Welcome from the Steering Committee
It's my great pleasure to welcome you for the 2nd All Russian Conference “Psychological Testing in the Period of Innovation”. The Conference is jointly organized by Russian Psychological Society, Federation of Educational Psychologists of Russia, and South Ural State University.
Leading Russian experts have already confirmed that they are taking part in the Conference. These are D.A. Leontiev, A.G. Shmelyov (Moscow State University), S.B. Malykh (Psychology Institute of Russian Academy of Education), S.A. Manichev , K.R. Chervinskaya (St.Petersburg State University), D.V. Ushakov (Psychology Institute of Russian Academy of Science), etc. We are also proud to present prominent scholars from abroad: L.F. Burlachuk (Ukraine), D. Bartram, P. Lindley (UK), E. Aidman (Australia).
Geographically, the Urals and Chelyabinsk lie in the center of Russia and the Faculty of Psychology of SUSU is gradually becoming one of the centers on the "map" of psychological testing.
Conference will include various events: keynote lectures, symposia, oral sessions, poster presentations, evening lectures, round tables, and workshops.
In addition to meetings and discussions with masters of national and international psychology, beautiful scenery of fabulous Ural nature and cultural and historical sights of Chelyabinsk are waiting for you.
The Steering Committee is going do the utmost to make your stay in the Ural land comfortable, unforgettable, and useful.

Nikolay Baturin
Chairman of Conference Steering Committee
PhD, PsyD, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology of SUSU,
Head of Department of Psychological Testing and Counseling,
Chairman of the Psychodiagnostics Commission of the Russian Psychological Society