PROGRAM (updated Oct 29^th, subject to later updates)

Monday 02 November
16:00 – 17:30 18:00 – 21:00	Steering Committee meeting Registration and Meet & Greet at conference venue (Dorpat Hotel)

Tuesday 03 November
08:00 – 09:00	Registration desk open for late registrations
09:00 – 09:30	Opening address Colonel Aarne Ermus, Commander of the Estonian Defence College
09:30 – 10.30	Keynote: COL Carl Castro (Presented by Dennis McGurk) Evidence- Based Solutions in the Military: Avoiding the Snake Oil Salesman
10:30 – 11:00	Morning break
11:00 – 12:30	Plenary presentations 1. Update on the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS): A Pilot Testing Program on the ASVAB Testing Platform Stephen STARK, Fritz DRASGOW, Oleksandr CHERNYSHENKO ID 49 2. The Navy Computerized Adaptive Personality Scales: Evidence for Validity Walter BORMAN, Robert SCHNEIDER, Janis HOUSTON, Ronald BEARDEN ID 34 3. Scoring the Performance Based Measurement (PBM) Test to Enhance Naval Aviation Selection Decisions Fritz DRASGOW, Oleksandr CHERNYSHENKO, Stephen STARK, Henry PHILLIPS ID 50
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
	Parallel sessions
14:00 – 15:30	Struve I 1. Attrition and Organizational Support in the Netherlands’ Armed Forces Renier VAN GELOOVEN, Daisy VAN VUGT ID 17 2. The Impact of Expectations on Commitment of Newcomers Françoise BERTRAND, Veerle TIBAX, Isabelle HANSEZ ID 37 3. The Effectiveness of Monetary Rewards on Retention Zhigang WANG ID 30	Struve II 1. The Human Dimensions of Operations Project Gary IVEY, Sebastien BLANC ID 28 2. The Effect of Military Families’ Perceptions of OPTEMPO and Mission Impact on Soldiers' Readiness Jacco DUEL, Nienke VAN REES VELLINGA ID 39 3. The First Survey of Australian Defence Force Families Samantha ATKINS ID 19			Peterson 1. Analysis of Women in Naval Officer Occupations Michelle STRAVER ID 15 2. Socio-Professional Well Being Among Belgian Navy French and Dutch Speaking Staff Wahid FOUCHALI, Pascal DE SUTTER ID 62 3. Public Service Employee Survey for DND Irina GOLDENBERG ID 5
15:30 – 16:00	Afternoon break
	Parallel sessions
16:00 – 17:30	Struve I 1. Why Newcomers Resign? : a Three Wave Longitudinal Study Francoise BERTRAND, Veerle TIBAX ID 38 2. Broken Promises: Influence of Disconfirmed Expectations on Canadian Forces Departing Members Kathy MICHAUD ID 24 3. Quality of Life among Military Families: 2008 Survey of Spouses/Partners of Canadian Forces Members Kerry SUDOM ID 78	Struve II 1. Welfare Provision to Service Personnel and their Families During Separation Susan PADDOCK, Emma PARRY ID 20 2. Deployment and Family Life – Post Deployment Survey Results Kristoph KABAS, Christian LANGER ID 68 3. Canadian Forces Spousal/Partner Employment and Income Project Jason DUNN ID 63			Peterson 1. Innovative Items – Measuring Complex Cognitive Skills Stefan BONDOROWICZ ID 8 2. The Quality of the Selection Interview in the Belgian Defense Romina RANUCCI ID 67 3. Too Smart to Pass Special Forces Training? Amber VOS, Jenny EAGLESTONE ID 57
18:30 – 21:00	Evening program: Musical entertainment (Optional)
Wednesday 04 November
08:45 – 09:00	Announcements
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote: Prof Martin Euwema The morale of the Peacekeeping Warrior
10:00 – 10:30	Plenary presentation Moral Stress in a Military Context Sofia NILSSON, Misa SJÖBERG, Gerry LARSSON, Kjell KALLENBERG ID 43
10:30 – 11:00	Morning break
	Parallel sessions
11:00 – 12:30	Struve I & Struve II 1. The Psychometric Model: a Smart Classification Tool Revisited Francois LESCREVE ID 74 2. Improving Selection - Putting the Best into Training First Dawn JOHANSEN ID 65 3. Relationships between Military Testing, Personnel Capability and Combat and Cost-effectiveness of Weapons, Units and Forces Juri TOOMEPUU ID 33		Peterson 1. I'm More Malleable Than You Are: Lay Theories of Leadership Ability as a Function of Self- and Other-Relevance Craig FOSTER, Doug LINDSAY ID 6 2. The Integration of Character and Leadership: A Developmental Model Doug LINDSAY, Joseph SANDERS ID 58 3. Whole-Person Profile: A Framework to Integrate Selection and Development Kenneth LIM ID 71
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch + POSTER Presentations
	Parallel sessions
14:00 – 15:30	Struve I 1. Development of a Post-Command Multi-Source Leadership Development Feedback System Sharon TAN, Swee Kiat TAN, Zhiwen NG ID 41 2. Military Officers' Mental Construct of Leadership Eric STEVENSON ID 31 3. Leadership and Irregular Threats Maria FORS, Gerry LARSSON ID 45	Struve II 1. A Study on the Establishment of the Military Distance Learning System in Korea Kwang Pyo CHOI, In Kook KIM ID 1 2. An Emotional Intelligence Program for the Australian Defence Force Tony MULLAN ID 53 3. Coaching for Military Personnel – From the Idea to the Implementation Hubert ANNEN ID 48			Peterson 1. Acquaintance, Interpersonal Affect and Accuracy in Peer Ratings Tamer SEFATI ID 77 2. Testing the Adequacy of the Dujmovic Model for Aggregation in Selection Annemie DEFRANC, Romina RANUCCI, Veerle TIBAX ID 66 3. Psychometric Properties of the DEOMI Organizational Climate Survey Stephen TRUHON, Daniel McDONALD ID 18
15:30 – 16:00	Afternoon break
	Parallel sessions
16:00 – 17:30	Struve I 1. Military Ethics Education in the Australian Defence Force Jamie CULLENS ID 54 2. Royal Military College – Personal Harassment Questionnaire Julie BELANGER ID 42 3. Moral Decision Making in Leadership – Theoretical Foundation and Practical Implications Stefan SEILER, Andreas FISCHER, Yoon Phaik OOI ID 35	Struve II 1. The Correlation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Growth Ana TADIC, Ana MATKOVIC ID 60 2. Psychological Assistance in Humanitarian Mission Jonnie KOENTARA, Ahmad TRISUHADIANA ID 7 3. Oxidative Stress and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in a Contingent of International Operations Vladimirs VOICEHOVSKIS, Gunta ANCANE, Andrejs SKESTERS ID 75			Peterson 1. Looking for Instruments to Predict Integrity at the Dutch Armed Forces Myckel CREMERS, Jan TE NIJENHUIS, Kitty VAN DER HEIJDEN-LEK ID 36 2. The Concept of Reliability and Construction of Short Personality Scales Kenn KONSTABEL ID 70 3. Inspiring the Inspirators: On the General and his Inspiration Miriam DE GRAAFF, Karla MENNEN ID 76
18:30 – 21:00	Evening program: IBTA
Thursday 05 November
08:45 – 09:00	Announcements
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote 3: Prof Jacques Mylle Command Team Effectiveness: Lessons Learned from a Survey
10:00 – 10:30	Plenary presentation Does Character Matter? Positive Psychology Applied to Military Psychology Nadine EGGIMANN, Hubert ANNEN, René PROYER ID 46
10:30 – 11:00	Morning break
	Parallel sessions
11:00 – 12:30	Struve I 1. Soldiers’ Moral and Psychological Well Being after Eight Month of a Military service: Does Ethnic Nationality Matter for the Psychological State? Merle PARMAK ID 79 2. The Socialization of Officer Cadets at the Royal Military College of Canada Justin WRIGHT ID 80 3. Navy Recruiting and Applicant Attraction Line ST-PIERRE, Lisa WILLIAMS ID 13	Struve II 1. The Role of Personality in the Psychological Well-Being of New Recruits Alla SKOMOROVSKY ID 81 2. The Three R's of the Deployment Cycle: Readiness, Resilience and Readjustment Peter MURPHY ID 72 3. The Expectations of the Aspiration Country’s Defense Forces Members Towards Joining NATO Jaan SILVET ID 44		Peterson 1. Professional Apprenticeship Career Track (PACT) Program Sofyia VELGACH, Stephen WATSON ID 27 2. Research into Service Community Experiences of Public Service Provision Suraiya HUSSAIN, Jo MALCOMSON, Vicky KALLMEIER-HATCH ID 52 3. A Study of Non-Commissioned Officers in Sweden. Who are they and how do they look up on their employment? Björn GUSTAVSSON ID 55
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30	Plenary session 1. Transformation of Personnel Research in DND/CF Susan TRUSCOTT ID 14 2. Military Psychology in Australia – Reflections Peter MURPHY ID 73 3. Special Forces, Special Selection? Aimed at those interested in joining a NATO workgroup on selection of special forces. Jenny EAGLESTONE, Amber VOS ID 26
15:30 – 16:00	Closing remarks
16:00 – 16:30	Refreshments
17:00 – 18:00	Visiting the University of Tartu, Institute of Psychology (optional)
19:00 – 22:00	Evening program: Conference dinner
Friday 06 November
9:00 – …	Social Program (optional) 1. Tartu City Tour 2. Tartu and Tallinn Old City Tour