36th International Congress on
Assessment Center Methods
PRE
October 12-13, 2011

General Sessions
Session Title Speaker/s
Looking Backward to Move Forward: Early Origins of Exercises, Dimensions, and Assessment Practices Scott Highhouse, Ph.D.
Bowling Green State University, United States
Computerized Adaptive Personality Scales: A Military and Corporate Version Walter Borman, Ph.D.
University of South Florida, United States
Employment Litigation and Assessment Centers: Issues, Potential Issues, and Non-issues Around the World George C. Thornton III, Ph.D.
Colorado State University, United States
Concurrent Sessions
Computer-based Simulation Technology as Part of the AC, DC, and EC Jan van der Westhuizen
Experiential Technologies, South Africa
Adaptation of the Assessment Process for Small- & Medium-sized Public Safety Agencies James Steffens, MIFireE, EFO
The JTS Association, Inc., United States
A Different Look at Why Selection Procedures Work: The Role of the Candidate's Ability to Identify Criteria Prof. Dr. Martin Kleinmann
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Assessment Center Integrity: Does the Word Get Around? Warren Bobrow, Ph.D.
Alll About Performance, United States
Assessor Development Nanette Fairley
Innovative Human Resource Solutions, United Arab Emirates
Benchmarking Assessment Practices Paul Bernthal, Ph.D.
DDI, United States


Katherine Holt, Ph.D.
Peakinsight, United States
Graduate Recruitment in the Social Media Age Christine Bamford, MPhil, FCIPD
National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare, Wales, United Kingdom
Integrated Business Simulations as a Tool for Assessing High Potential Talent in Early Recruitment Programs Mirta Amaranti
PPM Management, Indonesia

Maharsi Anindyajati
PPM Management, Indonesia
Introducing Assessment Centers for Staff Selection in the Public Sector: A Case Study on the Changes to the Selection Procedures for the European Union Institutions Stéphane Vanderveken
European Personnel Selection Office, Belgium

Sari Lehkonen
European Personnel Selection Office, Belgium
Leadership Assessment and Development at Darden Restaurants Michael Struth
Alignmark, United States

Frankie George
Darden Restaurants, United States
Rater Differences: When Do Differences Really Become Biased? Sandra Schlebusch
LeMaSA, South Africa

Gerhard Roodt, Ph.D.
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
The Standardization of Assessors: The Key to Reliable Assessment Nitin Sawardekar
VSS Consultants, India

Prakash Khandekar
VSS Consultants, India
The Customization of Simulation Exercises and other Challenges as Part of a Large Skills Audit for Development Anne Buckett
Precision HR, South Africa
The Problem of Motivation in Development Assessment Centers: Implications for Performance and Subsequent Development Alyssa Gibbons, Ph.D.
Colorado State University, United States
Turning the Tables: Assessing Human Resources Professionals Linda Brenner
Designs on Talent, United States
Understanding the Criterion-Related Validity of Assessment Centers: The Neglected Role of Leader Vision Brian Hoffman, Ph.D.
University of Georgia, United States
The Use of Assessment Centers in Business Schools for Graduates Geli Pautt Torres, Ph.D.
Externado University, Colombia
A Comprehensive Assessment Process for Management Trainees: CSX Transportation Jennifer Burnett, Ph.D.
CSX Transporation, United States

Corina Rice, Ph.D.
CSX Tranportation, United States
The Sharpest Blade Gives the Finest Cut: Keep the Assessor Saw Sharp! Kevin Cook, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International, Inc. (DDI), United States