What is I-O?

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are applied to issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work-life balance.

2003 APS Convention

Michael D. Coovert
I-O Track Program Chair

The 15th Annual American Psychological Science Convention will take place May 29 to June 1, 2003 in Atlanta. Plan on joining us for some good science, good talks, and a good time!

If you are not familiar with the APS format, the conference has several tracks: I-O, Social/Personality, Clinical, Cognitive, Neuroscience, and Developmental. Each track has addresses, short talks, symposia, hot topics, and posters. There are also several cross-cutting symposia, which draw experts from subdisciplines of psychology. The cross-cutting symposia that are in the works for Atlanta are Forensic, Social Neuroscience, Autism, Eating Disorders, and Attachment. Elizabeth Loftus, whose work focuses on the validity and reliability of memories, is giving the Keynote Address. Daniel Wegner, who focuses his research on the role of thought in self-control and in social life, will be giving the Bring the Family Address.

For the I-O track the following invited sessions will be presented.

Invited Addresses

Wally Borman, University of South Florida and PDRI: Citizenship Performance and its Contributions to Organizational Effectiveness

Neal Schmitt, Michigan State University: Biographical Data and Situational Judgment: An I-O Psychologists Attempt to Enhance the Measurement and Prediction of College Student Performance 

Symposia

Charles E. Lance, University of Georgia: Assessment Center Construct Validity: Fear and Loathing in Research and Practice

Ruth Kanfer, Georgia Institute of Technology: Aging, Adult Development, and Work

Invited Talk

Lori Foster Thompson, East Carolina University: Computer-Supported Collaboration and the Future of Work

The Web site opens for submissions on November 15, 2002. The deadline for submissions is January 14, 2003. Remember, Hot Topic submissions, if not accepted as a Hot Topic are AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED as a poster.
Full details can be found at the APS Web site:  http://www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/

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