Session Index -- LAS VEGAS conference 
OCTOBER 5 - 8, 2004

General Sessions
Session Title Speaker/s
Pros and Cons of Using Personality Tests in Personnel Assessment Robert T. Hogan, Ph.D.
Hogan Assessment Systems

Kevin Murphy, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology,
Pennsylvania State University
Improving the Odds—Managing Leadership Growth at Caesars Entertainment Gene Clark
Caesars Entertainment
Lessons Learned Over 25 Years—Sustainability of Assessment Centers Raimund Birri
Credit Suisse
Roundtable Discussion—Sustainability of Assessment Centers Moderated by:

George Thornton III, Ph.D., Colorado State University

Bill Byham
Development Dimensions International
Concurrent Sessions
Using Multiple Sources of Information About Candidates to Select Candidates for an Executive Development Program: Now That I Have the Data, What Do I Do? Bernard J. Nickels, Ph.D.
US Office of Personnel Management

Alix L. Roberts
US Office of Personnel Management
Accepting and Applying Developmental Assessment Center Feedback: A View From the Middle East Jeff Kudisch, Ph.D.
The University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Success Strategies for Designing and Administering Assessment Center Processes Linsey Willis
LJ Craig & Associates

Patrick Maher
Bassett Unified School District
Nominating High Potentials for Assessment Jim Kauffman, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Risk and Reward: Utilizing Low- and High-Fidelity Online Tools for Screening and Assessing Job Candidates Scott Erker, Ph.D. and Mike Fetzer
Development Dimensions International
Darwin or Higgins—What is the Value of Selection? Warren Bobrow, Ph.D.
The Context Group
Varieties of Validity Evidence: Assessment Centers DO and DO NOT Measure Intended Construct Charles E. Lance, Ph.D.
The University of Georgia

George Thornton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Measuring Change in a Developmental Assessment Center: Evidence for Construct Validity Deborah Rupp, Ph.D.
University of Illinois

George Thornton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University

Alyssa M. Gibbons
Measuring Student Outcomes Via Assessment Center Method A panel of representatives from various colleges and universities
Panel—International Assessment Centers Moderated by:

George Thornton III, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Anuradha Chawla and Sebastien j.r.j. Houde
University of Guelph
Christof Obermann
Obermann Consulting
Diana E. Krause, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Career Development and Successor Management Programs in Public Safety Rick Michelson
Grossmont College
Assessment Center Guidelines—Potential Additions Regarding Trainers and Cross Cultural Adaptations George Thornton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University

Anuradha Chawla
University of Guelph
Automating the Testing and Assessment Process for Airport Screeners: Methods and Results 2003-2004 and Beyond Elizabeth Kolmstetter, Ph.D.
U.S. Transportation Security Administration

David T. Pfenninger, Ph.D.
pan

Lisa Kobe Cross, Ph.D.
Cooperative Personnel Services

Ryan Ross
Hogan Assessment Systems
Prescription for the Bottom Line: Assessment is Good Medicine Kevin Cook, Ph.D., and Michael Cummins
Development Dimensions International
Assessment Centers: What's New? Dennis A. Joiner
Dennis Joiner and Associates
Gaining Productivity Through the Effective Use of Assessment Data in the Onboarding Process Bob Rogers
Development Dimensions International
Assessment Centers in Higher Education: Measuring Student Outcomes Via Assessment Center Methods Ronald E. Riggio
Claremont McKenna College

Bronson T. Mayes
California State University, Fullerton
Research on University Student Assessment Centers Rachel Maxwell, Colorado State University