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
The SPC arranges all matters related to the production of the conference presentations and preparation of the Conference Programme.
- 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 (University of Cambridge)
Members:
Angela Verschoor (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
The SPC arranges all matters related to the production of the conference presentations and preparation of the Conference Programme.
- 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 (University of Cambridge)
Members:
Angela Verschoor (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)