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SIGCHI Report: Developing our Volunteer Community

  • August 10, 2021
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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 […]

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Open Calls for the SIGCHI Executive Committee – Second Round

  • August 9, 2021
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We have more open calls out for the adjunct chair (AC) roles below. You can apply here. Having appointed our Vice-Presidents for Conferences, Operations, Publications, Chapters, and Adjunct Chair (AC) for Awards in our first round of open calls, we now… Continue reading “Open Calls for the SIGCHI Executive Committee – Second Round”… We have more […]

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SIGCHI Executive Committee Handover

  • August 8, 2021
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Meeting Notes from July 22, 2021 The Executive Committee (EC) Handover session (link to video recording) summarized the accomplishments of the outgoing EC and introduced the incoming EC to the SIGCHI community. This was aimed at ensuring that the incoming… Continue reading “SIGCHI Executive Committee Handover”… Meeting Notes from July 22, 2021 We are grateful […]

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Gary Marsden Travel Awards Recipients (May 2021)

  • August 6, 2021
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We are excited to announce the recipients of the May 2021 cycle of the Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA). The GMTA accepts applications from SIGCHI members who are students, early career researchers, or those experiencing financial hardship or lack of… Continue reading “Gary Marsden Travel Awards Recipients (May 2021)”… We are excited to announce the […]

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Call for COVID-19 Stories

  • July 7, 2020
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The IEA, in collaboration with Scientific Association Hospital & Clinical Risk Managers (HCRM) and the Italian Agency for Healthcare Services (Agenas) is promoting a call for the collection of stories related to the health emergency following the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic. The “Storytelling COVID-19” project aims to promote the use of digital resources which in recent months have […]

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beyondwork2020 – European Conference on Labour Research

  • July 7, 2020
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IEA invites you to beyondwork2020 – European Conference on Labour Research, World Conference Center, Bonn, Germany,  21-22 October 2020 How can companies prepare their employees for the future working world? And how are individual European countries responding to the processes of change associated with digitalization and shifting demographics?   IEA is supporting and participating in this […]

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EU Guidance on Returning Workers

  • July 7, 2020
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EU-OSHA (European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health at Work) has prepared an overview of methods to deal with challenges of workers returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Many HF/E experts were involved in creating these recommendation. Website EU COVID19 guidance document (pdf)       ———————- Originally posted at https://iea.cc/blog/feed/

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CIEHF Guide and Webinar: Creating a Safe Workplace

  • July 7, 2020
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On 10 June 2020 from 15:30 – 1630 GMT, the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors will hold a web-based seminar on the Seven Key Steps to creating a safe workplace during and beyond the current pandemic. Businesses are encouraged to consider the workplace as a whole system so that in mitigating a risk […]

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HFES International Symposium on Human Factors/Ergonomics in Health Care: Advance Program

  • July 7, 2020
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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society   (HFES) has published the program for its virtual conference on the Human Factors and Ergonomics of Health Care, to be held 18-21 May 2020. The symposium offers leading human factors experts, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, biomedical engineers, health care providers, FDA representatives, and patient safety researchers the opportunity […]

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Message from EC – May 2020

  • July 7, 2020
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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 […]

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