President’s Newsletter No. 10
June 30, 2011
Dear IEA Council Members:
The year is flying by quickly since we had our IEA Council meeting in Grahamstown,
South Africa. It was great to see so many of the Council Members attend the meetingand support the activities of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa (ESSA) and the
Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management (ODAM) conference. We
are grateful to ESSA and the organizers of the conference for their warm hospitality andsupport for our meeting.
A lot has been happening since the conference and I wanted to let you know about theexciting events that have been going on as we move on to our Triennial Congress – IEA
2012 – in Recife Brazil.

IEA EventsIEA Council Meeting
The 2011 Council Meeting was held at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South
Africa with 29 council members from 18 federated societies, one affiliated society andtwo networks in attendance. Proxy votes were held for six societies who were not able
to be present at the meeting. We appreciate the great effort and distance that people
traveled to attend the meeting. While there were many important reports anddiscussions, I would like to highlight a few items. You can find all the details in the
Secretary General’s Report of Minutes, which will be released soon after this newsletter.
IEA Rules. Council agreed in principle that we should undertake a restructuring of the
IEA Rules to allow for smoother administration and transparency. David Caple willhead up a committee that will restructure the Rules to achieve several goals. First,
Separate the Rules (by-laws) from Operation Rules (ORs), which will allow greater
flexibility for future Executives to change procedures as required. Second, update theRules and ORs to reflect the changes previously voted on by council (e.g., Vice
President titles). Third, include changes that will allow the IEA to qualify for taxexempt status under Swiss law. David’s committee will send their draft to a review
committee for comment. Once the drafting and review committees have an acceptable
draft, we will send this out to all members. Please review this with your constituentsand have comments prepared before coming to the Council meeting in Recife.
Please come prepared to vote on the changes at the Council meeting in February 2012.
This is an important administrative matter.
All-Ukrainian Ergonomics
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ASEAN-ES
Asociación de Ergonomia Argentina
Associação Brasileira de Ergonomia
Asociación Ecuatoriana de
Ergonomia
Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
Association of Canadian
Ergonomists
Belgian Ergonomics Society

Chilean Ergonomics Society
Chinese Ergonomics Society
Croatian Ergonomics Society
Czech Ergonomic Society
Ergonomics Society of Korea
Ergonomics Society of Nigeria
Ergonomics Society of Serbia
Ergonomics Society of Singapore
Ergonomics Society of South Africa
Ergonomics Society of Taiwan
Ergonomics Society of Thailand
FEES

Gesellschaft fürArbeitswissenschaft
Hellenic Ergonomics Society
Hong Kong Ergonomics Society
Human Ergology Society
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society of Australia
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society (U.S.A.)
Hungarian Ergonomics Society
Indian Society of Ergonomics

Inter-Regional Ergonomics
Association
Institute of Ergonomics andHuman Factors (U.K.)
Iranian Ergonomics Society
Irish Ergonomics Society
Israel Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics Society
Latvijas Ergonomikas Biedriba
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor
Ergonomie

New Zealand Ergonomics Society
Nordic Ergonomics SocietyÖsterreichische Arbeitsgemeinschaft
für Ergonomie
Perhimpunan Ergonomi Indonesia
Philippines Ergonomics Society
Polish Ergonomics Society
Slovak Ergonomics Association
Sociedad Colombiana de Ergonomia
Sociedad de Ergonomistas de Mexico

Società Italiana di Ergonomia
Société d’Ergonomie de Langue
Française
Société Tunisienne d'Ergonomie
Spanish Association of Ergonomics
Swiss Ergonomics Society
Turkish Ergonomics Society
ULAERGOThe IEA is registered as an association at the Commercial Registry of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland: Company-Nr. CH020.6.001.285-4

IDC Support at IEA2012. We used part of the afternoon on the first day to get Council’s input on different
criteria that may be used for determining support for attendees from IDCs. The small group discussion
generated a wide range of ideas for supporting people to attend. This input from council members is valued andimportant to how we function as an organization.
Future of Ergonomics. Jan Dul and Bas van der Doelen, who are spearheading the Future of Ergonomics
Committee, used the second afternoon to get council members’ input on: a) definition of strategies/goals andcore values in 5-10 years; and b) growing and developing the demand for core values for external stakeholders.
The council meeting was one of many samples that this team will draw from to come up with one view of the
future of our field. This is an important project for the IEA to begin a discussion about charting the future of ourfield. Council’s time and input were very much appreciated.
Opening nominations for IEA officers.
On April 3, 2011 the council was notified that the IEA is receiving nominations for officers (President, Vice
President Secretary General, and Vice President Treasurer) for the 18th Executive. Formal written nominations
and candidate statements should be sent to the Secretary General 60 days before the triennial meeting(December 14, 2011). We encourage all federated societies to contribute to the future leadership of the IEA,
preferably by December 1, 2011.
Opening nominations for IEA 2018 Triennial Congress.
On April 2, 2011, the council was notified that IEA is receiving bids for the IEA 2018 Triennial Congress. Thisbid should be received by October 15, 2011, which will allow a review committee to determine the suitable
possible venues. Federated societies and voting members will receive this packet of proposals by January 2012.
Council will hear brief presentations by each of the candidate sites and vote at the council meeting in Recife in
2012.
WHO Meeting in OsloEC member Ralph Bruder, IEA Reprehensive to WHO Wendy Macdonald, and Owen Evans attended the WHO
Planning Committee Meeting Collaborating Centres for Occupational Health in Oslo, Norway on 16-17 June
2011. IEA had been invited to this meeting in our capacity as an officially recognized non-governmentalorganization (NGO). The larger context of this meeting is WHOs Global Plan of Action (GPA) on Workers
Health (2007-2017). WHO Collaborating Centres for Occupational Health contribute to the GPA according to a
global workplan on occupational health. This workplan includes objectives “to protect and promote health at theworkplace (GPA objective 2)”, or “to incorporate workers’ health into non-health policies and projects (GPA
objective 5)”. Recent developments in the current workplan (2009-2012) for the Collaborating Centres were
presented and plans for the new workplan (2012-2017) were also discussed.
IEA has contributed to the workplan with the development of a tool kit for the prevention of work-related
musculoskeletal disorders. The work on the tool kit is coordinated by the TC Musculoskeletal Disorders(contact: Enrico Occhipinti and Wendy Macdonald).
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Irish Ergonomics Society
Israeli Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics Society
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor
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New Zealand Ergonomics
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Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
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Turkish Ergonomics Society
ULAERGOIEA’s participation on the work plan for the Collaborating Centres is highly welcomed. The workplan will be
formulated at the next meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centres in Cancun from 15-17 March 2012.
HEPS Conference in Oviedo, Spain
I attended the Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS) conference, which took place 22-24
June in Oviedo, Spain. I was pleased to support this conference that the IEA sponsors and had the pleasure ofextending the attendees our full support for this work at the opening ceremony. Though the conference wassmaller than expected, I found the quality of the papers to be high and the diversity of topics and approaches tobe enriching. The HEPS organizing committee, the Asociación Española de Ergonomia (AEE) and Newtours
SpA deserve credit for organizing a successful event. This is an area that I believe we can contribute in large
measure. I would encourage all of the federated societies to take an active interest in the next conference inthree years.
FEES Board Meeting
While in Oviedo, Spain I visited briefly with the Federation of European Ergonomic Societies (FEES) board attheir annual meeting. Congratulations to the new slate of FEES officers: Pieter Rookmaaker, President; Reiner
Hoftijzer, Treasurer; Christophe Maes, Secretary General. As with any relatively young organization, FEES
faces important challenges. At the same time, FEES has opportunities to take on Pan-European issues that
individual societies may not be able to address. Please join me in welcoming this team of energetic FEES
officers who I am sure are up to the challenge.

IEA 2012
Proposals and Review Process
Congress Chair Marcelo Soares and his organizing team have been working hard over the past several months
organizing the website and processes for accepting submissions for the IEA 2012 Triennial Congress. We areindebted to them for their great work. We are now in the process of reviewing the many submissions that we
received. I would like to thank the many Technical Committee (TC) chairs, individual reviewers, and our
Science, Technology and Practice Chair, Karen Jacobs, for the hard work of evaluating these submissions. We
have a wide range of topics, world-renowned keynote speakers, and a scientific program that are worthy of aworld event. Stay tuned for more details.
Venue and Logistics
As I indicated in the last newsletter, our site visit to Recife gave us a better idea of what the organizing
committee had in mind when planning the event. The venue, social milieu, Brazilian cultural events, traffic andcity offer a rich experience for all attendees. At the same time, it will mean that we have to approach thismeeting differently than we have in usual conferences held in the northern hemisphere, summer events. At thecouncil meeting we discussed the time of day, lunches, and transportation differences. While it is different than
our usual expectations, I would encourage all federated societies to convey to members that we should approach
this as a cultural experience or adventure. After all, we are an international organization and we learn so much
more from others when we are guests and approach it with an open mind. After meeting with our colleagues, I
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Ergonomics Society of Korea
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Ergonomics Society (U.S.A.)
Hungarian Ergonomics Society
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Irish Ergonomics Society
Israeli Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics Society
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor
Ergonomie
New Zealand Ergonomics
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Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
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Sociedad Chilena de
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Sociedad Columbiana de
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Turkish Ergonomics Society
ULAERGOfeel confident that they know the environment and city best and we should trust their local expertise while we
become adventurers on an international journey.
IEA2012 Sponsorship Opportunities
We have received platinum and gold level sponsorships from several international companies. Companies andindustries have an opportunity for more visibility by becoming sponsors to the IEA2012 Congress. This may beespecially useful for companies doing business in Brazil or Latin America or companies engaged in or wanting
to be associated with the theme of the conference – Designing a Sustainable Future. We encourage federated
societies to contact potential sponsors or to refer them to Marcelo Soares. chair@iea2012.org
Federated Societies Helping other Federated Societies
The IEA is supporting participation from industrially developing countries (IDCs) and encourage federated
societies to do the same. Several “sister” or “twin” societies who have common interests, language, or culturallinks are encouraged to support each other.
Alternatively, federated societies can contribute to the IEA’s fund to support delegates from IDCs. We will bereceiving and reviewing applications for financial support and can use your funds earmarked for this purpose.
As always, we appreciate all of the support for our fellow ergonomists who have difficulty attending ourimportant triennial event.

NOTABLE NEWS
Passing of Past-President Hal W. Hendrick
It is with great sadness that I report to you that Past IEA President (1991-1994) Hal W. Hendrick passed away
on May 13, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. Hal was an inspirational leader in the IEA, a great champion
for our discipline, and a valued friend to so many around the world. The HFES and Hal’s wife Mary havereceived messages from all parts of the world conveying what Hal meant to them and ergonomics. Hal will bemissed but not forgotten. The HFES is organizing a special issue of the Bulletin to be released later this summer.
There are also numerous events planned for the HFES annual meeting from September 19-23 in Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA. In the interim you may see the HFES tribute to Hal at:
http://www.hfes.org/Web/DetailNews.aspx?ID=%20234
Passing of ACE Past-President Patrick J. Foley
I was informed recently of the passing of Patrick J. Foley on May 14, 2011. Professor Foley was the second
President of the Human Factors Association of Canada (ACE) and a noted researcher and teacher in the fields ofvision and recognition. In 1966 he joined the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Toronto
where he was the first to teach Human Factors Engineering. Professor Foley was an inspiring teacher andmentor to many internationally known ergonomists, including Ian Noy and Lia Buarque de Macedo Guimarães.
Popular with students, he was celebrated for an annual lecture on Human Factors Engineering given to thewhole first year engineering class in Convocation Hall. Professor Foley is another great leader we will miss.

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Ergonomics Society of Federal
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Ergonomics Society of Korea
Ergonomics Society of South
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Hungarian Ergonomics Society
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New Zealand Ergonomics
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Turkish Ergonomics Society
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IEA Future of Ergonomics Committee
In December 2010 the IEA established an ad hoc Future of Ergonomics Committee (FEC), chaired by Jan Dul.
The goal of the committee is to formulate a position paper on strategies toward the future of the ergonomics
discipline. The paper will present the view of the committee based on individual experiences, intensive
discussions, and a wide range of inputs from people inside and outside the ergonomics discipline worldwide.
Organizations (including the IEA) and individuals can use this viewpoint to rethink their strategies, tactics andoperations to prepare for the future.
The FEC organized a startup meeting in Amsterdam last March. The approach and first results were reported toCouncil at our meeting in South Africa. Council members were challenged to brainstorm about possible
strategies to create an external demand for “good” ergonomics. Next steps were made by the FEC during ameeting in Paris the second week of June. Currently a green position paper is being drafted, which will be open
for inputs from ergonomists worldwide. You are kindly encouraged to participate in that process. Please send
your details to the committee’s secretary Bas van der Doelen (Netherlands) at b.van.der.doelen@bmaergonomics.com. After rounds of consultations and discussions, including people from outside the ergonomics
discipline, a final position paper will available at IEA2012
Japanese Colleagues Survive Disaster and Contribute to Recovery
Presidents Saito, from the Japanese Ergonomics Society (JES) and Maie, from the Human Ergology Society(HES), report that all their members are confirmed to be safe and none were directly affected. Of course thetsunami and events at the nuclear power station in Japan affected many people in many ways. But it is good toknow that members of the IEA family are safe.
Despite the hardships, our colleagues in Japan continue to contribute and take positive actions. Though most of
the information is in Japanese language, it is good to know that our colleagues are informing the public about
ergonomics and contributing to our common interests. Examples include the following:
1. HES continues their work on “Ergonomic Checkpoints for Human Care Work” under the leadership ofKazutaka Kogi and the working group, which met in December and January and is completing action
phases. The project is scheduled to be completed in November and we look forward to seeing this 60item checklist.
2. The JES President sent a message that reviewed ergonomics role in dealing with the earthquake, tsunami
and accident at the nuclear power station. http://www.ergonomics.jp/usertype/company/3173.html
3. JES presented the IEA President’s message to the JES and Japanese public on its website.
http://www.ergonomics.jp/usertype/company/3211.html
4. An urgent joint conference of JES and CPE in Japan was held entitled "Ergonomist and JES could doanything now under the present serious accident!"
http://www.ergonomics.jp/official/page-docs/product/newsletter/newsletter027.pdf
5. A Message from the committee of Safety Ergonomics in JES was issued. The main points of themessage include: Learning a lesson from the present nuclear power station accident from the ergonomic
point of view, and that finding causes is more important than assigning responsibility.
http://www.ergonomics.jp/official/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/news_110524.pdf
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ULAERGO6. Ergonomic advice on how to adjust to the darker conditions caused by the Japanese government’s
requirement to reduce energy consumption by 15% during the hot summer season (July to September).
This will enable stopping the many nuclear power stations nationwide. Committee on Certified
Professional Ergonomists of JES published this advice.
http://www.ergonomics.jp/cpe/kankoubutsu/CPE_sagyouteigen_20110630.pdf
President Saito believes that everyone is doing his or her best effort to overcome the present disaster and revive
the society with remarkable resilience. We applaud their efforts and stand by them during this difficult time.
Organizing Ph.D. Students in Ergonomics
I received an exciting note from François Palaci and Vincent Boccara, Presidents of the Association of French
Ph.D. Students in Ergonomics (RJCE). The RJCE was founded in 2008 and currently has about 50 members.
RJCE goals are to: 1) provide a structure allowing young researchers in ergonomics to exchange theoretical andpractical knowledge; 2) promote the interests of PhD Students in Ergonomics; and 3) promote the developmentof research, teaching, and practice in Ergonomics. Current projects include:
1. Organizing one-day symposium on ergonomics and design, and on methods of collective activity
2. Making a movie about ergonomics (the movie will be broadcast at the next Congress of SELF, which isa financial contributor to the project)
3. Indentifying education programs involving ergonomics in France (with a focus on practice or on
research), in collaboration with CE2 (Association of French lecturers in Ergonomics)
We plan to support the RJCE activity at the IEA2012 meeting in Brazil to create a forum for others those with
common interests to gather and organize. In the meantime, you can make contact directly at president@rjce.fr

AWARDSIEA K.U. Smith Student Award
The IEA K.U. Smith Student Award honors two deserving students responsible for applications of orcontributions to ergonomics/human factors (E/HF) worthy of recognition. The next awards will be presented
during the IEA 2012 Triennial Congress, scheduled to convene February 12-16, 2012, in Recife, Brazil.
The Award winners each will receive a cash award of US $3,000. Depending upon need, an additional stipend
for travel to the Congress also may be awarded to the winner(s).
Any student enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution (college, university, technical, or vocational
school) worldwide is eligible to apply for the award. All areas of E/HF are eligible for consideration. Examples
of applicable projects include an applied E/HF project, a human performance study or analysis, a design projector product, a research project undertaken in the laboratory or field, or a theoretical/conceptual contribution to
E/HF. For more information go to: http://www.iea.cc/05_awards/Current%20IEA%20Awards.html. Click on
Learn more now to download the specific information. Please note the deadline submitting abstracts, resumes
and advisor letters is 31 July 2011. Act now and submit deserving student papers!

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Ergonomics Society (U.S.A.)
Hungarian Ergonomics Society
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Iranian Ergonomics Society
Irish Ergonomics Society
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Japan Ergonomics Society
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor
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New Zealand Ergonomics
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Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
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Sociedad Chilena de
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Sociedad Columbiana de
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Turkish Ergonomics Society
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PUBLICATIONS
Ergonomic Checkpoints FREE download
Thanks to the cooperation of Dr. Shengli Niu from the ILO, you can download a copy of ILO/IEA publication
Ergonomic Checkpoints (2nd edition) free of charge. Go to the IEA web page: www.iea.cc/ under Latest Newson the right for the free download. Alternatively you can go to the ILO website:
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/ilo-bookstore/order-online/books/WCMS_120133/lang--en/index.htm
This reflects the ILO and IEA’s joint commitment to collaborate in coming up with ergonomic solutions toworkplace safety and health problems. This and other publications demonstrate the close working relationshipand common goals we share with the ILO. Our sincere thanks to Dr. Niu and the ILO as we look forward to
more joint efforts.
Ergonomic Guidelines Available and for Sale
This useful guide for implementing ergonomics in occupational health and safety programs has been getting
warm reception wherever we have introduced it. Several practitioners have asked for this valuable publication.
This is a joint publication from the IEA and the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH). To
order a copy contact ergonomia Verlag (info@ergonomia.de). The IEA will send free copies for anyone
organizing workshops in IDCs. To get free copies for your IDC workshop, contact Barbara Silversteinbassilver@comcast.net
Personal Libraries Available
In the recent past with several prominent ergonomists passing away or retiring, their personal libraries havebecome available. If there is any interest in textbooks, journals or other ergonomic publications, please contact
me and we will see how we can match people who can use these publications with the book holders. We
currently have no infrastructure or mechanism for shipping or inventory of books at the moment. This is a firstattempt to find a solution to this opportunity. If you know of a way to distribute books to those who could
benefit, we would be interested in hearing from you.
Sincerely,

Andrew S. Imada
President

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Asociación Española De
Ergonomia
Asociación de Ergonomia
Argentina
Association of Canadian
Ergonomists
Belgian Ergonomics Society
Brazilian Ergonomics
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Chinese Ergonomics Society
Croatian Ergonomics Society
Czech ergonomic Society
Ergonomics Society (U.K.)
Ergonomics Society ofAustralia
Ergonomics Society of Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia
Ergonomics Society of Korea
Ergonomics Society of South
Africa

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Ergonomics Society of Taiwan
FEES
Gesellschaft fürArbeitswissenschaft
Hellenic Ergonomics Society
Hong Kong Ergonomics
Society
Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society (U.S.A.)
Hungarian Ergonomics Society
Italian Society of Ergonomics

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Inter-Regional Ergonomics
Association
Iranian Ergonomics Society
Irish Ergonomics Society
Israeli Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics Society
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor
Ergonomie
New Zealand Ergonomics
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Nordic Ergonomic Society

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Österreichischearbeitsgemeinschaft fürErgonomie
Polish Ergonomics Society
Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
Slovak Ergonomics
Association
Sociedad Chilena de
Ergonomia
Sociedad Columbiana de
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Sociedad de Ergonomistas de
MexicoSocietà Italiana di Ergonomia
Société d’Ergonomie deLangue FrançaiseSouth East Asia Ergonomics
Society
Swiss Society for Ergonomics
Turkish Ergonomics Society
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