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𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭! 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐓𝐂 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐓𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒,𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 As a seasoned attendee of numerous conferences during my doctoral studies, ITC 2024 in Granada marked my first experience as a Psychometric Researcher (Mercer Mettl) in the assessment industry. 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏: The conference began with an exceptional short course on Response Bias by Ricardo Primi and Felipe Valentini. This “9-hour intellectual marathon,” as Pavlos Stampoulidis aptly described it, concluded with Anna Brown's enlightening session on Ipsative Data. 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐: I had the honour of presenting my work on the #Cybersecurity Risk Framework in front of esteemed experts in the field. Dr. Nicky Hayes kindly shared her book with me, which was a truly uplifting and cherished gesture. The day featured the inspiring ITC Presidential Address by Stephen Sireci and an insightful EFPA and BPS Test Review Model symposium by Dr Charlie Eyre, Nigel Evans, and other BPS members. The keynote by Dr. Alina von Davier was a highlight. She left us with numerous innovative research ideas and unaddressed gaps in AI and Proctoring. 𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔—𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. The day ended beautifully with a tour of the Alhambra Palace and a delightful walk to the city centre. I cherished all my fantastic catch-ups with Devasmita Ghosh, Nicola Taylor, Anubhav Nathani, Clara To, Anita Rintala-Rasmus, and everyone I met while exploring Granada. 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑: The day featured engaging sessions on Neurodivergent Talent, Responding Styles, and Success Factors by Dr. Rainer Kurz, followed by the ITC general meeting. Dr. Claudia Gusso, I look forward to contributing to the ITC Outreach Committee. The Gala Dinner at Carmen de los Martires was a highlight, brimming with stimulating conversations. Special thanks to Steve Dept, Dr Justin August, Pakeezah Rajab, Bhavana Srirangam and Qiwei He for their enlightening insights. 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟒: Jennifer Randall's keynote was a standout. I am proud to be part of the Diversity and Justice Committee at ITC. I also had a wonderful catch-up with Anthropologist Lidia Jendzjowsky. Stephen Sireci's impressive "𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑛" ceremony was unlike anything I've seen before. Congratulations, Prof. Kadriye Ercikan, on your ITC Presidentship. Special thanks to Luis Manuel Lozano for being such a wonderful, encouraging, and supportive presence. Thank you for an amazing experience, ITC! Looking forward to #ITC2026, Auckland. 𝐏𝐒: 𝑆𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑇𝐶 𝑁𝑒𝑤𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟! 𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 ;) Mettl International Test Commission