Table of Contents:
- Save the Date for the 67th International Annual Meeting
- 9th Annual HFES ErgoX Symposium – October 23, 2023
- Find Your Next Career with the HFES Job Board
- Upcoming HFES Webinars
- Apply for the IEA Kingfar and Tsinghua Awards
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Apply to be an HFES Science Policy Fellow
- National Safety Council Offers Students Scholarships
- FPE 2023-2024 Impact Grants Open
- Student Member and Chapter Awards
- Call for Papers Extended – Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems
- Join HFES as a Corresponding Member
- HFES Schedule of Events
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Save the Date for the 67th International Annual Meeting
Save the date for the 67th International Annual Meeting, October 23-27 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC.
The International Annual Meeting is the premier educational activity organized by the Society. The annual meeting typically hosts between 1,500 and 2,000 attendees from education, government, and the HFE industry, and features more than 600 technical presentations. Additionally, content is tailored to meet attendee interests by following tracks organized by the society’s diverse Technical Groups.
Registration will open by the end of May.
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9th HFES ErgoX Symposium – October 23, 2023 |
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The 9th ErgoX Symposium will be held immediately prior to the 67th Annual Meeting of HFES in Washington, DC at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. ErgoX will address the demand for safe and effective technology development found through multi-disciplinary and cross-market collaboration of cognitive and physical research and their resulting application to end-user technology adoption. |
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Find Your Next Career with the HFES Job Board
Attention job seekers! The all-new HFES Job Board has the features to help you succeed. Use the convenient search feature to review and apply to more than 200 open positions now on the HFES Job Board. You can also narrow your search with easy-to-use filters to focus on what matters most – whether it’s where you work or how you work. Upload your resume to get noticed by employers who are seeking candidates like you today.
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Are you an employer looking for new talent? With the HFES Job Board, you can find the right candidates. Register as an employer to get started. Create a job posting and join the ranks of other top organizations building their workforce. Our Job Board offers several job posting packages that are customizable to your organization. Employers must create an account to post positions and view resumes.
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Upcoming HFES Webinars
Don't miss out on these two upcoming HFES webinars! Join us for:
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Apply for the IEA Kingfar and Tsinghua Awards
Deadline June 30, 2023
The IEA/Kingfar Award is given annually to early career professionals to promote and reward high-quality original research and applications on new and emerging HFE issues or issues specifically related to industrially developing countries, as well as to promote a career path in HFE. Nominees can be from any country including both IDCs and developed countries. Up to 13 winners can be recognized each year, with eight awards given to Ph.D. students, and five awards to early career scholars/researchers (within ten years of completing a Ph.D.). The award amount is $1,000 for each selected student and $1,500 for each selected early career researcher. See https://iea.cc/iea-kingfar-award/ for the IEA/Kingfar Awards criteria.
The IEA/Tsinghua Award for Collaborative Human Factors/Ergonomics Education is given annually to honor persons (e.g. researchers, teachers) who, through international and/or inter-regional collaboration, have made significant and outstanding contributions to the success of postgraduate educational programs that include human factors/ergonomics (HFE) courses or substantial HFE content in the curriculum. The intent of this award is to mobilize educators worldwide for HFE education. Up to four programs may be awarded. Each program may be represented by up to two nominees. The award consists of a monetary prize of $4,000 per selected program. See https://iea.cc/iea-tsinghua-award for IEA/Tsinghua Award criteria.
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Apply to be an HFES Science Policy Fellow
The HFES Science Policy Fellowship (SPF) program provides a valuable opportunity for HFES members to learn how to successfully advocate for human factors and ergonomics on the national stage. Successful applicants should be members of HFES (Associate or Full) for at least five years and must be eligible to vote in the United States. Applications materials should be sent to mica@satechnologies.com by May 12, 2023. Read more about the program including application criteria through the button below.
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National Safety Council Offers Students Scholarships
The National Safety Council is helping grow engagement with students and student members — in part through the award of travel grants, cash scholarships, or tuition coverage for NSC Advanced Safety Certificate eligible courses. Women in Safety, Diversity in Safety, and other programs are available.
Apply for scholarships by May 15.
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FPE 2023-2024 Impact Grants
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 of developing professional ergonomics around the world. The funding preference will be given, but not limited to, applicants from developing countries (as defined by United Nations) or proposals that help develop or grow professional ergonomics in the developing countries. The FPE Impact Grants are intended as seed funding for small (pilot) projects that could potentially lead to but are not required, more extensive funding opportunities from other sources in the future. The expected budget of a single proposal should be between $500 and $2,000 and must not exceed $2,500 USD.
The deadline for submission is June 30, 2023, with awards decision announced by August 15, 2023. Proposals should be sent to Waldemar Karwowski, wkarwowski@gmail.com, with a copy to Harvey Cohen, harvey@erroranalysis.com.
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Student Member and Chapter Awards
The Student Affairs Committee is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of and service to the Society by our students and student chapters through the Student Member with Honors Award and the Outstanding Student Chapter Award. To apply for these awards, students or chapters must submit a completed application and supporting materials on or before June 30, 2023.
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Call for Papers: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems
The proposed special issue invites contributions that address HFE in the design and adoption of renewable and sustainable energy systems and devices. Papers can approach the topic by proposing theoretical frameworks, conducting modeling or laboratory experiments, or presenting findings from field studies on renewable and sustainable energy topics.
Deadline extended for submissions until April 31, 2023.
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Join HFES as a Corresponding Member
HFES is excited to announce Corresponding Membership. Membership in this category is available to any person living outside of the United States who is a member of an IEA Federated Society or affiliated society. Corresponding members shall be entitled to receive the publications usually distributed to members, but may not be elected to office, vote at a General Meeting, be elevated to Fellow, or become Emeritus Members of HFES. Benefits include online access to the complete archived library. And access to online-published articles available before printing for Human Factors, Ergonomics in Design, and Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. Additional benefits include an annual subscription to the HFES Bulletin, career-advancing opportunities via our members-only online job board, and member listing in the HFES Membership Directory.
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Upcoming Meetings and Activities
Attention Chapters, Technical Groups, Affinity Groups, and beyond – HFES is pleased to post information concerning any upcoming meetings, webinars, or other events you wish to raise awareness about on our Events listing page. We also will post meetings of allied societies provided they do not occur close to any HFES-organized activity.
Let us know about your meetings and other events. Email us at info@hfes.org.
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HFES wants to promote the important achievements of our members in the bi-weekly Bulletin. Appropriate topics include research milestones or other significant achievements, professional accolades, awards or recognitions, promotions or new positions, and similar professionally-oriented topics. If you would like to share news with the HFES community, please fill out this form.
Additionally, if you are made aware of the passing of any members of HFES, please let us know. Contact HFES Executive Director Steven Kemp at skemp@hfes.org.
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