Secretary's Report
Janet Barnes-Farrell
The Fall meeting of SIOP's Executive Committee and Committee Chairs was held
on September 18 and 19, 1999 in Arlington, Virginia. Summarized below are
highlights of the decisions and topics of discussion at the meeting.
- Angelo DeNisi provided an update on a variety of activities that
occurred during the summer. These included a Society response to a draft of
the APA Report of the Task Force on Test User Qualifications, APA
approval of a proposed SIOP member referral service, and response to a
request for SIOP participation in the Lanning v. Septa case. There
have also been inquiries from clinical psychologists about how they might
retool and demonstrate competence to practice I-O psychology.
- The Long Range Planning Committee recommended that a dues increase be
proposed to the membership in order to reconcile the cost of services
provided with the annual dues. After extended discussion of the rationale
for a dues increase, it was proposed that member dues be increased to $55
per year and student dues be increased to $25 per year. A motion to seek
approval from the membership for the dues increase was passed.
- Mary Tenopyr raised concerns about SIOP's visibility and
relationship with APA. This led to an extended discussion of public
relations issues for the society. Katherine Klein summarized the work
that the Visibility Task Force has done and pointed out that this has been a
recurring issue with no clear solutions emerging.
- Jeff McHenry reviewed the financial report for the past year and
presented a proposed budget for FY2000. Two budget categories,
Administrative and Placement are anticipated to require significant
increases in funds; otherwise, we have been able to maintain budget lines at
a fairly stable level. The FY2000 budget was approved as presented.
- Linda Sawin reported on progress toward implementing an electronic
placement service, which will be handled internally. Access rules and fee
structures for job seekers and employers were approved. The transition from
the current web job posting service will begin shortly. The popular on-site
conference placement service will continue to be offered as well.
- Murray Barrick indicated that the number of submissions for the
SIOP Conference in New Orleans appears to be comparable to 1999. He reported
that a new system for managing the responsibilities of the Conference
Program Committee is in place.
- Talya Bauer has accepted the new position of Associate Chair
for this committee and will rotate to Chair this year. He also noted that
some scheduling changes are being contemplated in response to chronic low
attendance at Sunday morning conference sessions.
- There was considerable discussion of a new "extended tutorial"
option for providing intensive exposure to issues such as methodological
innovations and emerging research topics. The extended tutorials will be
offered as an optional activity on Sunday of the Annual SIOP Conference.
Pre-registration and a small fee will be required to cover the expenses of
speakers.
- Kalen Pieper reported that the State Affairs Committee is in the
process of identifying states that are in particular need of attention for
lobbying efforts. In addition, she circulated a draft of a web site that the
State Affairs Committee is developing to provide a resource for information
about licensing issues.
- The Guidelines for Education and Training at the Doctoral Level in
Industrial-Organizational Psychology have been approved by APA. In
discussion of education and training issues, questions were raised about
criteria for inclusion of programs in the directory of graduate programs
published by SIOP.
- Members of the Executive Board will meet with members of the Committee on
Ethnic Minority Affairs to further articulate the goals of CEMA and its
relationship with SIOP.
If you have questions or comments about any of these topics, please don't
hesitate to contact me or any other member of the Executive Committee. E-mail: Janet.Barnes-Farrell@uconn.edu.
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