2009 Leading Edge Consortium Agenda—
Leading Edge of Selection and Assessment in a Global Setting
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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Registration: 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. – Summit Room – 2nd Floor; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. - Centennial Room - 12th Floor
Welcome Reception: 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Centennial Room – 12th Floor
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Job Board available and continuing throughout the LEC
Friday, October 16, 2009
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7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Registration
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Program
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Reception
7:00 p.m. – Networking Dinners, various locations
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7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast – Grand Mesa Foyer – 2nd Floor
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. – Welcome/Introduction - Lois Tetrick, Consortium General Chair
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. – Keynote Address – Global Trends in HR
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. – Panel: The Changing Face of Assessment
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Reflection Discussion on Global Assessment Trends
- Facilitated small group discussion
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. – Break
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. – Panel: Showcase of Successful Global Selection Systems
11:45 – 12:00 Noon – Audience Response Polling Session
12:00 Noon – 1:15 p.m. – Lunch – Grand Mesa ABC – 2nd Floor
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. – Privacy
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. – Cross Border Hiring
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Break
3:00 –4:45 p.m. – Nuts & Bolts: Developing a Global System
- Rotating breakout sessions with facilitators. Topics include:
- Determining job comparability/developing global competency models
- Examination of the results from a test administered in different cultures
- Best practices for how companies/consultants are implementing standard testing practices globally.
- Recruiting: how to effectively recruit on a global basis
- Emerging Issues (additional topics that have emerged from participants)
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. – Closing announcements/CE evaluations
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Reception, Atrium – 2nd Floor
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. – Networking Dinners, various area restaurants
Saturday, October 17, 2009
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. – Registration/Help Desk
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Program |
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. – Continental Breakfast – Grand Mesa Foyer – 2nd Floor
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. – Panel: Computerized Adaptive Testing
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. –Interviewing Across Cultures
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. – Break
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. – Nuts & Bolts: Implementing a Global System
- Rotating breakout sessions with facilitators. Topics include:
- Monitoring Implementation: how to keep it consistent.
- Managing the local staffing environment: training administrators and interviewers, assessing facilities
- Marketing the system internally: what’s different when doing it globally
- Effective administration: what to centralize, what to standardize
- Emerging Issues (additional topics that have emerged from participants)
11:15 – 12:15 p.m. – Learning Lab – Chasm A&B – 2nd Floor
- Share innovations in a “hands on” environment by experiencing demonstrations of assessment tools, data management systems, recruiting activities, and administrator/interviewer training tools that have been successfully deployed across multiple countries.
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. – Lunch – Grand Mesa ABC -- 2nd Floor
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. – Closing Keynote
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks
Agenda subject to change. Check back for the latest information.