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- Dr. Reid Klion to Share Expertise on 'Developing Web-Based Versions of Current Assessments: Challenges and Benefits' CARMEL, Ind., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WHO: Performance Assessment Network, Inc.(R) ("pan"(R)) - a TALX Company (NASDAQ:TALX) - is a leader in online assessment and talent management systems WHAT: Reid Klion, Ph.D., pan's Chief Science Officer, is participating as a panelist on the topic of "Developing Web-Based Versions of Current Assessments: Challenges and Benefits" at the upcoming IPMAAC (International Public Management Association Assessment Council) conference WHEN: The 30th Annual IPMAAC conference will take place on Sunday, June 25, 2006 through Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Dr. Klion's panel will take place on Wednesday, June 28, at 8:30 a.m. WHERE: The Riviera Hotel Las Vegas, Nev. Dr. Klion's panel will be held in Royale Skyboxes 211 and 212 DETAILS: The IPMAAC annual conference offers professionals the opportunity to share their latest research, programs and ideas with their peers. Since its founding, IPMAAC's greatest strengths have always been its members' commitment to building a solid theoretical and applied research foundation for their professional activities. Dr. Klion is a noted psychologist and expert in personality testing and Web-based assessment for pan. As organizations transition from their current, assessment formats (such as paper/pencil and local PC/diskette) to Web-based testing, there are unique challenges that can emerge. The complexity involved in the transitioning process amplifies when scores from the legacy test system are to be used concurrently with those obtained from the newly implemented system. This symposium provides an overview of the conversion of two very different assessment programs and how these issues can be addressed. About pan Performance Assessment Network, Inc. (pan), a TALX company, is the leading provider of Internet-based testing and assessment solutions, with thousands of corporate, government, and education users internationally. pan administers millions of tests, assessments, and surveys annually. For more information, visit http://www.panpowered.com/. About TALX TALX Corporation, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading provider of human resource and payroll-related services and holds a leadership position in automated employment and income verification as well as unemployment tax management. TALX provides over 9,000 clients, including three-fourths of Fortune 500 companies, with Web-based services focused in three employment-related areas: hiring, pay reporting, and compliance. Hiring services include assessments and talent management, paperless new hires, and tax credits and incentives. Pay reporting services include electronic time tracking, paperless pay, and W-2 management. Compliance services include employment and income verifications through The Work Number, unemployment tax management, and I-9 management. The company's common stock trades in the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol TALX. For more information about TALX Corporation, call 314-214-7000 or access the company's Web site at http://www.talx.com/. Note to editors: Trademarks and registered trademarks referenced herein remain the property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: TALX Corporation CONTACT: Adrienne Turner of The Devon Group, +1-732-224-1000, ext. 18 or , for TALX Corporation Web site: http://www.talx.com/ http://www.panpowered.com/

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