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Webinar 16 November 2023, 3 PM UTC  The goal of this on-line webinar series is to bring you perspectives on the envisaged challenges arising from the Future of Work for HFE from around the World. In this webinar we will be hearing about the future of work from the USA and the challenges that this […]

The IEA would like to announce the following award winners for 2023. The IEA Executive would like to congratulate all winners and thank them on behalf of all members for the contributions they have made to our profession and science. Thanks to the work of the review committee and, of course, to the award sponsors. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]