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IPAC Public Safety Summit:
Essentials of Promotional Process Design
This first-of-its-kind, full-day webinar is designed for professionals who oversee promotional exams in their organizations. Whether you are uniformed personnel, work in human resources, administration, or another support role, this summit will provide you with the tools and knowledge needed to ensure your processes are fair, defensible, and effective. Join us for the IPAC Public Safety Summit: Essentials of Promotional Process Design.
What sets this program apart is its exclusive focus on public safety. Each session breaks down complex concepts into clear, practical steps you can apply directly within your department, offering real-world insights to strengthen every stage of the promotional process. This event provides the essential foundation for building confidence in your process.
Industry experts will cover the basics of:
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join peers nationwide for the IPAC Public Safety Summit, a highly interactive, knowledge-rich learning experience.
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As technology transforms the workplace, hiring processes must evolve just as quickly. The rise of artificial intelligence is changing not only how work gets done but also how we define, assess, and select talent. For government agencies, and the HR teams supporting them—the challenge is ensuring hiring practices remain valid, fair, and secure in a virtual-first world.
What You’ll Learn
Join our experts as they share cutting-edge strategies and practical tools for conducting job analysis and developing hiring assessments that reflect today’s AI-driven reality. Topics include:
Defining What to Measure: Identifying the competencies and skills most critical to success in roles where AI integration is part of the work.
Job Design in an AI World: Understanding how job requirements shift when AI is a tool or co-worker.
Assessment Development for AI Resistance: Best practices for creating fair and valid hiring assessments that limit the risk of AI-enabled cheating.
The Role of an Honesty Contract: Exploring how integrity agreements can support assessment fairness in virtual hiring.
Testing for AI Ability: Building assessments that measure a candidate’s ability to effectively use AI as part of their role.
Government agencies face unique challenges: safeguarding fairness, ensuring compliance, and anticipating the impact of emerging technologies. This webinar equips you with evidence-based insights to strengthen the integrity of your hiring process while preparing your workforce for the future of work.
Ted Kinney, PhD is the VP of Research and Development for Talogy. An Industrial/Organizational psychologist, Dr. Kinney leads a team of selection experts and developers in the creation and ongoing research into the most efficient and effective selection methodologies and tools. He is a trusted advisor to many international companies across all industries. He has particular expertise in behavioral interviewing, turnover reduction, effective selection strategy, and executive assessment.
Kristin Delgado is an accomplished R&D Manager at Talogy, where she leads the Innovation and Data Science Lab. For over 15 years, Kristin has been pivotal in driving innovation in assessment solution design and enhancing measurement accuracy and predictive validity through cutting-edge assessment methodologies and advanced psychometric techniques. Her extensive experience has positioned her as a key influencer in the field, consistently pushing the boundaries of talent management solutions through the integration of technology and data science.
Cybervetting is a hot topic, sparking lively debates on how organizations can effectively leverage social media in hiring. Is it a powerful tool to gauge if a candidate aligns with your brand, or does it open the door to unconscious biases influencing decisions? Don’t miss our free event where we’ll dive into this intriguing discussion and explore whether social media deserves a spot in your selection process. The debate will be moderated by Dr. Jenna McChesney.
Potential Discussion Points
Are automated social media assessments any more valid than informal recruiter impressions?
Where is the line between public information and invasion of privacy? Should candidates be told if their social media is reviewed?
How might social media screening affect candidates’ perceptions of organizational culture?
Could excluding a candidate for a perceived “risk” gleaned from social media constitute discrimination?
Dr. McChesney is an Assistant Professor at Meredith College. Her research bridges occupational health and personnel psychology to explore how individual differences and lived experiences shape employment outcomes, with current work focusing on sustainable career development, workplace mental health, and algorithmic decision-making. Her printed scholarship has taken the form of refereed journal articles, book chapters, and reports, and has been featured in popular media outlets such as Fast Company, MSNBC.com, and U.S News & World Report.
Welcome to the 2026 IPAC Annual Conference attendee registration!
The 2026 IPAC Annual Conference will provide in-person experiences for HR and I-O professionals to network, learn, and connect! Join us for keynote presentations, concurrent sessions, award announcements, and networking opportunities.
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The 2026 IPAC Annual Conference will be held in Charleston, SC. Discounted rates are available to IPAC Annual Conference registrants. Hotel information and room reservations are available on the conference hotel information page.
Refunds of conference registration fees are not available; however, you may request that your registration be transferred to a different individual to attend the 2026 conference OR be applied to your future 20267conference registration fee instead. Email conference@ipacweb.org to request a transfer of registration fees BEFORE July 7, 2026. No transfers will be granted after July 7, 2026.
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