The future of work and the challenges for HFE from India
Sep 28, 2023 11:00 Universal Time UTC India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies globally. There is a lot to learn from India, which has used innovation to drive growth and technological advancements while tackling a variety of social ills that plague the country. It will thus be of value to understand, from […]
IEA 2024 First Call for Papers
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 Ergonomics Society of Korea (ESK), anticipates the participation of over 1,500 delegates from more than 70 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IEA/Kingfar Early Career Researcher Awardees
Although somewhat delayed due to the extension of deadlines in the past, the IEA is pleased to announce selections for the 2022 IEA/Kingfar Early Career Researchers Award. The awardees are representative of our global membership and include: Gabriela Garcia – SOCEERGO (Ecuadorian Scientific Society for Ergonomics) Carlos Aceves Gonzalez – SEMAC (Society of Ergonomists of […]
Call for Papers for Special Issue of Applied Ergonomcis
Digital Technologies Supportive of Resilient Performance in Socio-Technical Systems: A Human Factors and Ergonomics Perspective. Two of the guest editors of this special issue are the leading chairs of the IEA Resilience Engineering Technical Committee. More information is available here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/applied-ergonomics/about/call-for-papers#digital-technologies-supportive-of-resilient-performance-in-socio-technical-systems-a-human-factors-and-ergonomics-perspective-applied-ergonomics Or contact Tarcisio Abreu Saurin: saurin@ufrgs.br
