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International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference:  Maryland, June 9-10, 2011


This conference is highly interactive with focus areas on workplace safety & health, management, training, cognition, technology development, construction, military, transportation and healthcare.

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 54th Annual Meeting, September 27-October 1, 2010

The premier U.S. conference on Human Factors & Ergonomics.  This is the place to go for the most recent research in general ergonomics, as well as more specialized applications.

Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics Conference, 3rd Annual, 17-20 July 2010, Miami, Florida

Sunday, July 18, 2010:  Human Factors (& General Ergonomics) Applied to Educational Settings

SESSION 7: Ergonomics in Academics/Education/Training.  CHAIR: Valerie Rice, USA

  Auditory discrimination and academic performance
P. Alfred, V. J. Rice, G. Boykin and L. Laws, USA
 

Challenges and opportunities for applying human factors methods to the development of non-technical skills in healthcare education
M. A. Rosen, M. Feldman, E. Salas, H. B. King and J. Lopreiato, USA

  Videogame experience and neurocognitive timing performance
G. L. Boykin, V. J. Rice, P. Alfred and L. Laws, USA
  Evaluating a human factors training program for content retention and effectiveness
C. Bazley, USA
  Using evidence based research method to design inclusive learning environment for autism
R. Khare, India, A. Mullick, USA and A. Khare, India
  The human factors of instructional design and accelerated learning
A. Oskorus, R. Meyer, T. Andre and K. Moore, USA
  Improving Internet accessibility for dyslexic users
J. Jerrmas-Smith, A. Good and D. Heathcode, UK
  Computer workstation ergonomics for an aging workforce
Neil Charness, USA

Monday, July 19, 2010: Human Factors (& General Ergonomics) Applied to Military 

SESSION 57: Human Factors Military Applications.  CHAIR: V. Rice, USA

  Development of a remote medical monitoring system to meet soldier needs
W. J. Tharion, M. J. Buller, A. J. Karis and R. W. Hoyt, USA
  Self-reported sleep and soldier performance
V. Rice, J. Butler and D. Marra, USA
  Ergonomics evaluation of an exoskeleton prototype
J. M. Schiffman, K. N. Gregorczyk, L. Hasslequist, C. K. Bensel, J. P. Obusek, D. Gutekunst and P. Frykman, USA
  Investigating the performance of an autonomous driving capability for military convoys
J. Davis and E. Schoenherr, USA
  The effects of chemical/biological protective patient wraps on the simulated physiological responses of Soldiers
M. Yokota, T. Endrusick, J. Gonzalez and D. MacLeod, USA
 

Assessment of soldier performance: A comprehensive and integrated approach
L. Hasselquist , E. Zambraski, J. Augustyn, L. Banderet, L. Blanchard and C. Bensel, USA

  The effects of encumbering the soldier with body armor
L. Hasselquist, K. Gregorcdzyk, B. Corner and C. Bensel, USA

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Applied Ergonomics Conference, 22-25 March 2010, San Antonio, TX, USA

This conference is much as it is described, an applied conference.  That is, the focus is on applied Human Factors & Ergonomics principles to the workplace.

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