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The IEA is pleased to announce that Paul Salmon will be presenting on the challenges for the future of work that will result from the application of artificial intelligence. The webinar will take place on 28th June at 8 am UTC but will also be available on the IEA YouTube channel afterwards. See the link […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 Digital Technologies Supportive of Resilient Performance in Socio-Technical […]

The IEA is pleased to announce the founding of a new Technical Committee (TC) aimed at sharing experiences and increasing awareness of the informal work sector, which is estimated to include over 2 billion workers worldwide. The safety, health and productivity of workers outside the formal employment sectors have enormous potential for improvement and very […]

The American Industrial Hygiene Association has recently published a new update of their Ergonomics Toolkit . It was authored by two well known ergonomists in the USA, Susan Kotowski and Sheree Gibson, who would like it shared across their partner organizations. They would welcome feedback and  help to expand it to a truly international document […]

The SIGCHI Executive Committee is delighted to announce the SIGCHI Awards for 2023. Our fantastic list of awardees for this year includes the following: You can learn more about their contributions and accomplishments below. Do note the incredibly rich, diverse… Continue reading “SIGCHI AWARDS 2023”… The SIGCHI Executive Committee is delighted to announce the SIGCHI […]

The current IEA Officers are now in the middle of their elected term and we have much to look back on and more to look forward to. The Executive (Chairs of the Standing Committees, Ad hoc members and officers) have all developed their strategic plans, initiated activities to meet them, and the first results were […]

The IEA member society in the United Kingdom. the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, produces a regular newsletter “THINK” which includes many examples of HFE in action. Members from other societies are welcome to subscribe. The IEA member society in the United Kingdom. the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, produces a […]

IEA Fellow Award The call for nominations for the 2023 IEA Fellow Awards is currently open. The IEA Fellow Award is given to recognize extraordinary or sustained, superior accomplishments of an individual. To be considered for the IEA Fellow Award, the candidate must have been a Full Member in good standing of a Federated or […]