Category Archives: Conferences

The proverb “All roads lead to Rome” only dates back to the Middle Ages: it first appeared in the 12th century, in Medieval Latin, so it is recent history compared to Rome’s. While the proverb observes that, in the Roman Empire, all major thoroughfares led to Rome, it actually means that the same outcome can …

“cApStAn and Enovate as Gold Sponsor at E-ATP 2026 in Rome”

[English version after the French version] Des évaluations fiables d’une langue à l’autre : pourquoi nous parrainons le 51e congrès annuel de l’IAEA En septembre, l’équipe Enovate-cApStAn est particulièrement fière de parrainer le 51e congrès annuel de l’IAEA, organisé à Toronto par l’Office de la qualité et de la responsabilité en éducation (l’OQRE) en partenariat …

“cApStAn and Enovate at the 51st Annual IAEA Conference in Toronto”

International Test Commission (ITC) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, June 30-July 3, 2026 More research data or more responses to ethical concerns? Conference Website: https://www.itc2026auckland.com One of the rewarding aspects of cross-pollination between researchers and field practitioners is that one gets to attend the biennial International Test Commission (ITC) Conference. The 2026 edition took place in Auckland, …

“cApStAn at the ITC Conference in Auckland”

Conference Website: https://www.itc2026auckland.com For almost half a century now, the International Test Commission (ITC) actively promotes effective, valid and fair assessment practices around the world. The theme of the 2026 edition of the biennial ITC conference, which will take place from June 30 to July 3 in Auckland, New Zealand, is in line with the  core values …

“A scientific programme with a strong focus on trust, equity and human experience”

Next month, on June 18-19, the National Agency for Education in Lithuania will host the 9th FLIP+ Annual Event, a gathering of education stakeholders and experts who come there to share. The founding members were public institutions who had pivoted from pencil-and-paper tests to digital assessments for their national examinations: they wanted to exchange experiences and …

“A Conference like no other: the 9th FLIP+ Annual Event”

From June 8 to June 10, cApStAn will be in London for the 2026 e-Assessment Association International Conference. This year, we’re proud to be joining as a Gold Sponsor. At cApStAn, we work at the intersection of linguistics and psychometrics: we help determine and ensure that the languages used in an assessment are aligned with …

“cApStAn will be a Gold Sponsor at eAA 2026 in London”

CSDI once again demonstrated—over an intensive three‑day programme—the importance and complexity of translation, adaptation, and linguistic nuance in producing comparable data for multinational studies. The 2026 Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) Workshop, held in beautiful Vienna from March 23rd to 25th, brought together leading specialists in comparative methodology, with a strong emphasis on questionnaire …

“Update from CSDI Conference in Vienna”

‘CSDI Workshop (Comparative Survey Design and Implementation) will be held in Vienna on March 23-25, 2026! Our colleague, Musab, will be attending, and will be co‑chairing the session “Questionnaire Translation for Cultural Contexts” together with Dr. Brita Dorer from GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. The session brings together recent research and practical …

“cApStAn at the CSDI Workshop 2026”

By Steve Dept – Founder, cApStAn The proud city of Cardiff played host to DOP annual Conference and, for three intensive days, the Welsh scene was abuzz with notions such as inclusive leadership, work as a health outcome (and vice versa), pragmatic mindfulness, upskilling, corporate culture, neuro-inclusion, the Big Five, the Great Eight, or AI-driven …

“The British Psychological Society’s DIVISION of OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (DOP) Annual Conference, Cardiff, January 14-16, 2026”

What gets measured, gets treasured – Post by Steve Dept, cApStAn’s founder On December 1st, I had the privilege of attending the ACE Summit 2025 at the Learning Planet Institute in Paris. The “ACE” acronym stands for AI & Competencies in Education, and the organisers are Beyond Education and the Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR). …

“What gets measured, gets treasured | ACE Summit 2025, Paris”

Article by Steve Dept – Founder, cApStAn If Quality Matters, Define It Each year, under the banner of Multilingualism, translation and language-based AI services, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation organizes a high-level conference known as the Translating Europe Forum (TEF). Last year’s theme was “Words Matter”, this year’s conference theme was “Quality Matters”. When …

“If Quality Matters, Define It | Translating Europe Forum (TEF)”

The European arm of the Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP) held its annual conference in Dublin this year. The venue was ideal, the turnout was better than in 2024, though the proportion of vendors, and the content was definitely engaging. One takeaway for the cApStAn team was that the assessment localisation challenge has shifted towards …

“E-ATP25 Conference, Dublin | Building European Assessment for All”