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 […]
Read MoreThe 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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Argentina On 26 November 2021, the 3rd National Ergonomics Congress organized by the Argentine Ergonomics Association (AdEA) was held in the northeast region. After several months in remote mode, the association convened a hybrid congress: the interested parties attended in person in the town of Rosario, Province of Santa Fe, as well as virtually via […]
Read MoreThe SIGCHI Executive Committee is delighted to announce the SIGCHI Awards for 2022. Our fantastic list of awardees for this year includes the following: Lifetime Research Award: Yvonne Rogers Lifetime Practice Award: Steven Pemberton Lifetime Service Award: Geraldine Fitzpatrick Social Impact Award: Liz Gerber,… Continue reading “SIGCHI Awards 2022”… The SIGCHI Executive Committee is delighted to announce the SIGCHI […]
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the recipients of the last three cycles of the Gary Marsden Travel Awards (GMTA) for 2021. The GMTA accepts applications from SIGCHI members who are students, early career researchers, or those experiencing financial hardship or… Continue reading “Gary Marsden Travel Awards Recipients (July, September, November 2021)”… We are excited to […]
Read MoreIn late November, the SIGCHI Executive Committee conducted an open session to discuss going hybrid. This session was hosted by Cale Passmore (CP) and me, and aimed at surfacing concerns and priorities around transitioning from virtual to hybrid formats, as brought up in… Continue reading “Open Session on Going Hybrid”… The recording of the open session on YouTube, […]
Read MoreAdriana Alvarado, Angela Smith, Bryan Dosono, Cale Passmore, Ihudiya Finda Williams, Marisol Wong-Villacres, Neha Kumar Previous Equity Talk Summary: Making SIGCHI Sustainable All Equity Talks Available Here This roundtable began with us hearing an introduction from Neha Kumar (current SIGCHI President) about the Equity… Continue reading “SIGCHI Equity Talks #10: Race & SIGCHI”… Adriana Alvarado, Angela Smith, Bryan Dosono, […]
Read MoreWritten by Heloisa Candello, Carla F. Griggio, Gustavo López Herrera, Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, Javier Tibau & Marisol Wong-Villacres with the support of the SIGCHI Latin America Committee. Visualizations created by Gonzalo Méndez with the assistance of Miguel Murillo. To maximize access… Continue reading “Latin America in SIGCHI: Where are we and what are we doing?”… Written […]
Read MoreWe’re delighted to announce the results of our second set of open calls, which closed on August 27, 2021. These were for the SIGCHI Executive Committee’s (EC’s) Adjunct Chairs (ACs) for Community Support, Equity, Knowledge Sharing, Partnerships, Sustainability, and Volunteer Support. First, we’d like… Continue reading “Newly Recruited SIGCHI Adjunct Chairs”… We’re delighted to announce the results of our second […]
Read MoreThe 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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