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2. The European Test Publishers Group( ETPG) was founded in 1991. We have an annual conference: this year Istanbul; next year Oxford. Our Mission is to promote high quality psychometric testing practices in Europe and we have entry criteria. We have 26 full and associate members from around Europe. All are publishers 2

3. 1. Producing statements on issues such as copyright, professional testing etc 2. Research into pan –European customer topics 3. Conferences with sessions looking at possible advances in and influences on European testing; neuroscience, PTSD, social media, demographics. 4. Licensing national tests internationally 5. Very little joint test development 3

4. 1. G Harris ATP 2. Previous attendance at exhibitions: APA/ITC/ EFPA 3. Members attendance at conferences: some presentations. 4

5. 1. Commitment to high quality test use 2. National and international knowledge 3. Expertise in communicating with and researching users 4. Access to millions of customers and potential customers Europe wide – including non-psychologist 5. Network with academics/scientists etc 6. Diversity of approach, skill-set, vision. 7. Experience of all testing markets from schools to sports teams 8. Publishing knowledge 9. Genuine psychological expertise 5

6. AreaPossible partners Regularising copyrightNational psychological Associations: ITC: EFPA: ATP Increased communication on good practice Particularly EFPA and National Psychological Association. ATP Research into test users needsIn both this and the next one we have expertise to undertake research into new areas and report on findings, and have an interest in linking academia and business Research into new ways of testing 6

7. AreaPossible partners Lobbying for good test practice with EU, national governments etc All Supply side perspective on reviewing. competencies, training, teaching All. Joint conferenceATPG, ETPG, EFPA, ITC ? 7

8. 1. Some suspicion between academy and industry? 2. Internal competition within ETPG ? 3. Doesn’t represent everyone ! 4. Differing aims? 5. Relative difficulty and long time scales of making decisions. 8

9. Contact us: www.etpg.orgwww.etpg.org gives contact details for all national members ian.florance@Intinternet.comian.florance@Intinternet.com or 0044 7966 509390 to contact ETPG’s secretary 9