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Webinar April 30, 2025, 15:00 UTC Informal Work Webinar Series This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC is a continuation of our prior webinar series on ergonomics and informal work in Latin America. The most representative informal jobs from across Latin America will be addressed by prominent speakers from Peru and Colombia, and […]

Revolutionizing health and safety: the role of AI and digitalization at work The campaign will shed light on how new technologies are transforming OSH,  including through the automation of tasks, use of smart OSH tools and monitoring systems, extended reality and virtual reality and algorithmic management of work.  The digital transformation of work has led […]

The Gender and Work TC are planning to publish a special issue in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics following the IEA Congress. The Gender and Work TC welcomes manuscripts on the theme ‘ergonomics, gender and social sustainability. Authors who did not present their study in the Gender and Work track at the last conference […]

Planning has started for the next IEA conference – IEA 2027, in London. Be the first to hear news about the event by joining our “mailing list” https://ergonomics.org.uk/iea2027-interest-list.html. The dates for IEA2027 will be confirmed by mid-2025 and we expect to release ticket details and the best hotel deals by mid-2026. Sign up to ensure […]

The call for nominations for the 2025 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 Affiliated Ergonomics Society […]

Webinar series on Resilience Engineering March 17, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Duration: 75 mins This webinar series will showcase cutting-edge research by the IEA Resilience Engineering Committee, highlighting applications in areas such as AI transformation of industrial work, cognitive ergonomics in collaborative robotics, dynamic change in coordination patterns, and advanced brain-computer interface risk management. Webinar […]

The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) is pleased to announce the availability of the FPE Impact Grants that aim to support small projects in the quest to develop professional ergonomics around the world. The funding preference will be given, but not limited to, applicants from developing countries (as defined by the United Nations) or proposals […]

Webinar 25th February, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Informal Work Webinar Series This webinar, organized by the IEA Informal Work TC, begins with an overview of the situation of informal work in Europe and then delves into the specific case example of sex work/prostitution in Germany. The example highlights the difficulties of legally defining what is work […]

Webinar February 15th, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Systemic methods in complex and digitalized manufacturing series This webinar is the fourth and last part of the Webinar Series: Systemic Methods in Complex and Digitalized Manufacturing, showcasing applied and analytical modeling research using FRAM and STAMP-STPA. The webinar is presented by members of the IEA Resilience Engineering Committee. […]

Webinar February 8th, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Systemic methods in complex and digitalized manufacturing series This webinar is the third part of the Webinar Series: Systemic Methods in Complex and Digitalized Manufacturing, showcasing applied and analytical modeling research using FRAM and STAMP-STPA. The webinar is presented by members of the IEA Resilience Engineering Committee. The […]