I-O Related Groups

The following list of groups is provided as a service to SIOP members who may be interested in finding local or interest area groups. There is no direct affiliation between SIOP and any of these groups.

ASAP (Atlanta Society of Applied Psychology)
Bi-monthly meetings, periodic workshops and a newsletter. E-mail listserv. CE credits available. Job/resume postings. About 80 members. For more information, please visit their Web site at  www.asapatlanta.org

ASTD (American Society of Training and Development)
The major, national training association. Many local chapters. Info-line. Publishes books, journal, and software. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.astd.org

BAAP (Bay Area Applied Psychologists)
Founded in 1996, this group meets on a quarterly basis to discuss a broad range of I-O topics. Meeting in San Fran/Bay area. About 50 members and considering a newsletter. For more information, please visit their Web site at http://www.baaponline.net.

Brunswik Society 
Informal association of researchers who are interested in understanding and improving human judgment and decision making. Members of the Society share an appreciation of the work of the psychologist Egon Brunswik. The Society has no dues. Its primary activities have been an annual meeting held every year since 1985, a yearly newsletter (since 1986), and an Internet discussion list (since 1993). For more information, please visit their Web site at http://brunswik.org/

CIOP (Chicago I/O Psychologists, formerly GCAIOP)
4 to 6 half-day seminars/workshops each year and an annual dinner meeting. Newsletter. Job postings. For more information, please visit their Web site at http://www.ciop.net. 

CODESP (Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedures) A non-profit consortium of classified personnel departments in California and Nevada public school and community college districts.  Online test question bank, interviews, writing exercises, performance tests.  CODESP Job Analysis Questionnaire and CODESP Job Description Builder. Several training meetings throughout the state each year. Newsletter.  Over 700 members. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.codesp.com/.

COP (College of Organizational Psychologists, Australia)
This group with branches in NSW and Victoria is affiliated with the Australian Psychological Society. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.aps.psychsociety.com.au/units/colleges/organisational/.

CWAIOP (Colorado-Wyoming Association of I/O Psychologists)
The mission of CWAIOP is to develop a network of I-O psychologists in the Colorado and Wyoming areas that provides a method for local I-O psychologists, whether academic or practitioner based, to share up-to-date research and practices, form collaborative relationships, and systematically disseminate information of interest to practitioners in the field of I-O psychology. For information visit http://www.cwaiop.colostate.edu/. To subscribe, e-mail Casey Mulqueen (cmulqueen@reedbusiness.com).

Competency Consortium
Consortium providing a forum for organizations to share competency models, applications, lessons learned and benchmark best practices. Companies must qualify to become members.
Mariangela Battista at (914) 640-2686. Fax (914) 640-8154. E-mail Mariangela.Battista@starwoodhotels.com 

Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations 
Founded 1996 to aid advancement of research and practice related to emotional intelligence in organizations. Currently made up of 8 founding members and 15 additional members who are individuals with a strong record of accomplishment as applied researchers in the field. Also, 6 organizational and corporate members. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.eiconsortium.org

CSIOP (I-O Division of the Canadian Psychology Association) Quarterly newsletter. Hosts workshops at CPA annual conference. Job and internship postings. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ssc.uwo.ca/psychology/csiop/

DAIOP (Dallas Area I-O Psychologists) 
Founded in 2002, DAIOP has about 60 members who meet bimonthly in the Dallas area to discuss I-O topics.  CE credits are provided at meetings. Job postings are listed on the Web site. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.daiop.org.

EAWOP (European Association of Work and Organizational Psychologists)
A network of networks liking together I-O groups from several European nations. Newsletter and regular conference. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.eawop.org

ECAP (Erie Canal Applied Psychology Network)
The Erie Canal Applied Psychology Network (ECAP) is a professional organization for applied psychologists from Upstate New York. The mission of ECAP is to develop a forum for academics and practitioners to share and exchange research and practices, form collaborative relationships, and disseminate information of interest to professionals in this field. Our membership consists of practitioners and academics who share a common interest in industrial and organizational psychology. Benefits of membership in ECAP include networking with like minded professionals and discussing and exchanging information of mutual interest. Members receive a directory of ECAP’s membership. Meetings typically take place on a quarterly basis.  For more information, visit their Web site at http://ecapnetwork.syr.edu/.   

GIOP (Gateway I/O Psychologists)
Bimonthly meetings in the St. Louis area. Newsletter. Members-only discussion list at groups.yahoo.com/group/gioptalk

HAIOP (Houston Area Industrial and Organizational Psychologists) 
Promotes exchange of scientific, empirical, practical, theoretical, and/or conceptual information and concerns between members.  Serves as an open forum where members can discuss topics in HR and related I-O fields of mutual interest and concern. Membership is open to all HR professionals in the greater Houston area having an interest in the application of I-O psychological principles.  Monthly meetings during the academic year. Continuing Education credits. About 80 members.  For more information, visit their Web site at www.haiop.org  or e-mail info@haiop.org.

HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)
5,000 members strong, and in existence since 1957! About 60 local chapters and 20 technical groups internationally. Annual meeting usually in October. Monthly newsletter and 2 periodicals. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.hfes.org

HODN (Kansas City area) 
An association of Midwest OD practitioners representing professional roles in private industry, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and consultants who engage in private practice and/or teach.  Heartland OD is a values-based professional community which supports its members in their work in human organization and systems development, and offers leadership and scholarship to the profession. A regional network of ODN and ODI. Bi-monthly meetings. For more information, please visit their Web site at http://www.supertoolbox.com/od/    

HRPS (Human Resource Planning Society)
National group for senior HR consultants, academics and Fortune 500 practitioners. 3,000 members. Focus is on applying strategic HR management practices to organizations. Sponsors research. Over a dozen seminars/workshops each year and an annual conference. Quarterly journal and newsletter. 11 affiliate chapters in US. Affiliated with European HR Forum (EHRF) and Australian HR Institute (AHRI). CEUs offered for workshops. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.hrps.org/home/index.shtml

I–O Practitioners Network
A free online networking group via LinkedIn for internal and external experts in the fields of industrial–organizational psychology, leadership and/or organizational development, and change management. To join, visit the following Web site:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=78865&sharedKey=5D76A71975C3

IPMA (International Personnel Management Association)
The "SHRM" for public sector HR generalists. 50 local chapters. Offers online ordering of test materials. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ipma-hr.org/

IPMA-Assessment Council   
A subset of IPMA. Focuses on recruitment, selection and assessment issues primarily in the public sector. 600 members. No local chapters. Bimonthly newsletter. Other publications. Online bulletin board. Annual conference. Periodic training workshops. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ipmaac.org/

ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement)
A 39-year-old group of "performance technology" folks. 10,000 members. Many local chapters in US and abroad. Conferences, workshops, journal. Online discussion group. These folks take training seriously. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ispi.org.   

ITSG (Information Technology Survey Group)
A consortium of about 20 companies (e.g., Google, Intiut, Cisco, IBM, HP, Intel, Sun, SAP, Dell, Microsoft) in the IT industry. Primary goals are to share survey results and HR best practices through research and benchmarking among the member companies. Meets biannually. For more information, please visit their Web site at : www.itsg.org.

MAIOP (Michigan Association of I-O Psychologists)
4 meetings a year in the Detroit area. About 150 members from SE Michigan, northern Ohio, and southern Ontario. For more information, please visit their Web site at  www.maiop.org 

MAPAC (Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium, Inc.)
An association of mid-Atlantic public sector agencies interested in assessment. 3 conferences a year and a newsletter. Around 23 member agencies. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ipmaac.org/mapac/

Mayflower Group
Founded in 1971, consortium of blue-chip companies employing at least 10,000 U.S.-based employees. Dedicated to employee opinion surveys. Limited membership with a tough qualification process. 2 meetings per year. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.mayflowergroup.org

METRO (Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology)
Grandma of all I-O groups, founded in 1939. Monthly meetings, newsletter, job listings. 500-600 members. For more information, please visit their Web site at  http://www.MetroAppPsych.com/ 

MPPAW (Minnesota Professionals for Psychology Applied to Work)
Energetic new group started in 1998. Well organized. 7 monthly meetings during the academic year in the Twin Cities area. About 200 members. Newsletter. CEUs offered. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.mppaw.org

NCIOP (North Carolina Industrial and Organizational Psychologists)
Professional network of, at present, some 100 I-O professionals from universities, corporations, and private practices. Meets twice a year for a one-day program, and publishes two digital newsletters each year.  For more information, please visit their Web site at http://iopsychology.chass.ncsu.edu/ncio/.

NESAP (New England Society for Applied Psychology)
Informal group of senior psychologists open to new blood. About 60 members. Five meetings per year in the Newton/Boston area. Five times-yearly newsletter.  For more information, please visit their Web site at www.NESAP.org.

Northwest Conversations
An informal association of assessment professionals in the Pacific Northwest. Mighty nifty annual 2day conference in Seattle. 80-100 members. Leta Danielson. E-mail letad@dop.wa.gov.

NYSPA IOP Division  (New York State Psychological Association's Industrial, Organizational & Personnel) has 70+  members who work in assessment, selection/placement, employee training/development/teaching, personnel research, product evaluation, and the design of work environments. The IOP Division provides opportunities for psychologists to share information and experiences, continue learning about current trends and opportunities, and network. Meetings are held every other month in NYC. Listserv.  CE credits are offered for programs developed to meet member needs. To join, go online to www.NYSPA.ORG, and under join NYSPA add divisions write IOP division. For more information, visit their Web site at www.NYSPA.org/specialty/pio.htm.

ODI (Organization Development Institute)
Newsletter, journal, job placement, assistance in starting a local OD network. For more information, please visit their Web site at http://members.aol.com/odinst/membinfo.htm

OH-IO (Ohio I-O Psychologists)
A newer group struggling to come alive in central Ohio. 3 to 4 evening meetings planned per year. Want to qualify to grant CE credit. Jim Austin at 614-292-9897. E-mail austin.38@ osu.edu. Or David Kriska at (614) 645-8008. E-mail dkriska1@csc.cmhmetro.net

ODN (Organization Development Network)
3,200 members. Works closely with 36 regional ODN groups. Yearly fall national conference, special interest conference each spring. Excellent job line. Quarterly journal. Listserv. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ODNetwork.org/

PAI (People Assessment in Industry, South Africa)
Focuses on marketing and educating people about psychological assessment, validation studies, and ethics of use. 16 individual and 22 organizational/corporate members.  For more information, please visit their Web site at www.pai.org.za

Performance America Learning
A network devoted to assessing and improving Government performance through organizational assessment and development.  Similar to Mayflower Group in goals and objectives.  Current members include federal, state, and local government agencies.  Quarterly meetings. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.opm.gov/employ/html/perf_am.htm

PIOPA (Portland Industrial & Organizational Psychology Association) 
This is an informal association of professionals with backgrounds, professional experience, and education in industrial, organizational, and work psychology, or other related disciplines and working in the Oregon/Southwest Washington region. There are 2 meetings each quarter.  For more information, please visit their Web site at www.piopa.org    

PTC/A (Personnel Testing Council of Arizona)
Quarterly workshops in the Phoenix area and a newsletter. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ipmaac.org/ptca/index.html

PTC/MW (Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington, DC)
About 300 members. Monthly meetings, periodic workshops, and an excellent newsletter. Job listings. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ptcmw.org

PTC/NC (Personnel Testing Council of Northern California)
Monthly meetings rotating between the Bay area and Sacramento, spring conference and a quarterly newsletter. Periodic training workshops. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ipmaac.org/ptcnc/

PTC/SC (Personnel Testing Council of Southern California)
Monthly meetings, spring conference, and a newsletter. Periodic research meetings and workshops. Between 200-300 members. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.ipmaac.org/ptcsc/

PSAIOP (Puget Sound Association of I-O Psychologists)
Founded in 1991 with over 80 members in the Seattle area. Quarterly luncheon meetings and periodic continuing education.
Peter Scontrino at 425-392-5694. E-mail at mpscontrino@aol.com

SCIP (Society for Computers in Psychology)
Formed in 1971. Annual conference, journal, and journal discounts for members. For more information, please visit their Web site at http://141.225.14.239/scip/index.php.

SCPMA (Southern California Personnel Management Association)
Monthly meetings in LA or Orange County area. Spring conference. Training sessions throughout the year. About 400 members. Bill Osness at 714-536-5586. Fax 714-374-1571.

SDIOP (San Diego Industrial and Organizational Professionals). 
Founded in 2005, SDIOP has more than 80 students, faculty and practitioners interested and working in Industrial and Organizational Psychology in the greater San Diego area.  Bi-monthly meetings with speakers.  For more information go to www.SDIOP.org

SIOP (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
SIOP is a division within APA that is also an organizational affiliate of APS.  Spring Conference with CE credits for workshops, quarterly newsletter (TIP), discounted publications for members (6,000+), job and consultant locator services.  Call David Nershi at 419-353-0032, fax 419-352-2645. E-mail siop@siop.org. Web site: www.siop.org

SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
National group focusing on the needs of HR generalists. Your VP of HR belongs to this group. Scads and scads of local chapters. Journals, job listings, annual conference, CEUs for workshops. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.shrm.org

SJDM (Society for Judgment & Decision Making)
Annual meeting. Newsletter, journal discounts for members, and eligibility for discounted membership dues in APS. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.sjdm.org

SPIM (Society of Psychologists in Management)
National group whose focus is on the application of psychology to management. Annual conference. Newsletter and journal. About 250 members. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.spim.org

TIOP (Texas I-O Psychologists)
An organization serving the needs of I-O psychologists across the state of Texas. About 65 members. Sponsors workshops twice a year in conjunction with Texas Psychological Association conferences. Web site under construction. Contact Clyde Mayo at (713) 667-9251. E-mail mpsmayo@aol.com.

WRIB (Western Regional Item Bank)
Cooperative personnel testing resource utilizing a test-item database. Periodic training sessions. 175 members from public agencies nationwide. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/hr/wrib

WRIPAC (Western Regional Intergovernmental Personnel Assessment Council)
A consortium of public sector agencies in CA, NV and AZ with an interest in assessment. 3 meetings a year. Job analysis tool, video training tapes and monograph series. Newsletter, too. For more information, please visit their Web site at www.wripac.com/

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