Table of Contents
- Wrap Up of ASPIRE—The HFES Annual Meeting
- Share Your HFES Testimonial
- HFES Journal Chosen for Web of Science™ Inclusion
- Alphonse Chapanis Award Winners
- Call for Contributions to the 2025 Health Care Symposium
- Upcoming Webinars
- Call for Book Chapters: Handbook of Human-Centered AI (Springer)
- HFES Volunteer Registration
- Help Organize the Titans of HFE Symposium
- Upcoming Meetings and Activities
- Community Updates
- A Special Thanks to Our Sponsor
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Wrap Up of ASPIRE—The HFES Annual Meeting | More than 1200 HF/E professionals and students attended ASPIRE—The HFES Annual Meeting in Phoenix last week. It was an engaging and informative time at the beautiful Arizona Biltmore with new session formats, workshops and exhibits. We hope to see you next year in Chicago. | |
Share Your HFES Testimonial | The Membership Committee invites you to share your experiences via a form or a one-minute video. Submit your entry at Membership Testimonials 2024 - Formstack or upload a video. Your entry may be featured in the Bulletin, and you'll be entered into a raffle to win one FREE night at ASPIRE 2025. | |
HFES Journal Chosen for Web of Science™ Inclusion | |
We are pleased to announce that Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science™. Articles published in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare will be indexed in Clarivate Analytics’ Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). This milestone positions the journal on track to receive its first Impact Factor in 2025. The inclusion reflects the journal’s commitment to publishing high-quality research that contributes to the advancement of human factors in healthcare.
We extend our appreciation to the authors, reviewers and editors whose efforts have made this achievement possible.
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Alphonse Chapanis Award Winners | |
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2024 Alphonse Chapanis Award! Established in 1969, this prestigious award recognizes exceptional human factors research conducted by students enrolled in academic programs. The winning research is presented as a paper or poster at ASPIRE.
This year, the award goes to:
Title: Online Self-Confidence Calibration for Improving Learning Outcomes via Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Authors: Madeleine Yuh, Neera Jain (Purdue University)
Alphonse Chapanis (March 17, 1917-October 4, 2002) was a pioneer in the field of industrial design and is widely considered one of the fathers of human factors and ergonomics.
Congratulations to Madeleine Yuh and Neera Jain for their outstanding contribution to the field.
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Call for Contributions to the 2025 Health Care Symposium | |
The 14th International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care will take place from March 30-April 2, 2025, at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto.
We invite you to submit your proposal and contribute to shaping the future of patient care and safety through innovative research and practice.
The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
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HFES Webinar: Pathways to Creating Accessible Web-Based Applications
Friday, September 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET
The goal of this workshop is to educate beginner and experienced software practitioners on accessibility best practices for web-based applications, by illustrating current barriers within implementation workflows and what software companies can do to improve.
After completing this workshop, attendees will be able to understand the importance of accessible software, implement accessibility principles into their software development process and champion accessibility for their users.
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HFES Best Paper Award Webinar: Ergonomics in Design Best Paper Award 2023: “Body–Product Relationship for Aging Women Examined Through the Lens of Functional Anthropometry”
Wednesday, October 2 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Join Dr. Griffin, director of the human dimensioning lab, as she presents how body measurements change in seated and standing positions, particularly in aging women, using advanced 3D/4D scanning methods.
Attendees will learn about the innovative approaches used to measure body shape changes, including new methods for analyzing the waist-hip-thigh region and how these insights can improve product fit and inclusive design. This webinar is ideal for professionals looking to enhance their understanding of body-product relationships and apply cutting-edge technology to create more inclusive designs.
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HFES Best Paper Award Webinar: Adapting Cognitive Task Analysis Methods for Use in a Large Sample Simulation Study of High-Risk Healthcare Events
Wednesday, October 16 at 12:00 p.m. ET
In this webinar, the speaker will discuss how cognitive task analysis (CTA), typically used in small-sample studies, was adapted for a study involving 102 anesthesiologists working through simulated high-risk incidents.
Participants will learn about the challenges of standardizing interview techniques across a large and diverse team, developing effective training and managing and analyzing extensive qualitative data. The session will offer insights into the innovative strategies used to overcome these challenges and early findings from the study’s preliminary analysis.
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HFES Sustainability Technical Group and APA Joint Webinar
Thursday, October 24 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Presented in collaboration between the HFES Sustainability Technical Group and APA, this webinar is part of an APA series called “Essential Science Conversations” where panelists and audience members can engage in open dialogues about emerging topics in psychological science.
Join for a conversation about how psychological and behavioral scientists can learn more from human factors engineers and about human-centered approaches to designing a sustainable future. This is a great opportunity to expand your thinking and knowledge to benefit your science and improve the sustainability of our planet.
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Call for Book Chapters: Handbook of Human-Centered AI (Springer) | |
Dr. Wei Xu is preparing a Handbook of Human-Centered AI as the editor-in-chief. Please refer to the "Call for Book Chapters". The book will be published by Springer. Dr. Xu has a list of topics in which he would still like authors and is open to suggestions for further chapters.
The completed draft chapters are due for review on January 31, 2025, with publication planned for summer 2025.
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HFES Volunteer Registration | |
Do you want more from your HFES membership? Are you wondering what HFES can do for you? As members, HFES is our organization, and the organization thrives when its members thrive. HFES functions because of its volunteers, including our Executive Council, committee leaders and committee members, just to name a few of the groups.
If you feel that HFES is missing something, it is probably missing you!
We invite you to get involved, share your vision and help to mold our organization to fit each individual’s needs. See the list below for different volunteer opportunities:
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Help Organize the Titans of HFE Symposium | |
We are pleased to announce the return of the virtual Titans of HFE Symposium, taking place in February 2025. As we work on developing the one-day program, our focus is to honor many of our late Titans—individuals who made remarkable contributions to our Society and whose legacies are commemorated through our major awards.
Our goal is to dedicate a panel to each of these individuals, featuring 3-4 speakers who will discuss the contributions of our Titans over a 50-minute session. While the focus will be less on discussion, we hope to gather personal stories from those who knew them best.
We are seeking leads or co-leads for the panels dedicated to these Titans:
- Etienne Grandjean
- Oliver Keith Hansen
- Jack A. Kraft
- R. Lauer
- Raymond S. Nickerson
As a lead, you would have the opportunity to select participants to join your panel. You can also send suggestions of individuals who would be great to be involved in any of these Titans discussions.
If you are interested in leading or participating in a panel for one of these distinguished individuals, please contact Kermit Davis, the chair of the Titans of HFE Symposium.
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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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Community Updates
HFES wants to promote the important achievements of our members in the biweekly Bulletin. Appropriate topics include research milestones or other significant achievements, professional accolades, awards or recognitions, promotions or new positions and similar professionally oriented topics.
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Tel.: +1 (202) 367-1114, Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET | Fax: +1 (202) 367-2114 | info@hfes.org | | | | |
