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Table of Contents:
- Register Early and Save: HFES 67th International Annual Meeting
- 9th Annual HFES ErgoX Symposium – October 23
- Meeting Attendance Justification Tools Available
- HFES Accepting Applications for Student Travel Grants
- Annual Meeting Student Presenters: Submit for the Chapanis Award
- Call for Nominations: HFES Doctoral Colloquium
- Participate in the 2023 International Annual Meeting "Posters With Fellows" Showcase
- University Lab Posters Call for Submissions
- Climb the Ladder to Success at the International Annual Meeting Job Fair
- HFES Emerging Leaders Program
- Upcoming HFES Webinars
- HFES Seeks Self-nominations for Webinar Committee Chair
- Student Member and Chapter Awards Application Deadline June 30
- Deadline to Apply for the Annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award is June 30
- FPE 2023-2024 Impact Grants Open Until June 30
- Gretchen Macht Named Newest HFES Science Policy Fellow
- Dr. Nancy Cooke on the Future of Robotics
- HFES DEI Committee Seeks Members
- HFES Schedule of Events
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Register Early and Save: HFES 67th International Annual Meeting
Registration is open for the HFES 67th International Annual Meeting! Reconnect with your fellow HFE professionals October 23-27, 2023 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. Join your peers in the nation's Capital for five days of technical presentations, workshops, plenary lectures, panel discussions, and much more!
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9th Annual HFES ErgoX Symposium – October 23
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, October 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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Meeting Attendance Justification Tools Available
The HFES 67th International Annual Meeting and the 9th Annual HFES ErgoX Symposium held after are both highly valuable, immersive learning experiences. You'll walk away with applicable takeaways from sessions and inspirations from the events to bring back to your organization.
Download the request for approval templates to help make the case for why attending the International Annual Meeting and the ErgoX Symposium will be valuable for your organization and how much of an investment it would be.
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HFES Accepting Applications for Student Travel Award Grants
HFES is pleased to offer opportunities for students to apply for funding to aid them in attending the 67th Annual Meeting convening October 23-27, 2023, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. We invite eligible students to apply for one of these awards. Applications for both awards are due no later than August 19, 2023. Faculty members must coordinate to ensure that no student is nominated more than one time. Individuals may only apply for one travel award and a limited number of awards are available.
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Annual Meeting Student Presenters: Submit for the Chapanis Award
Submission Deadline is July 23
Established in 1969, the Alphonse Chapanis award is presented to a student or students for outstanding human factors research conducted while enrolled in an appropriate academic program and presented as a paper or poster at the HFES Annual Meeting. Students apply for this award by submitting an application form along with their full proceedings papers to the award committee chair. Extended abstracts are not eligible for this award. A cash award of $2,000 along with a certificate are provided to the winner(s).
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Call for Nominations: HFES Doctoral Colloquium
Nomination Submission Deadline is July 15
Nominations are now being accepted for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s (HFES) first HFES Doctoral Colloquium, that will take place at the 67th HFES International Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
The Colloquium is a half-day event for Ph.D. students graduating in 2024 or 2025. This first Colloquium will focus on obtaining and succeeding in an academic position. Tentative topics include getting an academic job, working in academia, expectations for promotion and tenure, mentoring Ph.D. students, and work-life balance.
Co-Chairs: Ann Bisantz (bisantz@buffalo.edu) and Linda Ng Boyle (linda@uw.edu)
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Participate in the 2023 International Annual Meeting "Posters With Fellows" Showcase
The genesis behind this session was to give HFES members and students the opportunity to interact with some of the most distinguished colleagues the Society has to offer in a low-key setting. There is no review process for this invited session — just let us know you want to participate, show up with your poster, and enjoy!
The goal is to raise the profile of the Fellows and give students and your HFE colleagues an opportunity to interact with the thought leaders of our profession.
If you would like to participate this year read more about the event here and submit below before the September 1 deadline to let us know you are coming. If you have any questions, please contact Philip Kortum (pkortum@rice.edu).
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University Lab Posters Call for Submissions
HFES invites university labs conducting research on human factors and ergonomics to display a poster at the HFES 67th International Annual Meeting. University laboratories conducting work in HFE research and application are invited to take part in the HFES University Lab Showcase at our annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The aim of this showcase is to demonstrate the variety of HFE educational and research programs, not to describe specific research projects. A limited number of spaces are available.
To reserve space to display your university's HFE lab, submit your intent via the online form no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 1, 2023.
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Climb the Ladder to Success | |
The HFES Job Fair at the 67th International Annual Meeting taking place in Washington, DC, will provide a forum for employers to find talent and for job seekers to discover potential roles for the next phase in their careers. The Job Fair can help facilitate connections and provides helpful career-related information and resources to both employers and job seekers. | |
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HFES Emerging Leaders Program
The HFES Executive Council invites Full, Early-Career Associate, and Student Affiliate members to apply for the 2023 Emerging Leaders Program to participate in the Executive Council meeting to be held at the annual meeting this October in Washington, D.C. This program is aimed to promote the professional development of potential leaders in HFES and to educate them about the business matters that take place during a meeting of the Executive Council. Two individuals will be selected.
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HFES Seeks Self-nominations for Webinar Committee Chair
The Webinars Committee solicits topics and presentations, generates ideas for webinars, recruits presenters, and coordinates the presentation of webinars with the Central Office staff. For more information about the Webinar Committee, please see HFES’ Operating Rules (Section 5.4.30).
Serving as Webinar Committee Chair is an excellent way to network with prominent members of our community and broadcast important information about HFE far and wide.
Sound interesting? If so, then please email the Education Division Chair, Keith S. Jones by July 1, 2023, to put your name in the hat.
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Student Member and Chapter Awards Application Deadline June 30
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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Deadline to Apply for the Annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award is June 30
The deadline to apply for the annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award is June 30, 2023. The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) gives the award to the student (or group of students) for an Ergonomics project that demonstrates the major practice areas of Ergonomics: Analysis, Design, and Integration. The award is open, worldwide, to students (Honours, M.S. or Ph.D.) in Ergonomics and Ergonomics-related programs. Students who have completed their graduate degrees in the past year are also eligible.
In addition to the award, there is a $1,000 USD prize. The award and prize funds will be presented during the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Annual Meeting, 23-27 October 2023, in Washington, DC.
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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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Gretchen Macht Named Newest HFES Science Policy Fellow
Congratulations to Gretchen Macht for being named the newest HFES Science Policy Fellow. Gretchen is Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island.
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. Science Policy Fellows will receive extensive training in public affairs, advocacy, and outreach. They will participate in an annual spring Capitol Hill Day in Washington, DC, including a "Hill visit" training session and a policy-related speaker before the visit day. Science Policy Fellows will be invited to attend monthly teleconferences with the HFES Government Relations Committee to review ongoing legislative and related activities and opportunities for HFES to engage in national policy decisions.
Congratulations, Gretchen!
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Dr. Nancy Cooke on the Future of Robotics
A recent article in Medium's Authority Magazine, Dr. Nancy Cooke, a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and a prominent figure at Arizona State University, offered valuable insights into the future of robotics over the next few years. Dr. Cooke, known for her expertise in human-robot interaction and cognitive systems engineering, sheds light on the exciting developments and challenges that lie ahead in this rapidly evolving field.
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HFES DEI Committee Seeks Members
HFES strongly values its vision of a future in which the reach, relevance, and quality of human factors and ergonomics (HFE) are greatly expanded by enriching the science and enhancing its impact on solving societal problems, including systemic racism. In support of this vision, we value and celebrate the diversity of students, practitioners, educators, researchers, and other individuals who engage in the profession of HFE and the stakeholders who benefit from their practice.
If you are an HFES member with an interest in and passion to create and implement substantive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) action plans for HFES, we invite you to join the DEI Committee. The DEI Committee is currently organizing itself by grouping our ongoing efforts into four areas:
- Policy
- Training
- Publications
- Annual Seed Grants
If you would like to volunteer or would like more information, please click the button below.
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Upcoming Meetings and Activities
Attention Chapters, Technical Groups, Affinity Groups, and beyond – HFES is pleased to post information concerning 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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