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The IEA Gender & Work Technical Committee is pleased to announce the publication of the Special Issue “Ergonomics, Gender, and Social Sustainability” in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. This Special Issue builds on two decades of international collaboration within the IEA Gender & Work Technical Committee, while extending its agenda to the increasingly urgent question […]

During panel at ACED chaired by Masaaki Mochimaru, Chair of IEA AGS (standing at podium) with five AGS liaison and regional members: Yu-Chi Lee, Nana Itoh, Edwin Yap, Shin-ichi Fukuzumi, Chris-Kosuke Yamada The Advisory Group on Standardization (AGS) was restructured in 2025 as an ad hoc group of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), with Dr. […]

From 01 August until 05 August, 2026, the 5th Asian Conference on Ergonomics and Design (ACED) took place in Singapore. The theme of the conference was “Driving Human Progress through Human Factors, Ergonomics & AI” and referred to the tremendous developments of technologies like AI today and the importance of the involvement of Ergonomics and […]

From left to right: top: Seong-Kyu Kang, Andrew Thatcher, Diana Gagliardi, bottom: Nancy Wilk, Matthew Olota, and Laurence Svirchev. In terms of our joint Memorandum of Understanding the IEA President met with the leadership of the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) and the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) on 12 August 2026 to discuss […]

Tsinghua University (MEM Education Center) has been a Diamond Level Corporate Sustaining Member for more than 5 years. Tsinghua University, as a high-ranking world leading university, is committed to cultivating global citizens who will thrive in today’s world and become tomorrow’s leaders. Through the pursuit of education and research at the highest level of excellence, […]

  IEA Webinar: 23 September, 2026, at 12 pm UTC The AI & Work Technical Committee webinar series Duration: 60 minutes As AI becomes embedded in workplace systems, human factors and ergonomics (HFE) principles are essential to ensuring these technologies are safe, usable, and equitable. This lightning talk brings together four international experts to share […]

ISO/TC159/WG3 is advancing the development of international standards for service ergonomics, supporting the design of human-centred services across a wide range of sectors. Learn more about the group’s progress, the new standard under development and opportunities to contribute to future work. ISO/TC159/WG3, Service Ergonomics, is one of the newest working groups in ISO/TC159. Its scope […]

You may be starting to think about your own submission for IEA2027, but why not encourage someone else to submit too? Perhaps it’s a colleague with an interesting case study, a doctoral student ready to present their research, or someone who has never considered speaking at an international conference before. They may not realise that […]

The third 90-minute virtual council gathering is confirmed for 27 August (0700 and 1600 UTC). We will exchange best practices on how to “sell” Ergonomics and Human Factors“. Break-out groups will discuss their “elevator pitch” ideas to help ensure that external stakeholders take advantage of all our Associations have to offer. We will also share plans […]

Please note that the 2026 IEA Council meeting will take place in the beautiful city of in Florianópolis, Brazil on 2-3 November, 2026, at the Oceania Convention Centre, Praia dos Ingleses. The meeting will be immediately followed by ABERGO’s annual conference. Council members are invited to attend the ABERGO conference free of charge but must […]