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Past events:

Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference

Papers:

A match made in heaven? The answer's in the fit!
The importance of considering person-environment fit in selection (Heather Coop)
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Senior Executives: A unique personality profile?
Do senior execs have a specific set of personality traits which enable them to deal effectively with high job demands? (Heather Coop)
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Papers (Client collaboration) The practical application of links between personality and self awareness in a coaching situation
OPP has collaborated with Ashridge Business School to explore links between personality and self awareness (Paul Deakin and Alex Davda, Ashridge Business School)
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Papers (Poster topics)

Will you look at my CV, or my pictures on Facebook?
How using social networking sites for recruitment could land applicants, employees and employers in big trouble (Rob Bailey)
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The National Personality: What's changed over the last 18 years?
Extent to which personality characteristics of the UK general population were found to change over time, and discusses the implications of the findings for psychometric test publishers and the practitioners who use these instruments (Paul Deakin)
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Practical skills workshop

During this workshop we discussed our experience of using online survey technology in psychometric test development, outlining the potential risks of using this technology, and suggesting practical steps which test developers can take to overcome these risks.

Making the most of online data collection technology
(Paul Deakin)
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Speakers: Rob Bailey, Paul Deakin and Heather Coop
Date: January 11-13 2012
Location: Crown Plaza- Chester

Psychometrics Forum

Speaker: Rob Bailey
Date: November 26
Location: London, UK

2011 Association for Psychological Type International (APTi) Conference

Paper: Dominant & Auxiliary Function Dynamics: Developing the Auxiliary Function from Servant to Helper Role
Speaker: Betsy Kendall, Head of UK Business, OPP
Date: August 11-14
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

American Psychological Association (APA) Convention

Paper: To be announced
Speaker: Ralph Mortensen, Chief Psychologist HR & OD, IPAT
Date: August 4-7
Location: Washington, DC, USA

Consortium of Police Psychologists (COPPs) Meeting

Paper: To be announced
Speaker: Mike Stowers, Senior Consulting Psychologist, IPAT
Date: May
Location: New Orleans, LA, USA

Festival of Leadership – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust

Paper: Leading Change Through Appreciating Difference
This workshop will enable delegates to understand the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) dimensions as a way of looking at and appreciating differences in response to both imposed and initiated change. More information...
Speaker: Gil Parsons, Lead Trainer, OPP
Date: May 24
Location: Barrington, Cambridgeshire, UK

Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology Conference

Paper: International Development Through the Use of Personality Assessments
Speaker: Robert McHenry, Chairman & CEO, OPP (with Michael Morris, Sarita Bhakuni, Kevin Meyer and Patrick Wadlington)
Date: April 15
Location: Chicago, IL, USA

Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology Conference

Paper: Personality as a Predictor of Military Suitability
Speaker: Mike Stowers, Senior Consulting Psychologist, IPAT
Date: April 14
Location: Chicago, IL, USA

Association of Test Publishers Conference

Paper: Lost in Translation: Navigating the Complex Process of Translating Assessments
Speaker: Scott Bedwell, Senior R&D Consultant, IPAT
Penny Moyle, Head of International Business, OPP
Date: February 27 - March 2
Location: Chandler, AZ, USA

Society of Consulting Psychology (APA Div 13) Mid-Winter Conference

Paper: Executive Assessment: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Speaker: Ralph Mortensen, Chief Psychologist HR & OD, IPAT
Date: January 29
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference

Paper:

The personality of Surgeons and General Practitioners – Are they really so different? Implications for the future NHS

Speaker: Rob Bailey, Managing Consultant, OPP and Fiona Patterson, Work Psychology Group, City University
Date: January 12-14
Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK

National Center for Organizational Development, Veterans Health Administration

Paper:

Effective Use of the 16PF Personality Assessment in Coaching & Leadership Development Initiatives

Speaker: Ralph Mortensen, Chief Psychologist HR & OD, IPAT
Date: January 10
Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA