Preview of 2000 SIOP Pre-Conference Workshops TIP October 1999

The Continuing Education and Workshop Committee is very pleased and proud to announce this year's lineup of distinguished workshop leaders and compelling topics for the SIOP Pre-Conference Workshops to be held in New Orleans on April 13, 2000. More detailed information will follow in the next issue of TIP. We hope you will join us for what promises to be an outstanding set of learning opportunities.

1. Why Should a CEO Listen to You? The Perils and Opportunities of an I-O Practitioner by Anthony J. Rucci, University of Illinois at Chicago. Coordinator: Luis Parra.

2. Creating An Integrated, Global, Competency-Based HR System by Charles V. Bell, Stephen W. Constantin, and Kenneth R. Pederson, The Dow Chemical Company. Coordinator: Irene Sasaki.

3. Beyond the Validation Study: Avoiding Practical Pitfalls When Implementing a Selection System by Ann Marie Ryan, Michigan State University, and Mark Schmit, Personnel Decisions International. Coordinator: William Shepherd.

4. Innovations in Selection: Use of Conditional Reasoning to Identify Reliable and Achievement Motivated Employees by Lawrence R. James, James M. LeBreton, and Michael McIntyre, The University of Tennessee. Coordinator: Joan Rentsch.

5. Implementing Web-Based HR Systems: From Recruitment to Surveys and Beyond by Nathan Mondragon, Scott Eriksson, graymattermedia, inc., and John Furcon, Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Coordinator: Jeffrey Stanton.

6. EEO/Legal Update: What You Really Need to Know by Keith Pyburn, McCalla, Thompson, Pyburn, Hymowitz & Shapiro, LLP and William W. Ruch, Psychological Services, Inc. Coordinator: Steven Robison.

7. Identifying and Developing High Potential Talent by Elaine B. Sloan, Personnel Decisions International, Scott Gregory, Pentair, and Paul VanKatwyk, Personnel Decisions International. Coordinator: Alberto Galue.

8. Utilizing Strategic Psychological Assessment for Executive Selection and Coaching by Rob Silzer, HR Assessment & Development, Inc. and Pete Meyer, MDA Consultants, Inc. Coordinator: Stephen Wunder.

9. Mergers and Acquisitions: How Consultants/Change Agents Can Help by David Whitsett, University of Northern Iowa. Coordinator: Blake Frank

10. What is Knowledge Management and Why Should I Care? by Erick Thompson, West Group. Coordinator: Karla Stuebing.

11. Linking and Modeling: Unleashing the Value of Employee Survey Data by William H. Macey and Diane Daum, Personnel Research Associates. Coordinator: Kris Fenlason.

12. Learnings from the Forefront of Large Systems Change by Gary Jusela, Equiva Services and Nancy Badore, Consulting for Organizational Effectiveness. Coordinator: Ed Kahn.

13. The Changing Role of Human Resources Meets the I-O Practitioner: Thinking and Acting Like an Executive by Phil Jury, The Safelite Glass Corporation and Dick Beatty, Princeton. Coordinator: Mick Sheppeck.

14. Retaining Valued Employees for the Next Century by Peter W. Hom, Arizona State University and Rodger W. Griffeth, Georgia State University. Coordinator: Jack Kennedy.

15. Leaders Developing Leaders: A Strategy for Change by Ben E. Dowell, Charles Tharp, Peter Fasolo, Ginger Gregory, and Kalen Pieper, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Coordinator: Kalen Pieper.

16. International/Cross-Culture HR Practices by Vicki Pollman, Caltex_Singapore and Miriam Erez, Technion_Israel. Coordinator: James Eyring

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