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Save the date: 2026 IEA Council meeting 2-3 November in Florianópolis, Brazil

Save the date: 2026 IEA Council meeting 2-3 November in Florianópolis, Brazil

The 2026 IEA Council meeting will take place in the beautiful city of in Florianópolis, Brazil at the Oceania Convention Centre, Praia dos Ingleses. The meeting will be immediately followed by ABERGO’s annual conference. Council members are invited to attend the ABERGO conference free of charge but must indicate their intention to attend to organizers. […]

New Special Issue: Ergonomics, Gender, and Social Sustainability

New Special Issue: Ergonomics, Gender, and Social Sustainability

The IEA Gender & Work Technical Committee is pleased to announce the publication of the Special Issue “Ergonomics, Gender, and Social Sustainability” in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. This Special Issue builds on two decades of international collaboration within the IEA Gender & Work Technical Committee, while extending its agenda to the increasingly urgent question […]

News from Advisory Group on Standardization

News from Advisory Group on Standardization

During panel at ACED chaired by Masaaki Mochimaru, Chair of IEA AGS (standing at podium) with five AGS liaison and regional members: Yu-Chi Lee, Nana Itoh, Edwin Yap, Shin-ichi Fukuzumi, Chris-Kosuke Yamada The Advisory Group on Standardization (AGS) was restructured in 2025 as an ad hoc group of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), with Dr. […]

5th Asian Conference of Ergonomics and Design

5th Asian Conference of Ergonomics and Design

From 01 August until 05 August, 2026, the 5th Asian Conference on Ergonomics and Design (ACED) took place in Singapore. The theme of the conference was “Driving Human Progress through Human Factors, Ergonomics & AI” and referred to the tremendous developments of technologies like AI today and the importance of the involvement of Ergonomics and […]

Uniting for Worker Health: IOHA Meets with IEA and ICOH

Uniting for Worker Health: IOHA Meets with IEA and ICOH

From left to right: top: Seong-Kyu Kang, Andrew Thatcher, Diana Gagliardi, bottom: Nancy Wilk, Matthew Olota, and Laurence Svirchev. In terms of our joint Memorandum of Understanding the IEA President met with the leadership of the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) and the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) on 12 August 2026 to discuss […]

From 27 August IEA Virtual Council Gatherings: “What is your E/HF elevator pitch?”

From 27 August IEA Virtual Council Gatherings: “What is your E/HF elevator pitch?”

During two 90-minute virtual gatherings of IEA council representatives, Executive Committee members and Sustaining Members on 27 August, 39 participants from around the world shared in break-out rooms to present key points for a successful “elevator pitch” concerning Ergonomics and Human Factors. Screenshot from session 3A (started at 0700 UTC on 27 August 2026) […]

In memoriam to Prof. David Rempel

In memoriam to Prof. David Rempel

As the IEA community we are saddened to hear about the passing of Prof. David Rempel, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, after an extended illness. Prof. Rempel was an IEA fellow, IEA sustaining member, an IEA Council representative for the HFES (over many years), and served in leadership positions in the IEA’s […]

IEA2027 Update

Early Bird tickets are now on sale, with additional discounts for IEA Federated Society members and students (both available on the website when you book). Tickets include admission to all sessions, refreshments, lunch and an app that will help you plan your time and keep you in touch with other delegates. Booking early means you […]

Save the date: 2026 IEA Council meeting 2-3 November in Florianópolis, Brazil

The 2026 IEA Council meeting will take place in the beautiful city of in Florianópolis, Brazil at the Oceania Convention Centre, Praia dos Ingleses. The…
New Special Issue: Ergonomics, Gender, and Social Sustainability

The IEA Gender & Work Technical Committee is pleased to announce the publication of the Special Issue "Ergonomics, Gender, and Social Sustainability" in the International Journal…
News from Advisory Group on Standardization

During panel at ACED chaired by Masaaki Mochimaru, Chair of IEA AGS (standing at podium) with five AGS liaison and regional members: Yu-Chi Lee, Nana…
5th Asian Conference of Ergonomics and Design

From 01 August until 05 August, 2026, the 5th Asian Conference on Ergonomics and Design (ACED) took place in Singapore. The theme of the conference…
Uniting for Worker Health: IOHA Meets with IEA and ICOH

From left to right: top: Seong-Kyu Kang, Andrew Thatcher, Diana Gagliardi, bottom: Nancy Wilk, Matthew Olota, and Laurence Svirchev. In terms of our joint Memorandum…
From 27 August IEA Virtual Council Gatherings: “What is your E/HF elevator pitch?”

During two 90-minute virtual gatherings of IEA council representatives, Executive Committee members and Sustaining Members on 27 August, 39 participants from around the world shared…
In memoriam to Prof. David Rempel

As the IEA community we are saddened to hear about the passing of Prof. David Rempel, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, after…
IEA2027 Update

Early Bird tickets are now on sale, with additional discounts for IEA Federated Society members and students (both available on the website when you book).…
IEA Sustaining Members Spotlight

Elsevier is a Diamond Level Organisational Sustaining Member of IEA. Elsevier sponsors the Triennial IEA/Elsevier John Wilson Award which recognizes major contributions in the field of applied…
Human Factors for AI & Work: A Lightning Talk

IEA Webinar: 23 September, 2026, at 12 pm UTC The AI & Work Technical Committee webinar series Duration: 60 minutes As AI becomes embedded…

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23-25 August 2027

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