Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Applied Ergonomics Society
Collaboration offers access to wider knowledgebase and improved information transfer.
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) has signed a collaboration memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Applied Ergonomics Society (AES) creating a formal working relationship between the two organizations. The agreement will allow members from both societies, representing the spectrum of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) professionals, to connect via networking opportunities and formally open lines of communications between each organization’s members that could spur identification of knowledge voids and improve translation and adoption of new knowledge.
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Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming HFES Town Hall
Join us on Friday, April 1 at 1pm ET for our next HFES Presidential Town Hall. HFES President Christopher Reid and HFES President-Elect Carolyn Sommerich will be joined by Andy Imada, Gary Orr and Mica Endsley along with Human Factors Cast host Nick Roome for an hour long podcast discussing latest HF/E industry news and trends.
Plan to tune in to the Town Hall on your favorite social media outlet. Access links will be posted as we get closer to the event. No registration required but make plans to attend and save the date!
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Participate in the 2022 Health Care Symposium Career Fair
The Health Care Symposium Career Fair features an online platform where employers and job seekers will be flagged as attending the on-site Career Fair in New Orleans. Job seekers and employers will connect via our Career Fair site ahead of time to make plans to meet face to face during this year’s symposium at a time they arrange via the portal. Space for on-site interviewing is only available to companies with open jobs posted on the HFES Career site or who are registered via that site to search resumes. Links to the Career Fair portal follow. Participants will need to login to their HFES member account to register and to share their resume with potential employers.
Job Seekers will have the opportunity to meet top-employers and to interview for several positions during the Health Care Symposium. Meet with the people who actually make the hiring decisions. Sign up for our career fair and prepare to make a first impression that leads to a lasting career.
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The Career Fair is sponsored by Intuitive. |
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Thank You to the Supporters of the HFES Health Care Symposium
We are just a few days away from the HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. We'd like to recognize and thank the supporters who help made this event happen. Be sure to check out the exhibit hall and learn more about these companies during your time at this year's event.
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HFES HART Video Contest
We invite you and any of your colleagues to participate in our HFES HART Video Contest! You can submit videos related to all aspects of Human-AI-Robot Teaming (HART) research and applications. The videos should be self-explanatory, of scientific relevance, and fun to watch. They will be peer-reviewed and voted on by HART TG members. The videos will be posted on HART TG website, HFES annual conference, and HART TG YouTube Channel.
The top three rated videos will receive cash rewards:
- First place: $200
- Second place: $100
- Third place: $50
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Upcoming Webinar - President’s Corner: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Chris Reid and Dr. Chris Wilkie
Date: March 30
Time: 4:30 PM (PT) / 7:30 PM (ET)
Moderator: Dr. Rose Figueroa
Join Dr. Rose Figueroa, SHPEtinas Director for Region 7, HFES-SHPE Liaison, and Chair of HFES’ Disability and Chronic Injury Affinity Group in a discussion with HFES President Christopher R. Reid, and the CEO of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Chris Wilkie. The goal of this session is to explore challenges that both organizations face andexpose members of each society to different perspectives driven by the goals and needs of membership from each organization.
If you need any reasonable accommodating (i.e., live captioning, ALS interpreter) to attend this event please email Dr. Figueroa (rfigueroa@explico.com) as soon as possible.
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President Biden Signs FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Into Law After Months of Debate
By Lewis-Burke Associates LLC
On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the massive end-of-year spending package that included $1.5 trillion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations and $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine. Six months into FY 2022 and after three Continuing Resolutions (CR) that extended government operations to avoid shutdowns, Congress finally reached a bipartisan agreement on the 12 annual appropriations bills, passing the House on a vote of 361-69 and the Senate on a vote of 68-31. One of the main reasons for the delay in passing the final budget was disagreements over defense versus non-defense spending. The final bill has defense getting a boost of 5.6 percent, totaling $730 billion, leaving non-defense spending with a boost of 6.7 percent, totaling $782 billion. This contrasts with President Biden’s budget request but ultimately had to be done to receive the republican support needed to pass the major legislation.
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HFES Calendar of Events
Attention Chapters, Technical Groups, Professional and Affinity Groups and Beyond – HFES will be pleased to post information concerning any upcoming meetings, webinars, or other events you wish to raise awareness about on our Calendar of Events page. We also will post meetings of allied societies provided their meetings do not occur close to any HFES organized activity.
Let us know about your meetings and other events by submitting a post to info@hfes.org.
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Submit Proposals to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Special Emphasis Notice
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a special emphasis notice (SEN) inviting health services research grant proposals to develop models of care that improve access, quality, and outcomes of care related to COVID-19 and post-acute sequalae from COVID-19 (PASC), also known as long COVID. In this SEN, AHRQ is interested in “applications that develop, implement, and evaluate interventions and models of care, including those targeting the specific needs and challenges of disadvantaged populations and people living with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC), that improve access, quality, and outcomes of care. Proposed studies may focus on the patient, clinician, practice, or system level interventions.” Multilevel interventions are encouraged, as are projects that produce and disseminate insights that can be used to improve patient care and inform healthcare delivery in routine operations and during public health emergencies.
AHRQ encourages applicants to submit proposals to this SEN using the standing R18, R03, and R01 (PA-18-793, PA-18-794, PA-18-795) funding mechanisms. The SEN is active until February 14, 2025.
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What Makes You Unique? Update Your Profile Today!
The HFES website and member profile area helps HFES better serve the membership and helps members to stay better connected to each other.
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Council of Affinity Groups invites and encourages every member of HFES to visit this portal to complete or update his/her/their demographic profile.
HFES’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a commitment to recognizing and celebrating the variety of characteristics that make individuals unique. One means of fulfilling this commitment is to document and regularly review our demographics, in order to know who is in our big tent and who we are missing, because we should not be missing anyone. We are a data-driven science. Please assist us in collecting this vital data on you, our valued members.
Login to your member account here.
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Human Centered AI by Ben Shneiderman. Oxford University Press, 2022
Review by Christopher Wickens, February 18, 2022
HCAI is a book that, not surprisingly given the title, strongly adopts a perspective that is quite compatible with the beliefs and values of the human factors community. In his well-written, enjoyable and easy-to-read book he echoes many points that have been made by this community for 40 years, with its origins in aviation psychology, beginning with the pioneering work of Earl Wiener, Charlie Billings, Raja Parasuraman, Nadine Sarter, John Lee and others. His writing nicely complements this approach grounded in engineering psychology, with that from the computer science perspective.
Shneiderman is a highly credentialed computer scientist, who has gained a great deal of respect within the computer science community, initially with his excellent work on data visualization. Throughout the book, he laments that much of the CS community pays little regard for the human user; and his principled devotion imparted in this book is to turn their attention toward greater heed to human centered issues in artificial intelligence. He is an optimist that this will happen.
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Renew Your HFES Membership for 2022
It’s not too late to renew your membership with HFES. Please renew if you have not yet done so to remain part of a growing network of those with a common interest in the design of systems, organizations, jobs, machines, tools, and consumer products for safe, efficient, and comfortable human use.
We would be grateful for our members to consider Contributing or Supporting membership when they renew. These programs provide special recognition and are valuable to HFES in helping us advance our mission. And please do not forget to renew your Technical Group membership or even consider joining a new TG.
HFES will offer many exciting offerings and educational activities in 2022. Be sure to renew today so you don't miss out!
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National Standards Development Ideas Sought for Guide
National Standards are being developed for manufacturers, testing labs, and purchasers to determine if products are suitable for use applications. Products and systems that have humans as users or components require standards that are sensitive to the variability that may be unintentionally introduced by experimenters and subjects.
ASTM F48 committee is initiating the development of a Human Factors Guide for Developing Standard Test Methods. We need the ideas and contributions of HF professionals, students, and faculty who have pondered these human variability issues in research and product usability studies. We don’t want your ideas left out. Volunteer to be included in the advisory committee for this first-of-a-kind guide. Send your contact information to working group head and HFES Fellow, Bob Sugarman, at rcspsi@aol.com or telephone Bob at (716) 445-0501.
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Topic for the 2022 Human Factors Prize Competition Announced
The Human Factors Prize was established in 2010 by Editor-in-Chief William S. Marras to recognize excellence in HF/E research through an annual competition in which authors are invited to submit papers on a specific topic for that year. The prize carries a $5,000 cash award and consideration of publication of the winning paper in the Society's journal, Human Factors. The award is formally conferred at a special session at the HFES International Annual Meeting, where the recipient presents his or her work.
The Topic for the 2022 Human Factors Prize Competition is: Equity and Inclusivity
Submissions are accepted between May 13 and June 17, 2022. HFES will activate the submission site link on May 13 and will close it on June 15.
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Final Call to Apply to Become a Fellow of HFES
Fellow is the highest recognition bestowed by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annually, the Fellows Selection Committee invites applicants to join the College of Fellows and be designated FHFES. Election to the College of Fellows is an honor conferred by distinguished colleagues to recognize outstanding achievement, consistently superior professional performance, exceptional contributions, personal service to the Society, and other meritorious accomplishments by Society members.
Any Full member of the Society in good standing may apply. Individuals may apply on their own behalf, or they may submit an application on behalf of another member.
The 2022 Fellow Application period is open. Completed submission packets will be accepted only via the online submission site. The submission deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern time, Friday, March 18, 2022.
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HFES Seeks Nominees for Prestigious Society Awards
HFES Full Members and Fellows are invited to submit nominations for eight Society awards to be presented at the 66th International Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 10 – 14, 2022.
Award nominations are invited for individuals whose contributions merit special recognition. The eight awards for which nominees are sought are:
- Hal W. Hendrick Distinguished International Colleague Award
- Paul M. Fitts Education Award
- R. Lauer Safety Award
- Alexander C. Williams, Jr., Design Award
- Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award
- Oliver Keith Hansen Outreach Award
- William C. Howell Young Investigator Award
- Bentzi Karsh Early-Career Service Award
Nominees are not required to be HFES members, but only members of HFES may submit nominations. The nomination submission deadline for each award above is Thursday, March 31.
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Volunteer with HFES
Interested in getting more involved with HFES? Check out our new Volunteer Opportunities page on HFES Connect! HFES is now piloting a new Volunteer Opportunities tool on HFES Connect – your space to explore trending topics from the community and where you can connect with fellow members. Many more opportunities will be posted over time, so be sure to check back often.
Please note: you must be logged into HFES Connect to view this page.
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Enhance Your Knowledge Through the HFES Learning Center
Our wide-ranging library includes online educational activities across the spectrum of human factors and ergonomics aimed at improving your knowledge and practice, many of which are complimentary and a benefit of membership in the Society.
This online resource will help you to find new knowledge points based on your areas of interest, and help you record your progress as you work your way through session and recording packages.
Additional features include recorded sessions from previous years’ HFES meetings and symposia, webinars featuring experts sharing their latest research and works, DEI webinars and other on-demand learning opportunities to enhance your skills, advance your career and maintain your professional certifications.
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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 the 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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