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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 […]

A new guide aimed at helping industry leaders boost their organisations through adopting a human factors approach has been published  by the International Ergonomics Association and its federated member society, the Charted Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors of the United Kingdom. Giving Your Business the Human Factors Edge contains real-life examples of how the discipline […]

IEA and Springer have entered into a frame agreement to publish and distribute proceedings and other works under the logos of both IEA and Springer. This agreement will provide an opportunity for IEA Federated Societies, Technical Committees, and Networks to publish proceedings, manuscripts, and books. Also provided is access to free, indexed publication of conference […]

IEA is pleased to introduce global maps of educational programs in human factors/ergonomics around the world. Developed by the Professional Standards and Education Committee, chaired by Max Chang, programs can be viewed in a Google Maps version with all programs or in one of three Google Earth sites, depicting undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. programs. For […]

IEA2021 will be a hybrid event, comprising both an in-person conference and a virtual conference Plans for the in-person conference are going exceedingly well and we are confident we will deliver a dynamic, enriching and memorable experience. The Congress will comprise 5 days of technical content, including plenary sessions at the start of each day followed […]

In recognition of the 2020 WHO World Patient Safety Day, which was celebrated on September 17, IEA issued a call for case studies on human factors/ergonomics Principles illustrating the impact of HF/E in patient safety. In response to the call, we received several examples from around the world. These HF/E case practices support the objectives […]

You can consult the good practices on COVID-19 collected by the Italian Agency for Healthcare Services (Agenas) from all the Italian healthcare trusts here: https://www.buonepratichesicurezzasanita.it/index.php/Italian-experiences-to-face-COVID-19  and share your good practices by sending them to Sara Albolino, IEA Vice President and Secretary-General, at vpsg@iea.cc and albolino.grc@gmail.com

The 21st Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association Welcome to IEA 2021. The Congress theme, “HFE (Human Factors and Ergonomics) in a connected world/L,ergonomie 4,0”, speaks to the role of emerging G5 technologies.  NOW OPEN:  Call for Special Sessions, including workshops, panels and other formats: March 31, 2020 – June 26, 2020 IEA 2021 […]