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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 […]

The popular IEA webinar series will re-commence in February 2023. Please check the Events tab for more information. With the link on the IEA homepage it is possible to access all of the recordings of the IEA webinars from 2022. The officers wish you all a healthy, happy and successful year, whenever it starts for […]

The IEA regrets to announce the death of Reg Sell, who was a strong supporter of Ergonomics in his home country (United Kingdom), Europe, and with the IEA, where he served as Secretary General. An more detailed obituary can be found here. The IEA regrets to announce the death of Reg Sell, who was a […]