The Journal of Organizational Behavior published by Wiley & Sons is announcing a new incoming Editor-in-Chief, Denise M. Rousseau, and Incoming Associate Editor-in-Chief, Neil Anderson. After August 1^st, 1998 manuscripts should be sent to the following addresses: Submissions from the Americas to Denise M. Rousseau, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA (rousseaut@andrew.cmu.edu). Submissions from Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa to Neil Andersen, Psychology Department, Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, UK (pss01na@gold.ac.uk).

APA’s Office of Testing and Assessment has coordinated the testing programming for the International Congress of Applied Psychology (August 10-14) and the APA national convention (August 14-18) this summer in San Francisco, California. All sessions related to testing in educational, employment, or health care settings are highlighted in a convention program that will be distributed prior to the convention.

Attending the APA convention provides a rare opportunity to share research, present new techniques, or learn about the latest guidelines, standards, or legal issues in the profession. More than 140 symposia, papers, workshops, discussions, and invited addresses that are wholly devoted to testing issues in the educational, employment, and health care fields are included in the program. PTC members will be especially interested in the sessions related to ethical, legal, and practical issues in assessing individuals with disabilities, the international perspectives on using the five-factor model in personnel selection, the test standards and test taker rights projects, and current trends in the use of statistical significance testing.

An open reception for individuals interested in testing and assessment will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16th in the Golden Gate C-1 salon of the San Francisco Marriott Hotel. The "Testing Trends" reception is held in conjunction with the social hours of Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Division 14 (the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology). The reception and publication of the program are sponsored by 14 of the major national and international test publishers, who will be recognized for their contributions in the convention program. PTC members are encouraged to take advantage of an exceptional opportunity to share the latest and greatest advances in the testing and assessment community by attending this year’s conventions.

For more information contact Heather Roberts-Fox, Ph.D., Testing and Assessment, APA Science Directorate: phone (202) 336-6000, fax (202) 336-5953, or email hrfox@apa.org.

The recently revived M.A. program in I-O Psychology at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee has extended the application deadline for Fall 1998 admission to August 1, 1998. For further information, contact David W. Denton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Austin Peay State University, P.O. Box 4537, Clarksville, TN 37044. Phone: 931-648-7238. Email: dentond@apsu01.apsu.edu.

Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) Preconference Workshops

APA Division 5 is holding two preconference workshops on Thursday, August 13, 1998, at the San Francisco Marriott of interest to SIOP members: Workshop A: Basic Concepts in Evaluating the Reliability of Scores: A Friendly Introduction to Generalizability Theory by Bruce Thompson, Texas A & M University and Baylor College of Medicine; and Workshop D: Structural equation Modeling with EQS 6.0 by Peter M. Bentler, University of California, Los Angeles. For further information and registration, please contact Barbara M. Byrne, APA Division 5 Workshop Chair: Fax: (941) 575-7159; email: bmbch@uottawa.ca.

An international conference on the topic of test adaptations will be held on May 20 to 22, 1999 at the Georgetown University Conference Center in Washington, DC. The conference is sponsored by The College Board, Educational Testing Service, and the International Test Commission.

The conference will feature invited presentations on many topics including (a) a conceptual framework for addressing test adaptations, (b) technical guidelines for test adaptations, (c) advances in test adaptation methodology, and (d) exemplary test adaptation projects. Also, major parts of the academic program will be hands-on and practical workshops and poster presentations organized around key aspects of the test translation and test adaptation process. Finally, substantial time will be allocated for professional and social interactions.

Proposals for poster presentations and workshops (2 hours in duration) will be accepted through December 1, 1998. For poster presentations, submit a list of authors, addresses, contact numbers (telephone, fax, email), title, and a 200-word abstract. For workshops, provide the goals for the training session and a list of proposed activities. Send your proposals and two self-addressed envelopes to Professor Ronald Hambleton, Conference Academic Program Chair, University of Massachusetts, Hills South, Room 152, Amherst, MA 01003 USA.

To receive a copy of conference and housing registration materials write to: Donna Everett, ETS, Rosedale Road MS 06-N, Princeton, NJ 08541 (fax 609-683-2800; email: deverett@ets.org). Registration for the conference is limited to approximately 150 persons who will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

The APA Board of Educational Affairs is requesting nominations for its 1998/1999 Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology.

The award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology recognizes a psychologist who has consistently, over his or her career, provided significant contributions to education and training in psychology. The award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology recognizes a psychologist for a major contribution made to education and training at some time in his or her career.

The awards are designed to recognize psychologists who make traditional contributions, who provide innovations or who are involved in developmental phases of programs that influence education and training. The awards committee will consider a wide range of individuals with differing accomplishments. Criteria for the awards include: influence on educating and training students; important research on education or training; development of effective materials for instruction; establishment of workshops, conferences or networks of communication for education and training; achievement and leadership in administration that facilitates education and training; and activity in professional organizations that promote excellence.

All nominations must include a letter of nomination citing the award for which the nomination is made, and, specifically, the consistently excellent contributions of the nominee (Distinguished Career Award) or the major contribution of the nominee (Distinguished Contributions Award). Nominations must also include a current vita and two supporting letters. Send nominations and supporting materials to Shirley Matthews, Education Directorate, APA, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4242. The deadline for receipt of this information is June 1, 1999.