Committees
We currently have five committees to support the running of AEA-Europe. Committees are made up of members of the association.

Professional Development Committee
Professional Development Committee
- Creates opportunities for members to increase their knowledge and understanding of assessment and keeping up to date with the latest developments.
- Organises a number of activities such as:
- AEA-Europe Accreditation scheme.
- New Researcher Award.
- Poster Award.
- Webinars and Seminars.
- Standards for Educational Assessment.
- Doctoral Network
- The PDC is made up of members from the Association.
Chair:
Elena Papanastasiou (University of Nicosia)
Members:
Bas Hemker (CITO, Netherlands)
Shakeh Manassian (PSI Services, UK)
Lydia Townsend (UCL, UK)

Publications Committee
Publications Committee
- Constantly updates website to include information about events, activities, areas of research in assessment.
- Communicates with members through various social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter and a new Association blog.
- Co-ordinates Special Interest Groups which currently include E-Assessment and Assessment Cultures.
- The PDC is made up of members from the Association.
Chair:
Deborah Chetcuti (University of Malta)
Members:
Amina Afif (Pedagogue, Luxembourg)
Judith Gracey (AQA, UK)
Mary Richardson (UCL, UK)
Lesley Wiseman (University of Glasgow, UK)

Scientific Programme Committee
Scientific Programme Committee
- Proposes the conference theme and secures keynote speakers for the conference
- Organises the guidelines for submission and review of papers for the conference.
- Decides on the final conference programme.
- Assists with the development of web materials and marketing of the conference.
- The SPC is made up of members from the Association.
Chair:
Stuart Shaw (Cambridge Assessment, UK)
Members:
Nico Dieteren (CITO, Netherlands)
Rebecca Hamer (IB, Netherlands)
Damian Murchan (Trinity, University of Dublin)
Elisa de Padua (University of Cambridge, UK)
Gerry Shiel (ERC, Ireland)
Conference Organising Committee
- Prepares the conference budget for approval by council.
- Liaises with local conference committee to organise conference activities and events.
- Assists the SPC with the preparation of the conference programme.
- Produces information for the website and conference packs.
- The COC is made up of members from Council, a previous conference host and a member from the local organizing committee.
Chair:
Christina Wiskstom
Members:
Andrej Novik (SCIO, Czech Republic)
George MacBride (University of Glasgow, UK)
Damian Murchan (Trinity College, Ireland)
Audit Committee
- Audits the financial statements provided by the Treasurer.
- Provides assurances to the General Assembly as to the financial statements being a true and fair account.
- The AC is made up of three members from the Association.
Members:
Graham Hudson (GA Partnerships, UK)
Fazilat Siddiq (University of South-Eastern, Norway)
Sebastiaan de Klerk (eX:plain, the Netherlands)
Committees
We currently have five committees to support the running of AEA-Europe. Committees are made up of members of the association.

Professional Development Committee
Professional Development Committee
- Creates opportunities for members to increase their knowledge and understanding of assessment and keeping up to date with the latest developments.
- Organises a number of activities such as:
- AEA-Europe Accreditation scheme.
- New Researcher Award.
- Poster Award.
- Webinars and Seminars.
- Standards for Educational Assessment.
- Doctoral Network
- The PDC is made up of members from the Association.
Chair:
Elena Papanastasiou (University of Nicosia)
Members:
Bas Hemker (CITO, Netherlands)
Shakeh Manassian (PSI Services, UK)
Lydia Townsend (UCL, UK)

Publications Committee
Publications Committee
- Constantly updates website to include information about events, activities, areas of research in assessment.
- Communicates with members through various social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter and a new Association blog.
- Co-ordinates Special Interest Groups which currently include E-Assessment and Assessment Cultures.
- The PDC is made up of members from the Association.
Chair:
Deborah Chetcuti (University of Malta)
Members:
Amina Afif (Pedagogue, Luxembourg)
Judith Gracey (AQA, UK)
Mary Richardson (UCL, UK)
Lesley Wiseman (University of Glasgow, UK)
Scientific Programme Committee
- Proposes the conference theme and secures keynote speakers for the conference
- Organises the guidelines for submission and review of papers for the conference.
- Decides on the final conference programme.
- Assists with the development of web materials and marketing of the conference.
- The SPC is made up of members from the Association.
Chair:
Stuart Shaw (Cambridge Assessment, UK)
Members:
Nico Dieteren (CITO, Netherlands)
Rebecca Hamer (IB, Netherlands)
Damian Murchan (Trinity, University of Dublin)
Elisa de Padua (University of Cambridge, UK)
Gerry Shiel (ERC, Ireland)
Conference Organising Committee
- Prepares the conference budget for approval by council.
- Liaises with local conference committee to organise conference activities and events.
- Assists the SPC with the preparation of the conference programme.
- Produces information for the website and conference packs.
- The COC is made up of members from Council, a previous conference host and a member from the local organizing committee.
Chair:
Christina Wiskstom
Members:
Andrej Novik (SCIO, Czech Republic)
George MacBride (University of Glasgow, UK)
Damian Murchan (Trinity College, Ireland)
Audit Committee
- Audits the financial statements provided by the Treasurer.
- Provides assurances to the General Assembly as to the financial statements being a true and fair account.
- The AC is made up of three members from the Association.
Members:
Graham Hudson (GA Partnerships, UK)
Fazilat Siddiq (University of South-Eastern, Norway)
Sebastiaan de Klerk (eX:plain, the Netherlands)