Executive Mid-term News
The current IEA Officers are now in the middle of their elected term and we have much to look back on and more to look forward to. The Executive (Chairs of the Standing Committees, Ad hoc members and officers) have all developed their strategic plans, initiated activities to meet them, and the first results were […]
News from the IEA officers – Update on activities
The Executive Committee of the IEA is currently busy finalising strategic plans for our three-year term from 2021 to 2024. We are using a method developed by a previous president, Yushi Fujita, and Andrew Todd, chair of Strategic Development and Implementation. We call it the P2DT, but it is a participatory planning and development tool […]
Message from IEA President Jose Orlando Gomes
On behalf of the IEA officers and the Executive Committee, I would like to express thanks for the enormous effort, dedication, and resilience of all IEA members, federated and affiliated societies and their members, and regional networks, all of which were able to face the challenges brought by the pandemic in continuing the operation of […]
Message from the new IEA executive officers: José Orlando Gomes, Maggie Graf, and Thomas Alexander
The new IEA executive committee is now confirmed and already starting to take over the work from the previous committee. In the past two months weekly online meetings have been held to decide on the standing committee chairs and the IEA strategy for the next three years. The emphasis has been on keeping […]
Message from IEA Immediate Past President
Notes on the Pandemic Kathleen Mosier, IEA Immediate Past President This has been an extraordinary time to serve as IEA President. The role of human factors and ergonomics has never been more essential than it is today, as highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am pleased and honored to report that members of IEA–the Executive […]
Message from Executive Committee – December 2020
Holiday Wishes from the IEA Executive Committee It is almost time to say good-bye to 2020, a year of unexpected challenges and turmoil across the globe. No one anticipated the disruption we experienced from a virus that turned into a pandemic. IEA responded to COVID-19 constraints by shifting to remote operations and conducting the first […]
Message from the EC – 30 June 2020
Dear Members of the Global IEA Human Factors and Ergonomics Community, Greetings from IEA in this year of unexpected events and challenges. The IEA Officers and Executive Committee Members hope that you, your families, and your members are staying safe and healthy. The IEA Member Societies met the challenges of 2020 and responded with courage […]
Message from EC – May 2020
Midyear 2020 Update from the IEA Executive Committee (EC) The IEA EC sends heartfelt wishes for the health and safety of all of our members in these crazy times. Because of international travel restrictions, we held the first-ever virtual IEA Executive Committee meeting, 24-26 April 2020. We discussed the multiple activities that the IEA Officers, Standing […]