Session Index -- Washington D.C. conference 
SEPTEMBER 22 - 24, 2008

General Sessions
Session Title Speaker/s
Supporting Marriott’s Global Growth Strategy Through Integrated Talent Management Dr. David Rodriquez
Marriott International
2008 Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations
Assessment Centers: Not as (In)valid as you Think! Kevin Murphy, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University

Dialogue with 
George Thornton
Colorado State University
Contemporary Perspectives on Assessment Center Validity (Panel Debate) 

George Thornton, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Discussant

Panelists
Brian Connelly, Ph.D., Eric Day, Ph.D., Alyssa Gibbons, Ph.D., Maynard Goff, Ph.D., Ann Howard, Ph.D., Robert Jones, Ph.D., Richard Klimoski, Ph.D., Deniz Ones, Ph.D., Anuradha Ramesh, Ph.D., Deborah Rupp, Ph.D., Carl Thoresen, Ph.D., David Woehr, Ph.D.
Concurrent Sessions
Storms on the Horizon? Changes in the US Legal Environment and Their Implications for Assessment Practice Nancy Rafuse
Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP

Transporting Assessment Centers Across Cultures: A Roundtable Discussion on Challenges and Opportunities Jim Kauffman, Ph.D.
Mina Sipe
Development Dimensions International
Using Assessment Center Methodology to Rebuild the New Iraqi Intelligence Agency and Implications for Industry in Establishing a Reliable Work Force in Emerging Market Countries David Morris, Ph.D.
Morris & McDaniel Inc.

Roger McMillin
Retired Chief Justice, Mississippi Court of Appeals
How General Motors is Using Business Relevant Assessment to Transform its US Dealer Network Kim Brossoit, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Developing a Talent Bank in the National Health Service in Wales Christine Bamford
National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare

Martin Lewis
Southwest Strategic Health Authority
Using Executive Coaching to Leverage Assessment Center Feedback Tips for Success Jeff Kudisch, Ph.D.
University of Maryland

Mark Poteet, Ph.D.
Organization Research & Solutions Inc.
Assessment/Development Centers as a Tool for Change Management Meena Singh
Vijay Shankar
BRISC Management Group, India
Promotional Assessment Centers in Government Suzanne Tsacoumis, Ph.D.
Dan Putka, Ph.D.
HumRRO

Michelle Davis King
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
A Two-Stage Assessment Center that Brought ALL Employees to a Higher Level of Performance Roy G. Perham, Ph.D.
John Jay College
Mechanically-Scored Behavioral Simulations for High Volume Selection Jim Kauffman, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Assessment Center Performance Paul Bernthal, Ph.D.
Development Dimensions International

Martin Lanik
Colorado State University
A German Survey of Assessment Center Applications 2008 Christof Obermann, Ph.D.
Obermann Consulting
Predictive Validity of an Assessment Center Program in Big Communities Bertil Mardberg
City of Goteborg, Sweden
Government Assessment Centers Around the World Moderator
Deborah Rupp, Ph.D.

Participants:
Anne Buckett, MCom, South Africa
Kaiguang (Carl) Liang, Ph.D., Shanghai
Bernard Nickels, Ph.D., United States
Myungjoon (Marco) Kim, Korea
Diana Hartel, Canada
Tales from Central and Eastern Europe on Running 101 Development Centres: A Practitioner's Review of Applying Assessment Centre Methodology in Times of Rapid Growth Martin Musil
Matrix
Using Assessment Centres to Identify and Develop Talent: A Deloitte Perspective Nigel Ritson
Deloitte & Touche