Across the Nation: News of the Councils

Déonda Scott, Associate Editor

Bay Area Applied Psychologists (BAAP)

Sandra Yingling of Hay Group presented "Emotional Intelligence" at the July meeting. Dr. Yingling's talk focused on the definition of Emotional Intelligence and how it is expressed in various roles in the workplace. The October 26 meeting will feature Larry Fogli of People Solutions. Topics TBA. For information, contact Becca Anhalt (415)743-8705.

Chicago Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (CI/OP)

CI/OP's June meeting featured its President, Angelo DeNisi who spoke on the topic of "The Field of Psychology: Its Current State and Thoughts About the Future. 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

METRO's June meeting featured invited papers. For information about upcoming events contact Vince Conte (212)708-6424 or email vincent.a.conte@ac.com, or Seymour Adler (212)539-7593.

Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium (MAPAC)

MAPAC's Spring Meeting was held in Philadelphia, PA on April 28-30. The overall topic was "Technology in Human Resources," and was an interesting and exciting program. The next meeting will be held on September 29-October 1 in New York City. More details and the conference program will appear on the website soon. For information on upcoming events, contact Linda Dunn (212)794-5672.

Minnesota Professional for Psychologists At Work (MPPAW)

The Minnesota Professionals for Psychology Applied to Work hosted Theresa Millis of Right Career Dynamics who presented "Retention Strategies for Professional Employees" at the May meeting. There are no meetings planned for the summer, but meetings will resume in the fall. MPPAW holds meetings at the University of Minnesota on Thursday evenings. Programs include a social hour, presentation, and question and answer session. For information, contact: Sidney Teske at (612)348-4443 or send an email to Sid.Teske@co.hennepin.mn.us.

PSC/Florida

The Personnel Selection Council of Florida's October meeting in Ft. Lauderdale featured speakers Ron Frankel and John Burns with the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, who discussed veterans' preference in employment. Future meetings are in the planning stages. Contact Desiree Bice (954)724-1351 for more information.

PTC/Arizona

When the PTC/A Board asks for input from members about programming, job analysis is routinely among the top contenders. In response to this demand, we're offering a full day comprehensive workshop that you'll be able to put to use on the job right away: Tuesday, September 28. Job analysis is the foundation of most human resource and personnel activities. It is the process of studying jobs in order to provide other services such as job design/re-design, compensation, employment testing, work process design, and development planning. Without solid job analysis information, your efforts, no matter how well-intentioned or thorough, will be just that -- well-intentioned. For registration information contact Vicki Packman at (602)236-4595 or vspackma@srpnet.com. For more information about PTC-A, contact Terry McKinney at (602)261-8861 or tmckinne@ci.phoenix.az.us or Vicki Packman.

PTC/Northern California

PTC/NC's June meeting featured the topic "Redefining Information Technology classifications," presented by Tim Gaffney from the California Highway Patrol. The July meeting featured Kristine Smith from Darany and Associates speaking on the topic "Can You Measure That?: Using Promotability Evaluations as a High Rick/High Potential Assessment Tool." PTC/NC's next meeting will be held on August 13, 1999, at H's Lordship's Restaurant in Berkeley. Information about the topic and speaker will be released soon. For more information or to make reservations, contact Chris Wright at (415) 703-1930.

PTC/NC is pleased to announce the offering of two half-day training sessions focused on cutting-edge topics. These training sessions will be expanded versions of PTC/NC's regularly scheduled September and October monthly programs. The first workshop, entitled "Designing and Developing Low-Fidelity Simulations," will be presented by Mike Willihnganz of the California State Personnel Board on September 10, 1999, in Sacramento. The second workshop, entitled "Choosing a Test Vendor - the Do's and Don'ts," will be presented by Angie Bifano of ABConsulting on October 8, 1999, at H's Lordship's Restaurant in Berkeley. More information about these exciting training opportunities will be made available later this summer on PTC/NC's Website.

PTC/Metropolitan Washington

PTC/MW's June meeting featured Lance Anderson of the American Institutes for Research and Mike Rumsey of the Army Research Institute who presented "Nontraditional Predictors of Leader Performance." "Medical Standards and Physical Ability Tests" will be the topic of Deborah Gebhardt of Human Performance Systems at the luncheon meeting on August 11. A special luncheon/workshop on "Biodata" will be presented by Garett Stokes of the University of Georgia on October 13. Contact Suzanne Tsacoumis (703)706-5660 for information. You can access PTC/MW's website IPMAAC Online!

PTC/Southern California

Ken Schultz of California State University San Bernardino explored the topic "The Aging Workforce" at the June meeting. Cal Hoffman and Wade Gibson will offer a full-day workshop on "Using the Job Component Validity Model to Develop Selection Systems" on September 22. Contact Seema Thakur (213)743-3536. PTC/SC is pleased to announce the Fall Conference "Tool Box for 2000" on October 27. It will be held at the West Coast Longbeach Hotel. Contact Doren Schott (909)955-6135 or Kathryn Paget (909)387-6086. Susan Cohen will be discussing the results of a meta-analytical study of effective teams at the luncheon meeting on November 17. 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 will present several professional development workshops in the upcoming months. As always, a two-day conference follows training in each location.

Offered in Reno, NV:

Job Analysis, September 14 & 15, 1999; presenter--Mike Willihnganz and Karen Coffee; contact Kathi Sinclair at (775) 684-0147 to register. Selection Planning, September 15, 1999; presenter--Donna Terrazas; contact Val Ruxton at (707) 257-9505 to register.

Offered in Long Beach, CA:

Item Analysis, January 26, 2000; presenter--Mike Willihnganz. Performance Tests, January 26, 2000; presenter--Bill Donnoe; contact Sophia Selivanoff at (707) 565-3145 or sselivan@sonoma-county.org for more information.

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.