25th June: Building Assessment for Good: What's Coming to Rome This October

In this week's episode, Tim Burnett chats with Emily Worthington, Head of Programmes at Pearson VUE and 2026 Chair of the European Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP). They discuss: Why AI is forcing a fundamental rethink of assessment — and how the industry plans to rise to the challenge much as it did during the pandemic What's on the agenda for the E-ATP conference in Rome this October, including keynote speaker Dr Luca Longo's provocative "cheating or revealing" take on AI How E-ATP's volunteer-run model works, and the many ways to get involved — from attending and sponsoring to reviewing sessions and joining the committee Emily shares why anyone touching assessment should have Rome on their radar this October. With the theme "building assessment for good," the conference brings together people from across education, government, regulators, medical organisations and psychometrics to tackle assessment's biggest challenge yet: the impact of AI on integrity and on what we actually measure. Emily walks through the packed agenda — pre-conference workshops (including Tim & Joscelyns's "year in AI" retrospect), parallel sessions, a hands-on discovery zone, and Dr Luca Longo's keynote on how AI will reshape assessment. She also makes the case for the network you build along the way, and explains how volunteering is the perfect way to dip your toe in. Early bird registration closes on the 26th, so there's no time to lose. Register for the E-ATP conference (Rome, 7–9 October 2026): https://www.eatpconference.eu.com/ Keynote speaker — Dr Luca Longo, University College Cork:   / drlucalongo   Connect with Emily Worthington on LinkedIn:   / emily-worthington10   Connect with Tim Burnett on LinkedIn:   / tburnett   If you would like to join Tim on a future episode or sponsor the Test Community Network then get in touch with Tim to schedule a call: https://calendly.com/educationtech/15... Events: https://www.testcommunity.network/upc... Podcasts: https://www.testcommunity.network/pod... Marketplace: https://www.testcommunity.network/mar... Subscribe to the Test Community Network here: https://www.testcommunity.network 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/57805973...