We have more open calls out for the adjunct chair (AC) roles below. You can apply here. Having appointed our Vice-Presidents for Conferences, Operations, Publications, Chapters, and Adjunct Chair (AC) for Awards in our first round of open calls, we now… Continue reading “Open Calls for the SIGCHI Executive Committee – Second Round”… We have more […]
Read MoreMeeting Notes from July 22, 2021 The Executive Committee (EC) Handover session (link to video recording) summarized the accomplishments of the outgoing EC and introduced the incoming EC to the SIGCHI community. This was aimed at ensuring that the incoming… Continue reading “SIGCHI Executive Committee Handover”… Meeting Notes from July 22, 2021 We are grateful […]
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the recipients of the May 2021 cycle of the Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA). The GMTA accepts applications from SIGCHI members who are students, early career researchers, or those experiencing financial hardship or lack of… Continue reading “Gary Marsden Travel Awards Recipients (May 2021)”… We are excited to announce the […]
Read MoreThe IEA K.U. Smith Student Award honors deserving students responsible for contributions to human factors/ergonomics (HF/E). Awards will be presented during the IEA 2021 Triennial Congress in Vancouver, Canada. The Award winners each will receive a cash award of US $3,000. A travel stipend also may be awarded. Any student enrolled in an accredited post-secondary […]
Read MoreDear Training TG Members, The HFES Training Technical Group is pleased to announce a request for proposals for the 2020 Training TG Student Grant Award. The recipient of the best proposal will be awarded $750 to help cover expenses including, but not limited to, research materials or equipment, research participant payments, and registration to the virtual HFES […]
Read MoreOn 10 June 2020 from 15:30 – 1630 GMT, the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors will hold a web-based seminar on the Seven Key Steps to creating a safe workplace during and beyond the current pandemic. Businesses are encouraged to consider the workplace as a whole system so that in mitigating a risk […]
Read MoreIEA invites you to beyondwork2020 – European Conference on Labour Research, World Conference Center, Bonn, Germany, 21-22 October 2020 How can companies prepare their employees for the future working world? And how are individual European countries responding to the processes of change associated with digitalization and shifting demographics? IEA is supporting and participating in this […]
Read MoreEU-OSHA (European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health at Work) has prepared an overview of methods to deal with challenges of workers returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many HF/E experts were involved in creating these recommendation. Website EU COVID19 guidance document (pdf) ———————- Originally posted at https://iea.cc/blog/feed/
Read More“Principles and Guidelines for Human Factors/Ergonomics (HF/E) Design and Management of Work Systems,” a draft document jointly prepared by IEA and the International Labour Organization, is available for download here. In the Special Preface, IEA President Dr. Kathleen L. Mosier writes: “This draft document was prepared over the past 20 months (August 2018-April 2020) by […]
Read MoreThe Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) has published the program for its virtual conference on the Human Factors and Ergonomics of Health Care, to be held 18-21 May 2020. The symposium offers leading human factors experts, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, biomedical engineers, health care providers, FDA representatives, and patient safety researchers the opportunity […]
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