What is Ergonomics and Human Factors?
Thursday 9th November 2023, 16.00 UTC Join this Webinar This webinar explains the basic concept of HFE to people who have no training in it. It explains the history of the terms ergonomics and human factors and gives examples of the use of HFE to solve physical, cognitive and organisational challenges for humans at work. […]
Wintertime Slip, Trip and Falls Seminar!
Dear colleagues, We are thrilled to invite you to the Wintertime Slip, Trip and Falls Seminar on October 23rd 2023 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT! Join us in learning valuable insights from two experts in Safety Hazard prevention, Dr. Sophia (Yue) Li and Dr. Ruth Barclay, on the latest advancements in Wintertime Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention. This […]
IEA 2024 Second Call for Papers
NB The second round of submissions is now open with the deadline on February 29, 2024. The 22nd Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) is scheduled to take place at ICC JEJU in Jeju, South Korea, from August 25 to 29, 2024. This prestigious event, hosted by the IEA and organized by the […]
IEA2024 Call for Papers now open
The first round of submissions will be due by 31 October 2023 and authors will be notified of the results by the end of November, 2023. A second round will take place afterwards with notification of acceptance in March, 2024. The first round invites ideas for individual posters and presentations, sessions, workshops and panel discussions. […]
Stover Snook
The IEA regrets to inform that Stover Snook, an IEA Fellow, passed away on July 8, 2023 in Florida, his home. Stover entered the new field of human engineering in 1956. He participated in the human factors design and evaluation of military missile systems, command and control systems, weather observing and forecasting systems, and aircraft cockpit […]
Martin Helander
It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Professor Martin Helander, President of the IEA from 1994-1997. His wife, Professor Halimahtun Mohd Khalid, kindly provided the picture below, which was taken on his 80th birthday last month. He died of long illness in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where they had lived and worked […]
IEA Webinar with Paul Salmon on Artificial Intelligence
The IEA is pleased to announce that Paul Salmon will be presenting on the challenges for the future of work that will result from the application of artificial intelligence. The webinar will take place on 28th June at 8 am UTC but will also be available on the IEA YouTube channel afterwards. See the link […]
Impact Grants
FPE announces the availability of the 2023/2024 Impact Grants that aim to support small projects in the quest of developing professional ergonomics around the world. The funding preference will be given, but not limited to, applicants from the developing countries (as defined by United Nations) or proposals that help develop or grow professional ergonomics in the developing […]