org/

PTC/MW's June 13 meeting will feature Seymour Adler of Assessment Solutions, Inc. presenting the topic "Measuring Customer Service Skills." The topic and speaker for the July 11 luncheon meeting is TBA. Access PTC/MW's resource-rich website from IPMAAC Online! or contact Sara Mallory (703)385-3200 for information.

PTC/Southern California

website at http://ipmaac.org/ptcsc/

The November 29 luncheon meeting featured Donna Denning speaking on "Principles for the Validation and use of Personnel Selection Procedures." PTC/SC holds a luncheon meeting at Luminarias in Monterey Park, CA each month. PTC/SC and its upcoming activities are listed on IPMAAC Online! For information regarding luncheon meetings, workshops, or membership contact Roxanne Cochran rcochran@hr.san-bernardino.co.ca.us. For information about conferences, contact Hollie Levy (213) 847-9140 or hlevy@per.lacity.org.

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)387-5575.

WRIPAC

website at http://www.wripac.com/

WRIPAC's Legal Committee has updated its online list of recent court cases involving HR practice. You can access this helpful resource through the IPMAAC website, linking to WRIPAC's page, and clicking on "Legal Committee Updates." 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.