President’s Newsletter No. 9February 28, 2011
Dear IEA Council Members:
Next Council Meeting in South Africa Coming Up Soon!
Our Council meeting will be held at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa
on April 2 and 3. This Council meeting will be held in conjunction with and hosted by
the 10th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design andManagement (ODAM) April 4-6. To get more information and register, travel andaccommodations, go to: http://www.ODAM2011.net.
If you have not done so yet, please register with Secretary General Eric Wang to let
him know who will be representing your society. It is a long trip for many of us and I
appreciate your willingness to support the conference and travel so far. Please visit theODAM 2011 website for important information about lodging and whether you willneed a visa to enter South Africa.
At this Council meeting we will officially announce the opening of bids to host theIEA 2018 meeting. We will also announce the opening for nominations for officers,which we will vote on in 2012 in Brazil. Nothing will be due at the time of the meeting.
You will receive more specific information at the meeting.
IEA 2012
Site visit to Recife, Brazil with ABERGO and ULAERGO
Last week we held a two-day meeting (February 20-21) at the site of the IEA2012
meeting venue in Recife, Brazil. Vice President and Treasurer Klaus Zink, Science
Technology and Practice Chair Karen Jacobs and I met with Jose Orlando Gomes,
Paulo Antonio, Barros Oliveira (representatives from ABERGO and ULAERGO), andMarcelo Soares, his Organizing Committee and team. It was a productive meeting increating a collaborative relationship among the partners, asking questions andexpressing concerns openly, and seeking solutions to problems earlier rather than later.
We learned a great deal about the planning that has been done in the midst of
uncertainties in a booming economy, the logistical challenges to overcome, thewarmth of the Brazilian hospitality, and the aura of the pre-Carnivale environment thatcongress attendees will encounter. IEA 21012 shows great promise to be an exciting
world event in ergonomics. Please plan ahead to accommodate the travel and lodging
requirements during this busy time in Brazil. It will be worth your effort.

All-Ukrainian Ergonomics
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ASEAN-ES
Asociación de Ergonomia Argentina
Associação Brasileira de Ergonomia
Asociación Ecuatoriana deErgonomia
Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
Association of CanadianErgonomists
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

IEA2012 Call for Papers
Marcelo Soares (IEA2012 Congress Chair), Karen Jacobs (Science Technology and Practice Chair) and theIEA2012 Organizing Committee invite Technical Committee Chairs and the worldwide ergonomic community
in the Call for Papers for our next IEA Congress. The call for submissions is now open! You can find theinformation at www.iea2012.org

ABERGO, ULAERGO and IEA Meeting in Recife

IEA 2012 Organizing Committee and Chairs
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New Zealand Ergonomics
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ULAERGODeadlines for submissions are coming up! Dates are 15 April 2011 for scientific research papers
and case studies, and 30 June 2011 for special sessions, symposia, company cases and posters.
You can find more information about these deadlines at http://www.iea2012.org/instructions.htm
More information about the submission process is available at
http://www.iea2012.org/submission.htm

Jose Orlando Gomes (ABERGO ULAERGO), Paulo Antonio Oliveira (ABERGO ULAERGO),
Andrew Imada (IEA), Karen Jacobs (IEA), Klaus Zink (IEA), Marcelo Soares (Congress Chair)
Recife Site Visit
IEA2012 Sponsorship Opportunities
Companies and industry have an opportunity for more visible by becoming a sponsor to the IEA2012 Congress.
This may be especially useful for companies doing business in Brazil or Latin America or companies engaged
in or want to be associated with the theme of the conference – Designing a sustainable future. We encouragefederated societies to contact potential sponsors or to refer them to Marcelo Soares. chair@iea2012.org
NOTABLE NEWSIEA / WHO Relations Extended
We just received a notice from Alex Ross, Director in the Department of Partnerships from WHO, that theExecutive Board recently reviewed the report of our collaboration from 2008-2010 and has decided to maintainrelations with IEA for another two years from 2011-2013. The board appreciated the report, the successful••••••All-Ukrainian Ergonomics
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Ergonomics Society of Korea
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Turkish Ergonomics SocietyULAERGO

collaborations and the support IEA has given to WHO.
This builds on the framework that David Caple and the last executive developed. Thanks to David, Eric Wangand especially Wendy Macdonald who contributed mightily on that report. Wendy is our representative to theWHO and oversees many of the IEA projects with WHO. Great work and great news for IEA!
IEA Future of Ergonomics Committee
This committee headed by Jan Dul has completed its initial work and will be meeting in early March inAmsterdam to begin consolidating its work and begin the important work of looking at our future in a strategicway. Jan Dul (Chair, Netherlands) leads the committee with members including: Ralph Bruder (Germany),Peter Buckle (UK), Pascale Carayon (USA), Pierre Falzon (France), Bill Marras (USA), John Wilson (UK), andBas van der Doelen (Secretary, Netherlands). We thank the members of this team for their work andcommitment to this important effort. We look forward to hearing about the results of this effort in South Africa.
Latvian Ergonomics Society First International Conference – Contemporary Ergonomics and Business
Zenija Roja, President of the Latvian Ergonomics Society, has just announced that five years after its formation,
the LES is holding its first International Conference. This inaugural event will take place in Riga, Latvia on
October 7, 2011. Topics of the conference include: Contemporary ergonomics in changing labour markets,macroergonomics and workplace health promotion, successful business and human performance, ergonomics inmanufacturing quality, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation. In addition to President Roja, IEA Vice Presidentand Treasurer Klaus Zink and FEES President Peter Rookmaaker present keynote addresses. For more
information go to www.ergconf2011.lv The IEA supports this important conference for the Latvian Ergonomics
Society and encourages ergonomists to attend.
FEES Inaugural Newsletter
FEES has launched a newsletter where members can learn about development activities in which the federation
has been involved, news from member societies and news about the profession. This newsletter covers theimportant events since the first FEES conference. We learned that FEES has again been recognized as anofficial Campaign Partner of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Safety and Maintenance. There is asummary of the first European Conference on Ergonomics and the Bruges Declaration that summarizes
potential actions ergonomics can make to European policies on aging. This is a great vehicle forcommunicating and updating news to constituent organizations. You can access this through: http://www.feesnetwork.org/newsletter/newsletter-0.html. Congratulations on this new communication tool.
AWARDS
2011 IEA/Liberty Mutual Medal Nominations
Nominations for the IEA/Liberty Mutual Medal in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics are now open. The
award recognizes outstanding original research leading to the reduction or mitigation of work-related injuries
and/or to the advancement of theory, understanding, and development of occupational safety research. This
medal comes with a $10,000 USD award and is the most coveted award in our profession. You can find moredetails at: http://www.iea.cc/05_awards/Current%20IEA%20Awards.html Nominations will close on May 31,••••••

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Ergonomics Society of Korea
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Hong Kong Ergonomics
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Human Factors andErgonomics Society (U.S.A.)
Hungarian Ergonomics Society
Italian Society of Ergonomics

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Japan Ergonomics Society
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2011 and the winner will be announced in September 2011. Contact David Caple if you have any questions.
davidcaple@pacific.net.au
Please note a number of changes that are being implemented this year. First, the criteria for research papers
have been expanded to include papers published within the previous calendar year as well as unpublishedpapers. We will be working more closely with editors for their nominations for articles published in prestigious
journals. Second, federated societies are encouraged to nominate their members. Third, we will be identifying
ways to promote the winning papers through different venues, publications, and the website. Last month I
wrote to the presidents of your societies and copied you on the nomination process. Please distribute thisinformation as widely as possible.
IEA 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 vocationalschool) 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 toE/HF. You can get details about applying for the award at:
http://www.iea.cc/05_awards/Current%20IEA%20Awards.html. Click on Learn more now to download thespecific information.
IEA Fellows Nominations
Nominations are being accepted for IEA Fellow Award, which is awarded annually and presented at thetriennial congress to recognize extraordinary or sustained superior accomplishments of an individual.
Instructions about how to make a nomination can be found at
http://www.iea.cc/05_awards/Current%20IEA%20Awards.html Click on IEA Fellow Nomination Form.
Forthcoming Events
 The 10th International Symposium on Human Factors in Organisational Design and Management (ODAM 2011)
4-6 April 2011, Grahamstown, South Africa
 Ergonomics & Human Factors 201112-14 April 2011, Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, UK First International Symposium on Digital Human Modeling
14-16 June 2011, Lyon, France Healthcare systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety conference 2011 (HEPS 2011)22-24 June 2011, Oviedo, Spain••••••

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ULAERGO The 2nd East Asian Ergonomics Federation Symposium and Asia Ergonomics Summit 2011 (2nd EAEFS & AES 2011)
5-8 October 2011, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC

Sincerely,

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Turkish Ergonomics Society
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