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A group of Master and PhD students in ergonomics in Iran who are trying to promote the field in their country have translated the IEA Core Competencies in HFE into Persian. The group all work on the Ergonomics Student Magazine which is published by graduate students from several Iranian universities with HFE programs. Our thanks […]

This webinar included presentations by researchers and a designer-manufacturer. It gives an overview of the current application of exoskeletons. The presentations are followed by a short panel discussion where the advantages and limitations will be discussed. The webinar took place on 7th April, 2022 and was posted on YouTube. Linked here. This webinar included presentations […]

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of the USA is one of the biggest members of the IEA.  We co-hosted a webinar where the presidents of both organisations chatted with each other about what is HFE, what it offers in terms of career prospects and its added value to customers. They also discussed the current […]

The SIGCHI Executive Committee is delighted to announce the SIGCHI Awards for 2022. Our fantastic list of awardees for this year includes the following: Lifetime Research Award: Yvonne Rogers Lifetime Practice Award: Steven Pemberton Lifetime Service Award: Geraldine Fitzpatrick Social Impact Award: Liz Gerber,… Continue reading “SIGCHI Awards 2022”… The SIGCHI Executive Committee is delighted to announce the SIGCHI […]

We are excited to announce the recipients of the last three cycles of the Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA) for 2021. The GMTA accepts applications from SIGCHI members who are students, early career researchers, or those experiencing financial hardship or… Continue reading “Gary Marsden Travel Awards Recipients (July, September, November 2021)”… We are excited to […]

In late November, the SIGCHI Executive Committee conducted an open session to discuss going hybrid. This session was hosted by Cale Passmore (CP) and me, and aimed at surfacing concerns and priorities around transitioning from virtual to hybrid formats, as brought up in… Continue reading “Open Session on Going Hybrid”… The recording of the open session on YouTube, […]

Adriana Alvarado, Angela Smith, Bryan Dosono, Cale Passmore, Ihudiya Finda Williams, Marisol Wong-Villacres, Neha Kumar Previous Equity Talk Summary: Making SIGCHI Sustainable All Equity Talks Available Here This roundtable began with us hearing an introduction from Neha Kumar (current SIGCHI President) about the Equity… Continue reading “SIGCHI Equity Talks #10: Race & SIGCHI”… Adriana Alvarado, Angela Smith, Bryan Dosono, […]

Written by Heloisa Candello, Carla F. Griggio, Gustavo López Herrera, Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, Javier Tibau & Marisol Wong-Villacres with the support of the SIGCHI Latin America Committee. Visualizations created by Gonzalo Méndez with the assistance of Miguel Murillo. To maximize access… Continue reading “Latin America in SIGCHI: Where are we and what are we doing?”… Written […]

We’re delighted to announce the results of our second set of open calls, which closed on August 27, 2021. These were for the SIGCHI Executive Committee’s (EC’s) Adjunct Chairs (ACs) for Community Support, Equity, Knowledge Sharing, Partnerships, Sustainability, and Volunteer Support. First, we’d like… Continue reading “Newly Recruited SIGCHI Adjunct Chairs”… We’re delighted to announce the results of our second […]

The SIGCHI Volunteer Development Committee–Monica Pereira, Heloisa Candello, Ceara Byrne, George Raptis, Stanislava Gardasevic and Mark Perry SIGCHI is an organisation that is led and supported by volunteers. SIGCHI survives on volunteering, and volunteer roles range widely — from becoming… Continue reading “SIGCHI Report: Developing our Volunteer Community”… The SIGCHI Volunteer Development Committee–Monica Pereira, Heloisa […]