Across the Nation - News of the Councils

by Mike Willihnganz, Associate Editor

MAPAC

The Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium (MAPAC) will conduct a workshop on test item writing in Philadelphia, July 16th through the 18th. For information contact David Hamill at (410) 545-5630. Future workshops are currently being planned, including a workshop to be held in early fall on job analysis. For information regarding upcoming meetings or workshops contact Bob Schneider at (717) 787-5974, extension 3539.

WRIPAC

The Western Region Intergovernmental Personnel Assessment Council (WRIPAC) is in the process of scheduling future sessions of its highly popular job analysis workshop. For information on training dates and locations contact Valerie Ruxton at (707) 257-9505 or Mike Willihnganz at (916) 732-6051.

Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology

The Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology will present Richard J. Campbell, from the Center for Creative Leadership and New York University, at its June 13th meeting. Dr. Campbell's topic will be "Executive Selection." For information on Metro membership or upcoming events, contact the Metro line at (212) 539-7593.

PTC/Arizona

Personnel Testing Council of Arizona is currently planning training and development programs for the second half of the calendar year. For membership information or information on upcoming programs contact Terry McKinney at (602) 261-8861.

PTC/Northern California

Personnel Testing Council of Northern California presented a workshop in May by Dr. T.R. Lin and Michael Dolen entitled "Cut Score Setting Strategies and Judgmental Bias." On June 14, Eric Vincent Mitchell will address "The Coming Trends: How Changes in the Business are Influencing the Testing Program at Pacific Bell." For more information on this Bay Area luncheon program, contact Sharon Rose at (510) 676-6265. Upcoming meetings and workshops will address score banding, the g-factor in employee performance, and a debate on the California Civil Rights Initiative. Monthly meetings and workshops rotate between the San Francisco Bat Area and Sacramento. For information contact Ninette Brintz at (916) 653-0890.

PTC/Southern California

Personnel Testing Council of Southern California is in the process of planning its fall conference which be held 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 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 on 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 Teams 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 National and Regional Conferences and Workshops

June '96

2-5 IPMA Central Region Conference. Springfield, IL. Contact Dianna Wright, Central Region President, (816) 436-2200.

2-6 American Society for Training and Development. Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. Contact ASTD, (703) 683-8100.

11-12 PTC Metropolitan Workshops. "Skills-related Human Resource Management Issues: Formulating a Research Agenda" (6/11), "Analyzing Correlational Data" (6/11), "Psychometric Considerations in the Evaluation of Subgroup Differences and Differential Prediction" (6/12), "Teaming for Tomorrow: Implementation of Self-Managed Work Teams in Traditional Organizations." (6/12). Contact Jim Harris, (703) 385-3200.

13 Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology, Meeting. "Executive Selection." Contact the Metro line, (212) 539-7593.

14 PTC Northern California Luncheon Program. "The Coming Trends: How Changes in the Business are Influencing the Testing Program at Pacific Bell." Contact Sharon Rose, (510) 676-6265.

20-21 SEAK Inc. National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar. Hyannis, MA. Contact SEAK, (520) 323-1500.

22-26 Society for Human Resource Management. Annual Conference and Workshops. Chicago, IL. Contact SHRM, (703)548-3440.

23-26 IPMA Eastern Region Conference. Princeton, NJ, Contact Barbara Frazier, Eastern Region President, (301) 883-6351.

23-27 IPMA Assessment Council. Annual Conference. Boston, MA. Contact IPMAAC, (703) 549-7100.

29-7/2 American Psychological Society. Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA. Contact APS, (202) 783-2077.

July '96

16-18 MAPAC Test Item Writing Workshop. Philadelphia, PA. Contact David Hamill, (410) 545-5630.

August '96

4-8 American Statistical Association. Annual Convention. Chicago, IL. Contact ASA, (703) 684-1221.

9-13 American Psychological Association. Annual Convention. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact APA, (202) 336-6020.

11-14 Academy of Management. Annual Convention. Cincinnati, OH. Contact AOM, (914) 923-2607.

September '96

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

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

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

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

October '96

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

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.

November '96

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

(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 Utilitiy District (SMUD), an electric utility serving the Sacramento area. He can be reached at (916) 732-6051; fax (916) 732-6412. If you have regional organization news or an item to add to the calendar please contact him.