This should be a good session. I plan on attending and will take the MARC train over. I'm usually back by 3:30 in Baltimore. Hope you will join. Tom Mitchell, Ph.D. Industrial and Organizational Psychologist University of Baltimore Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences Academic Center Suite 209 D Baltimore MD 21212 <http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch> http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch From: Kayo Sady [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:45 AM To: Kayo Sady Subject: PTC/MW May Luncheon (Wed., May 11): VIDEO-BASED TESTING AT U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN...FOR THE PTC/MW MAY LUNCHEON DATE: Wednesday, May 11 (11:30 am - 1:30 pm) TOPIC: Video-based testing at U.S. Customs and Border Protection PRESENTERS: Dr. Jeffrey Cucina, CBP Dr. Henry Busciglio, CBP Patricia Harris Thomas, M.A., CBP Norma Callen, M.A., CBP DeLisa Walker, M.S., USSS Dr. Rebecca Goldenberg Schoepfer, Novo Nordisk Inc. SUMMARY: The presenters will discuss the practical application of video technology for assessing applicants for law enforcement officer positions at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As in many law enforcement positions, incumbents at CBP must have excellent judgment and be exceptionally skilled at interacting with both the public and co-workers. CBP has developed a video-based test (VBT) for assessing the judgment and interactional skills of applicants. The VBT uses video technology to enhance the realism of the situations presented to applicants as well as applicants' responses to the situations. The presentation will describe the VBT approach used by CBP, outline the process for developing VBTs, describe the scoring process, present psychometric and related evidence in support of the VBT, and provide practical suggestions to industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologists who are interested in developing and implementing VBTs. REGISTER: On-line at http://www.PTCMW.org. LOCATION: George Mason University - Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, Room 121. See the PTC/MW website for directions. *** PTC/MW thanks GMU's Industrial-Organizational Psychology Student Association (IOPSA; http://www.gmu.edu/org/iopsa/ ) for their continued support in organizing and hosting our monthly luncheons. *** ============================================================================ ============================================================== Call for Papers: Graduate Student Research Visit D.C., Present it, Network with I/O Professionals in the Nation's Capital, and Win a Cash Prize!!! Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (PTC/MW) invites students to submit research for a luncheon presentation in August of 2011. Winner(s) will receive an award of $250 and a free one year student membership to PTC/MW. Students may submit their own completed research or the preliminary results of a study in progress. Submissions are due COB Friday, May 27th and an announcement of the winner(s) will be made by the end of June. For additional information visit the PTC/MW web site ( www.PTCMW.org). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Kayo Sady Consultant Phone: 202.261.6594 Fax: 202.261.6556 [log in to unmask] VALTERA R The Power of Clarity TM www.valtera.com Experts in Employee Surveys, 360 Feedback, Selection, and Individual Assessment East Coast Office: Valtera Corporation 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 This email and attachments, if included, may contain material that is confidential. This material is intended for the sole use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.