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Ergonomics and Informal Work in the United States: Case Examples from New York City

  • August 22, 2025
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IEA Webinar: September 25, 16:00 UTC  Informal Work Webinar Series Duration: 90 minutes Summary: This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC is a part of an ongoing webinar IEA Webinar: September 25, 16:00 UTC  Informal Work Webinar Series Duration: 90 minutes Summary: This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC is a […]

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Upcoming Webinar : Can regulations support resilient performance?

  • October 3, 2022
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This webinar is composed of two presentations. It will take place on 28th October, 2022 at UTC 12:00 to 13:30. Talk 1: The influence of regulations on resilient performance – multilevel healthcare research and cross sector learning. The first presenter will be Sina Øyri, a postdoctoral researcher at SHARE – Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, […]

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IEA Webinars in November 2022

  • October 2, 2022
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The IEA will offer three webinars next month: Tuesday 9th November: Systems Engineering on the Nordic Express. More information here. Register here. Monday 14th November: Train4Work (practical tool for non-experts). More information here. Register here. Monday 21st November: The European Machines Directive. More information here. Register here. Registration for the IEA webinars is free. They […]

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Obituaries

  • September 22, 2022
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The IEA community has been saddened to learn of the deaths of two leading researchers and visionary leaders in HFE over the last months. Former IEA President Illka Kurinka passed away on 9th July. Further information about his contributions and personal remembrances from colleagues can be found here. Richard Cook, well known for his work […]

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New IEA Office Administrator

  • April 25, 2022
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The IEA officers are pleased to announce that, following the retirement last year of the very capable and popular office administrator, Lynn Strother, a new person has been appointed to the position. Dr Aleksandra Gamper from St. Petersburg in Russia has joined the IEA team. Aleksandra has office experience with an international professional organisation, similar […]

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News from the IEA officers – Update on activities

  • April 25, 2022
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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 […]

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Message from IEA President Jose Orlando Gomes

  • April 25, 2022
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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 […]

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Journal Club style Webinar on Musculoskeletal Disorders

  • April 25, 2022
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The Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal disorders is offering a webinar on two recent scientific publications, where the papers will be presented and discussed with the authors. It will take place on March 4 , 2022 (8 -9 pm UTC)  A flyer with further information can be found here. Register The Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal disorders […]

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IEA/Kingfar and IEA/Tsinghua Awards Announced

  • April 25, 2022
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On behalf of the IEA Executive Committee, Past President and Awards Chair Dr. Kathleen Mosier is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2021 IEA/Kingfar Award and the IEA/Tsinghua Award. The IEA/Kingfar award is given in recognition of outstanding student research in human factors / ergonomics (HFE) issues in industrially developing countries (IDCs). The purpose […]

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IEA Webinar on Human-Robot Interaction Available on YouTube

  • April 25, 2022
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The recent IEA Webinar on Human-Robot Interaction is now available on You Tube:   Human factors and ergonomics are crucial topics for the future development of robotic technologies. The application of diverse robotic technologies in different settings such as manufacturing, healthcare, and others is increasing steadily. In particular, robotic systems that closely interact with humans […]

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