Table of Contents
- Celebrating Our Volunteers This International Volunteers Day
- Registration Is Now Open for the Titans of HFE Symposium
- 2025 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care
- Update Your Profile Persona for a Chance to Win
- Explore the HFES Methods Series: Essential Tools for Usability
- Help Us Plan #ASPIRE25
- Journal Spotlights
- Call for Papers
- Call for Book Chapters: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Latin American Countries: Applications and Approaches
- Upcoming Meetings and Activities
- Community Updates
- Renew Your Membership
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In Memoriam—Doug Harris, PhD, CPE
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Celebrating Our Volunteers This International Volunteers Day | |
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This International Volunteers Day on December 5, we celebrate the incredible efforts of HFES volunteers who power our mission. Your contributions not only advance human factors and ergonomics but also enrich our vibrant community of HF/E professionals and students.
Inspired to make a difference? From volunteering, joining groups and building your network, presenting, being an advocate, holding office and more—there are numerous avenues to enhance your engagement with HFES.
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Registration Is Now Open for the Titans of HFE Symposium | |
Join us virtually on February 3, 2025, for the 2025 Titans of HFE Symposium. This event honors the legacies of influential figures in HF/E who have passed away, celebrating their contributions and exploring how their work continues to shape the field.
The full program features expert-led panels discussing foundational achievements and future directions in HF/E. Open to all, the Symposium offers complimentary registration for student affiliate members and discounted rates for HFES members.
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2025 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care | |
Join us in Toronto, March 30-April 2, 2025, for the 2025 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. This event will bring together healthcare professionals, researchers and industry leaders to explore innovative HF/E solutions for improving patient safety and healthcare outcomes.
You can enhance your experience by adding workshops or attending the Healthcare Robotics Summit, where you’ll get an in-depth look at the latest advancements in the field.
Register by Wednesday, January 15, 2025, to secure the early registration rate.
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Update Your Profile Persona for a Chance to Win | |
Update your profile by designating a “persona” to tell us more about you. This update will help HFES provide you with the most relevant and timely information. This personalized approach means you'll be the first to hear about industry updates, events and educational resources that matter most to you.
Instructions to update your profile:
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Login to your HFES account.
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Click the "persona" tab.
- Choose the description that best first you.
- Click save.
If you complete your Persona by December 31, you will be entered into a drawing for a $25.00 USD Visa gift card.
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Explore the HFES Methods Series: Essential Tools for Usability | |
The Users' Guides to Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods series is an indispensable resource for HF/E professionals, offering practical tools and methodologies to tackle a range of challenges.
From crafting effective questionnaires and assessing workload to evaluating usability and managing risks, these guides provide actionable insights to enhance your practice. Available topics include Questionnaire Design, Task Analysis, Usability Assessment, Risk Management, Workload Assessment and more.
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HFES is committed to gathering input, receiving feedback and constructively engaging with everyone who contributes to organizing an outstanding ASPIRE 2025, the 69th HFES International Annual Meeting. Your support and participation are greatly appreciated.
ASPIRE Office Hours
Please make plans to contribute to the scientific program and to attend ASPIRE 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel, October 12-17, 2025. Join us each Friday at 12:00 p.m. ET for ASPIRE Office Hours and help us organize an outstanding HFES International Annual Meeting.
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Technical Program Committee Monthly Meetings
Technical Program Chairs are encouraged to join us each month for in-depth discussions of the submission and review phases along with other important topics. These meetings are held from 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET on the first Wednesday of each month.
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Special Issue in Human Factors: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
This proposed special issue invites submissions of original theoretical and empirical works related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of all HF/E domains.
All submissions must explicitly demonstrate knowledge that yields design principles; enhances training, selection and communication; and ultimately improves human-system interfaces and sociotechnical systems that lead to safer and more effective outcomes.
The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2025.
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Special Issue of the Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making
The Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making invites submissions for a special issue addressing the ethical and performance challenges associated with AI-enabled systems across all domains, with special emphasis on high-consequence environments such as healthcare, aviation, military operations, driving and others.
This issue seeks to explore how AI technologies can be designed and implemented in ways that allow for seamless integration with human operators, while incorporating ethical principles such as lawfulness, traceability, transparency, reliability and bias mitigation.
The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2025.
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Special Section of Human Factors on Studying Vigilance: Methodological Issues in Sustained Attention Research
The Human Factors journal invites submissions for a special section on methodological challenges in vigilance research. This section explores methodological advances in measuring and applying vigilance research to real-world settings. Topics include theoretical and practical challenges, innovative laboratory and field methods and diverse approaches such as behavioral, neuroergonomic and computational techniques.
Please contact Jason McCarley for more information or questions.
The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2025.
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Call for Book Chapters: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Latin American Countries: Applications and Approaches
This book offers a comprehensive overview of how critical issues impacting Latin American countries can be addressed and resolved through HF/E approach. Currently, there is no publication that consolidates the experiences, applications and advancements in HF/E within the context of Latin America.
The book addresses topics relevant to a wide range of professions and disciplines, making it appealing to a broad and diverse audience. Key topics, but not limited to these, include industry 4.0, HF/E in healthcare systems, emerging technologies, managing work-related stress, mental workload and fatigue in manufacturing, HF/E approaches to public health challenges, the role of HF/E in supporting vulnerable populations and organizational management strategies aimed at improving performance and well-being.
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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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Renew Your Membership
Stay connected with HFES and continue enjoying valuable member benefits by renewing your membership before it expires on December 31, 2024.
As an HFES member, you’ll have exclusive access to top-tier publications, discounted event registrations for key industry conferences and the opportunity to network with a global community of professionals in diverse fields like aerospace, cybersecurity, sustainability and other areas.
Contact us for all your membership-related questions.
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In Memoriam—Doug Harris, PhD, CPE | |
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Doug Harris, past president of HFES, passed away on February 27, 2024.
Doug served as president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (1983-1984) and as an associate editor and a member of the editorial board of Human Factors (1968-1987). He received the Jack Kraft Innovator Award (1975) for adapting the technique of link analysis, used by human factors specialists, to the analysis of criminal and national security intelligence, which revolutionized the field; most outstanding article in Ergonomics in Design (2002); and Distinguished Service Award (2003). Doug was a Fellow of the HFES, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Society and he served as director and vice president of the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (1994-1998).
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Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Tel.: +1 (202) 367-1114, Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET | Fax: +1 (202) 367-2114 | E: info@hfes.org
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