Full Spectrum Human Factors Conferences

Human Factors & Ergonomics Annual Conference:  Red Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 19-23, 2011

Sponsored by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), this conferences includes presentations and posters showcasing recent research and applications of human factors/ergonomics.  It is the premier human factors/ergonomics conference.  

ErgoExpo:  Caesars Palace, Los Vegas, Nevada, November 30 - December 2, 2011

ErgoExpo was formerly known as the National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition (NECE).  The conference focuses on industrial ergonomics and primarily one application-based information.  Safety, injury prevention, productivity, and getting buy-in from supervisors and workers are highlighted.  

International Ergonomics Association Conference: Recife, Brazil, February 12-16, 2012

This years conference focus is on Designing a Sustainable Future and is jointly sponsored by the Union of Latin-American Ergonomics Societies (ULAERGO) and the Brazilian Ergonomics Association ABERGO).

Applied Ergonomics Conference:  Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tennessee, March 26-29, 2012

Sponsored by the IIE, and the Global Organization of Ergonomics (GoErgo), this conference focuses ergonomics applications including safety, health, and performance related to the workplace.  The competition for the 'Ergo Cup' id presented annually for outstanding product or process design solutions.

International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference:  June 7-8, 2012, Sheraton Ft. Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.  This conference has tended to be highly interactive and has focus areas on workplace safety & health, management, training, cognition, technology development, construction, military, transportation and healthcare.

Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics Conference:  Hilton San Francisco, Union Square, San Francisco, California, July 20-25, 2012

This highly international conference includes both research and application in human factors, including focuses on ergonomics areas of : physical, cognitive, social and organizational , cross-cultural aspects of decision making, modeling and usability evaluation, human digital modeling, healthcare and special populations,  manufacturing,  transportation, affective and pleasurable design, and service engineering.

Focused Human Factors Conferences

(let us know if you'd like your conference included)

CHI annual conference - May 5 - 10, 2012, Austin, Texas, US

Human Factors in Computing Systems.  Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

Human Factors Short Courses

Harvard School of Public Health Center for Continuing Professional Education's annual course "Ergonomics and Human Factors: Strategic Solutions for Workplace Safety and Health"

University of Michigan's Annual Human Factors Short Course

The University of Birmingham, UK Department of Occupational Medicine's Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Short Course

The Ohio State Universtity's Biannual Ergonomics Short Course

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