The Innovations in Assessment Award recognizes a person or team for the development and application of an innovative personnel assessment tool or procedure which resulted in improved effectiveness, efficiencies, or cost savings. Individuals or teams in the personnel assessment field who have developed and applied an innovative personnel assessment tool or procedure - within both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations - in recent years are eligible for nomination. Additionally, self nominations are allowed.

The Innovations in Assessment Award is presented annually at the IPAC Annual Conference. The winner receives an engraved plaque to commemorate the accomplishment, the opportunity to present a paper about the innovation at the Conference, and a waiver of the conference registration fees for one person. In addition, award recipient(s) will be invited to share their innovation with the IPAC membership.

Submit by May 27, 2022

Discounted conference registration is available to IPAC members, and early-bird pricing is now available through May 22, 2022! Full conference pricing is available on our website.

Join us on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 1pm (CST) for the first IPAC ACN Roundtable virtual event! During COVID: A Conversation on its Impact on Test Administration and Assessments, three speakers will discuss the impact COVID has had on their respective organization's testing administration and assessment processes during the pandemic and how processes will be changed post-pandemic. Following the short presentations, there will be a discussion amongst the presenters and audience members to include time for questions and answers.

The panel presenters include:

• Marty Alber, PhD, Test Administration and Assessment Coordinator, Personnel Board of Jefferson County;
• Jordan Robbins, PhD, Branch Chief, Workforce Development Branch Personnel Research and Assessment Division Planning, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of Human Resource Management U.S. Customs and Border; and
• Laura Fields, PhD, Senior Director, TA Operations & Assessment, Charter Communications.

This event will occur on March 10 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central. This is a FREE event for IPAC members only.

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The James C. Johnson Student Paper Competition is designed to recognize high-quality research conducted by students on topics related to personnel management. The winner of the competition is invited to present his or her paper at the 2022 IPAC Conference in San Diego July 17-20.

Graduate, undergraduate, and former students are invited to submit research papers to be judged on the basis of their contribution to the field. The winner will receive up to $600 in conference related travel expenses, free conference registration, a one-year membership in IPAC, and recognition in the IPAC newsletter.

Visit the IPAC awards page for more details around submitting your research.

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Registration for the 2022 Annual Conference is open!

Check out full conference information at the below link.

We will announce our full speaker lineup in the coming months - stay tuned!

2022 Annual Conference Information

We are excited to announce that IPAC is accepting speaking proposals for the 2022 IPAC Conference! The Call for Proposals is now open and we will be accepting submissions through February 6, 2022!

The conference will provide in-person experiences for HR and I-O professionals to network, learn, and present. Session formats include symposia, panel discussions, debates, roundtables, tutorials, paper presentations, and student posters. Please submit the great work you are doing!

Conference registration details will be announced soon. We look forward to seeing you during the 2022 IPAC Annual Conference, July 17-20 in San Diego! Click here to book your room at the conference hotel!

Submit a Speaking Proposal 

If you have questions about submitting a proposal, please contact the Conference Program Committee at program@ipacweb.org.   

Sincerely,

Shannon Kobus

2022 IPAC Annual Conference Planning Committee Chair

We invite you to join us for the 2021 GLEAN Annual Meeting! This event will be held on Friday, December 10 via Zoom.

We will be appointing our two new officers who will take on their new roles this January, and also discuss our programming plans for 2022, including our January 2022 event! 

Access information will be provided upon registration.

Given the virtual nature of the event, you do not need to be in the Great Lakes area to attend this event - all are welcome! 

Contact Stef Urian with questions.

Register here.

We hope that you will join us!

Best Regards,

IPAC

The Great Lakes Employment Assessment Network (GLEAN) is now recruiting chapter officers. GLEAN is a collaborative committee dedicated to furthering the mission of IPAC within the Great Lakes region and meets monthly to discuss best practices in employment assessment.

If you would like to nominate yourself or somebody else for the open positions, please contact Vice Chair Ty Smith at ty.smith@macys.com for the nomination form.

The two open positions are as follows:

The Treasurer shall have signatory responsibilities for GLEAN accounts, manage the GLEAN budget as approved by the IPAC Board of Directors, report regularly to the Chapter Chair, and ensure GLEAN financial statements, procedures, and controls are in place and practiced, consistent with sound financial management, including external review as appropriate, and in compliance with legal and regulatory guidelines. The Treasurer shall also provide updates to the IPAC Board of Directors when requested. Position will be held for 2 years.

The Membership/Marketing Chair will be responsible for seeking and implementing means in which to gain interest in IPAC/GLEAN and GLEAN events and activities. The Membership/Marketing Chair may appoint chapter members to the Membership/Marketing Sub-Committee and may establish sub-committees as needed to aid in the fulfillment of Membership/Marketing related goals. Position will be held for 2 years.

The IPAC Student/Early Career Learning Series presents Current Topics in Pay Equity, facilitated by Lisa Harpe, Ph.D.

The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in the scrutiny of employers’ pay practices. As more states codify their own pay equity regulations and as employers face inquiries from shareholders, the public and their own employees, employers are taking an in depth look at the fairness of their compensation systems. Dr. Harpe will provide an overview of pay equity: what it is and how it is evaluated. Dr. Harpe will provide an overview of the legal and analytic framework for evaluating pay equity, including the differences between a wage gap and pay equity study and the different considerations when conducting a pay equity study in a proactive as opposed to reactive manner (e.g., after a legal inquiry or lawsuit).

This is a FREE event for both IPAC members and non-members, so register today!

Contact info@ipacweb.org with questions.

We hope that you will join us!

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