SIOP’s 10,000+ members work in a variety of settings, including the federal government as employees and contractors.  For this reason, we are particularly thrilled about hosting our Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland just outside of Washington, DC this coming April 4-6, 2019.  Despite our excitement, SIOP would be remiss in not recognizing the hardships imposed by the current partial government shutdown and the negative impact it has had on many of our members in the Washington DC area and beyond, all federal employees, the larger communities affected, and the United States overall. 

On January 23, the 33rd day of the partial government shutdown, SIOP President Talya Bauer sent the following letter to congressional leadership, urging them to consider I-O psychology findings on the destabilizing impacts of shutdown furloughs on the federal workforce.  The letter aligns with both SIOP’s advocacy mission to ensure I-O psychology research and practice are considered in the development of federal policies and the Society’s commitment to support our members impacted by the partial shutdown.     

President Trump has since agreed to negotiate a short-term reopening of the federal government to enable discussions on a larger border security and immigration compromise.  SIOP will continue to provide I-O psychology findings to policymakers to ensure the well-being of the federal workforce continues to be considered.  

Hop on board for the SIOP 2019 Brewery Tour and see two of National Harbor's breweries with City Brew Tours.

The tour includes:

• Hellbender Brewing Company
   
• DC Brau Brewing Company

McGuire brings lengthy experience with Capitol Hill, executive branch, private sector

WASHINGTON – The American Psychological Association has named Katherine B. McGuire its first chief advocacy officer, responsible for implementing a unified, strategic vision for the association’s government relations efforts and coordinating APA’s broader advocacy initiatives in non-governmental sectors.

With more than 25 years of senior-level policy experience in Congress, the executive branch and the private sector, McGuire was most recently assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor.

​SIOP 2019 Machine Learning Competition Registration Opens

There are lots of ways data are being used in business processes, but one of the most exciting is machine learning. SIOP will be bringing the challenge of machine learning front and center for this year’s annual conference with an open competition to test the ability to work with unstructured data.

Registration is open now for the free 2nd Annual SIOP Machine Learning Competition and will conclude with a presentation by the winners at  the 2019 Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland just outside of Washington, DC, April 4-6, 2019. Participants may enter at any time, and winners will be announced by March 21.