October is Global Ergonomics Month (GEM): Share a story!
Date:Oct 2017 IEA Communications and Public Relations Chair, Michelle Robertson October is Ergonomics and Human Factors Month—World-Wide! IEA Federated Societies & Networks are promoting Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) initiatives and awareness among local communities, industries, government agencies, and schools. IEA acknowledges these outstanding efforts and strongly supports these local and national initiatives. Together, these […]
ErgoAfrica 2017
1st ErgoAfrica Conference 13th to 15th September, 2017 Report by Andrew Todd The 1st ErgoAfrica conference was hosted on by the Ergonomics Society of South Africa (ESSA) in conjunction with the 3rd African Symposium on Human Factor and Aviation Safety and the 13th ESSA conference. The conference theme was “From reactive to proactive in safety […]
The recent IEA Council meeting in Singapore
Date:Sep 2017 The recent IEA Council meeting in Singapore was very successful. Almost all of the IEA Federated Societies were represented, either in person or by proxy. The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Singapore held a Symposium to celebrate their 30th Anniversary prior to the Council meeting, and members of the IEA Council were […]
Certification of Professional Ergonomists
Date:Jun 2017 Maggie Graf, Director Following a special session on certification that was held at the IEA Conference in Melbourne in 2015, it was decided to form a sub-committee to the Professional Standards and Education Standing Committee, specifically tasked with promoting the certification of professional ergonomists. The purpose was to facilitate the exchange of experiences […]
October is Global Ergonomics Month (GEM)
Date:Sep 2016 October is Global Ergonomics Month (GEM) Happenings around the World! October is the designated Worldwide Month of Ergonomics and Human Factors. Several IEA Federated Societies and Networks were actively involved in promoting Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) awareness among the local community, industries, government agencies, and schools. Typically, these planned events and activities […]
Message from the Executive Committee June 2016
Date:Jun 2016 Identifying global Human Factors and Ergonomics development needs The IEA recently held an executive Committee meeting in San Francisco during which the various standing Committee chairs presented their three-year action plans, including the International Development (ID) Committee. The following is a brief summary of some of the ideas that were presented at the […]
Message from the Executive Committee April 2016
Date:Apr 2016 IEA History Keeping an eye on its own history is a wise thing for any organization. For too long a time the IEA did too little in this respect. The written history of the Association covers only the years from the foundation to 1985. In 2015 this was the reason for IEA President […]
Message from the Executive Committee March 2016
Date:Mar 2016 The Executive Committee met on February 19-20 at the San Francisco State University Downtown Center in San Francisco, CA, USA. All of the officers and standing committees participated, as well as two ad hoc committee chairs. We would like to share some of the activities and decisions of this meeting – and offer […]