President’s Newsletter No. 12
November 30, 2011

President

Andrew S. Imada
A. S. Imada & Associates
4910 Phelps Court
Carmichael, CA 95608, USA
Tel: +1-916-486-1635
Email: asimada@gmail.com

Secretary General

Eric Min-yang Wang
Department of Industrial Engineering andEngineering Management
National Tsing Hua University
101, Sec. 2, Guang Fu Road
Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
Tel: +886-3-574-2649
Email: mywangeric1@gmail.com

Treasurer

Klaus J. Zink
Chair of Industrial Management and Human
Factors
Research Institute for Technology and Work
University of Kaiserslautern
P.O. Box 30 4967653 Kaiserslautern, GERMANY
Tel: +49 631 205 2027
Email: kjzink@iea-kl.deDevelopment and Promotion

Ralph Bruder
Institute of Ergonomics
Darmstadt University of Technology
Petersenstrasse 3064287 Darmstadt, GERMANY
Tel: +49-6151-162987
Email: bruder@iad.tu-darmstadt.deInternational Development

Barbara Silverstein
SHARP, Washington State Department of Laborand Industries
PO Box 44330
Olympia, WA 98504-4330, USA
Email: silb235@lni.wa.gov

Professional Standards and Education
Yushi Fujita
Technova Inc.
1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho 1, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011, JAPANTEL: +81-3-3508-2280
Email: y.fjt@technova.co.jp

Science, Technology & Practice

Karen Jacobs
Clinical Professor
Boston University
635 Commonwealth Avenue-Room 511A
Boston, MA 02215, USA
Tel:+1-617-353-7516
E-mail: kjacobs@bu.edu
David C. Caple
David C. Caple & Associates Pty Ltd
PO Box 2135
East Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079, AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61-3-9499-9011
Email: davidcaple@pacific.net.au
Marcelo Soares
University of Central Florida
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
P.O. Box 162993
Orlando, FL, USA 32816-2993 0020
Tel: +407-823-5218
Email: marcelo2@nlink.com.br

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

Announcing 2011 IEA Liberty Mutual Medal Winner
The IEA review committee has selected the winner of the 2011 IEA/Liberty Mutual
Medal in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics and the appropriate boards haveendorsed the selection of a paper by Marie Ward, Nick McDonald, and Rabea
Morrison, of the Aerospace Psychology Research Group (APRG), School ofPsychology, Trinity College (Dublin) and Des Gaynor, M.A., and Tony Nugent ofTrinity aeroTec (Dublin). The paper, “A Performance Improvement Case Study in
Aircraft Maintenance and its Implications for Hazard Identification,” was publishedin and nominated by the journal Ergonomics. We extend our heartiest
congratulations to the authors on receiving the most prestigious recognition in ourfield for this research. I have attached a press release for further information
dissemination. Please feel free to include this in your own Newsletter andencourage your members to apply for the award next year. Feel free to circulate thisrelease to your own media, universities and other professional associations.
We thank the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety for their generous
support of this award and to the review committee, under the leadership of Mike
Smith, for their careful examination of a highly competitive field of submissions.

Past President - Awards

2012 Congress Chair

Dear IEA Council Members and Friends:
We are now less than 90 days from IEA2012 – our 18th Triennial Congress – andour next Council meeting. We look forward to this, our most important event where
we share our scientific contributions to advance our discipline, meet as a Council tocarry on IEA’s work, and meet other professionals to match the valued ones wealready know in our field. However, there are important announcements, updates,
administrative matters and events around the world that we would like to share withyou before you travel to Recife, Brazil.

IEA2012 Recife, Brazil!
Marcelo Soares reports that there have been many interesting and a wide range oftopics to be covered in the Triennial Congress program. Karen Jacobs, IEA Science,
Technology and Practice Chair, has been working on the scientific program with theTechnical Committee Chairs, and the organizing committee to come up with 19
confirmed workshops, 12 keynote speakers, and 66 symposia. Additionally, thisCongress will have a new type of session. Ruud Pikaar has organized 23 company

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 VoorErgonomie

New Zealand Ergonomics Society
Nordic Ergonomics SocietyÖ sterreichische Arbeitsgemeinschaft
für Ergonomie
Perhimpunan Ergonomi Indonesia
Philippines Ergonomics Society
Polish Ergonomics Society
Slovak Ergonomics AssociationSociedad 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

case studies. This should provide valuable lessons for implementing ergonomics in different contexts. Thisgives you a flavor of the energizing activities we can expect at IEA2012 in Brazil (If you need an invitation
letter to apply for your visa to Brazil, please contact with Professor Marcelo Soares).
Important IEA Administrative Matters
We will have a full agenda when we meet for our Council meeting in Recife, Brazil on February 11 and 12.
You are invited to a brief Council reception on Friday evening, February 10 at the Golden Tulip Hotel. A New
Council Member Orientation will precede this reception. Details will be forthcoming. Save the dates!
Federated Societies have already received a draft of proposed changes of the IEA Rules and OperatingProcedures, which we will vote on at that meeting. We are awaiting your feedback before releasing the voting
item. We will also be voting for the new officers, venue for the 2018 Triennial Congress (with four goodproposals), and the venue for the 2013 Council meeting.
Call for Nomination of Officers
There will be an election for the next IEA President, Vice President Secretary General, and Vice President
Treasurer. Nominations will be received from the Federated Societies on the attached Nomination Form andStatement from the Candidate Form. These forms must be received by December 11, 2011. Council will be
informed of the nominations for the IEA Executive Office by December 30.
We urge you to nominate willing and able leaders for these critical roles in the IEA. We look forward toreceiving your input!
Proxy Votes
We will be voting on several matters that require a quorum and it is important that we get the required
representation in voting. If no one from your society will be attending the Council meeting, we urge you to voteby proxy (please fill out the attached Proxy Statement and send to Eric Wang by January 15, 2012). If youknow that another society will not attend, please contact them to encourage them to assign their proxy votes.
IDC Support to Attend IEA2012
A select group of federated societies received notices that the IEA will support one member nominated by thesociety to receive a stipend of $500USD. Presidents of these federated societies must submit their nomination toEric Wang. The stipend will be paid to the named recipient on the second day of the Congress.
Paypal Option for Paying Dues
As a reminder, it may be advantageous for some members to make their dues payment using the Paypal optionthat Klaus Zink and his team have established. It could be less expensive and more convenient for your society
to use this option depending on the amount of the payment.
Receiving Nominations for the 2013 Council MeetingAll-Ukrainian Ergonomics
Association
Asociación Española De
Ergonomia
Asociación de Ergonomia
Argentina
Association of CanadianErgonomists
Belgian Ergonomics Society
Brazilian Ergonomics
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Chinese Ergonomics Society
Croatian Ergonomics Society
Czech ergonomic Society
Ergonomics Society (U.K.)
Ergonomics Society ofAustraliaErgonomics Society of Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia
Ergonomics Society of Korea
Ergonomics Society of SouthAfrica

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Ergonomics Society of Taiwan
FEES
Gesellschaft fürArbeitswissenschaft
Hellenic Ergonomics Society
Hong Kong Ergonomics
Society
Human Factors andErgonomics 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 VoorErgonomie
New Zealand Ergonomics
Society
Nordic Ergonomic Society

Ö sterreichischearbeitsgemeinschaft fürErgonomie
Polish Ergonomics Society
Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
Slovak Ergonomics
AssociationSociedad Chilena deErgonomia
Sociedad Columbiana deErgonomia

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Sociedad de Ergonomistas deMexico
Società Italiana di Ergonomia
Société d’Ergonomie deLangue FrançaiseSouth East Asia Ergonomics
Society
Swiss Society for Ergonomics
Turkish Ergonomics Society
ULAERGOWe are now accepting nominations for hosting the 2013 IEA Council meeting. If your society is willing andable to host Council, we will gladly put your proposal up for vote at our February meeting. Please submit yourproposal to Vice President and Secretary General Eric Wang.
Events Around the World
Latvian Ergonomics Society
The Latvian Ergonomics Society held its first international scientific and practical ergonomics conference onOctober 7, 2011 in Riga, Latvia. IEA Vice President Treasurer Klaus Zink and FEES President Pieter
Rookmaaker shared their expertise in keynote addresses at this meeting, which centered on “ContemporaryErgonomics and Business 2011”. President Zenija Roja and Board Member Henrijs Kalkis expressed theirsatisfaction and appreciation for the international support at their first ergonomics event.
2nd EAEFS and AES 2011
The IEA endorsed 2nd East Asia Ergonomics Federated Symposium and Asia Ergonomics Summit 2011 washeld on October 4-8, 2012 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The conference theme is “Ergonomics in Asia: Development,Opportunities, and Challenges”. IEA Vice President and Secretary General Eric Min-yang Wang chaired theAsia Ergonomics Summit 2011. 12 Presidents and delegates of Federated Societies in Asia shared theirexperience, issues and vision about the ergonomics development in Asia. It was decided that the summit should
be continued.
WHO Events
Jose Orlando Gomez (President, ABERGO) represented the IEA at the WHO World Conference on Social
Determinants of Health (WCSDH) in Rio de Janeiro Oct 19-21, 2011.
Alma Maria Jennifer Gutierrez (Vice President, PHILERGO) represented the IEA at the WHO RegionalCommittee Meeting for the Western Pacific on October 10-14, 2011 in Manila.
Sociedad Colombiana de Ergonomía Congress
I was fortunate to be invited by SCE to attend their annual meeting, which was held in conjunction with the 17thmeeting on Occupational Health in Medellín, Colombia from November 2-4. This meeting drew more than
1,000 professionals from Occupational Medicine, Safety, Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics. My son, Adam,and I were hosted by SCE President Emilio Cadavid Guzmán and IEA Council member Luz Mercedes Saenz
Zapata and treated to warm Colombian hospitality and friendship. We visited a meat processing plant to assist acompany that had engaged an SCE member to reduce MSD injuries. I also presented a one-day workshop on
macroergonomics and a symposium on participatory ergonomics. It was an energizing experience to be amongsuch a vibrant and eager group of ergonomists. Jose Orlando Gomez (President, ABERGO and ULAERGO)
also attended the meeting and gave a perspective on ergonomics throughout Latin America. We were pleased toparticipate in the meeting and support the growing interest in Colombia and throughout Latin America.

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Asociación Española DeErgonomia
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 SouthAfrica

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

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Inter-Regional Ergonomics
AssociationIranian Ergonomics Society
Irish Ergonomics Society
Israeli Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics SocietyNederlandse Vereniging VoorErgonomie
New Zealand Ergonomics
Society
Nordic Ergonomic SocietyÖ sterreichischearbeitsgemeinschaft fürErgonomie
Polish Ergonomics Society
Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
Slovak Ergonomics
Association
Sociedad Chilena deErgonomia
Sociedad Columbiana deErgonomia

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Sociedad de Ergonomistas deMexico
Società Italiana di Ergonomia
Société d’Ergonomie deLangue FrançaiseSouth East Asia Ergonomics
SocietySwiss Society for Ergonomics
Turkish Ergonomics SocietyULAERGO

Thank you for all your efforts during the past three years to promote ergonomics. You have made it a greathonor for me to serve as your President. Best wishes to everyone for a good finish to the year and a healthy andhappy year in 2012. Enjoy the holidays!
Sincerely,

Andrew S. ImadaPresident
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All-Ukrainian Ergonomics
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Asociación Española De
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Asociación de Ergonomia
Argentina
Association of Canadian
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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 SouthAfrica

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

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Inter-Regional Ergonomics
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Iranian Ergonomics Society
Irish Ergonomics Society
Israeli Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics Society
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor
Ergonomie
New Zealand Ergonomics
Society
Nordic Ergonomic SocietyÖ sterreichischearbeitsgemeinschaft fürErgonomie
Polish Ergonomics Society
Associação Portuguesa deErgonomia
Slovak Ergonomics
AssociationSociedad Chilena deErgonomia
Sociedad Columbiana deErgonomia

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Sociedad de Ergonomistas deMexico
Società Italiana di Ergonomia
Société d’Ergonomie deLangue FrançaiseSouth East Asia Ergonomics
Society
Swiss Society for Ergonomics
Turkish Ergonomics Society
ULAERGOPieter Roomaaker (FEES), Klaus Zink (IEA), and Attendees to the First Latvian Ergonomics Society EventRiga, Latvia on 7 October 2011
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Asociación Española De
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Argentina
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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
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Hong Kong Ergonomics
SocietyHuman Factors andErgonomics Society (U.S.A.)
Hungarian Ergonomics Society
Italian Society of Ergonomics

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Inter-Regional Ergonomics
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Iranian Ergonomics Society
Irish Ergonomics Society
Israeli Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics Society
Nederlandse Vereniging VoorErgonomie
New Zealand Ergonomics
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Nordic Ergonomic Society

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Ö sterreichischearbeitsgemeinschaft fürErgonomie
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Association
Sociedad Chilena deErgonomia
Sociedad Columbiana deErgonomia

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Sociedad de Ergonomistas deMexico
Società Italiana di Ergonomia
Société d’Ergonomie deLangue FrançaiseSouth East Asia Ergonomics
SocietySwiss Society for Ergonomics
Turkish Ergonomics SocietyULAERGOSCE Friends at the Congress

SCE 15 year celebration

Jose Orlando Gomez (ABERGO, ULAERGO), Emilio
Cadavid Guzmán, Luz Mercedes Saenz Zapata (SCE),
Andrew Imada (IEA)
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All-Ukrainian Ergonomics
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Association of Canadian
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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 SouthAfrica

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Ergonomics Society of Taiwan
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Gesellschaft fürArbeitswissenschaft
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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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Luz Merce Saenz Zapata SCE, Andrew Imada IEA,and Emilio Cadavid Guzmán SCE
Inter-Regional Ergonomics
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Irish Ergonomics Society
Israeli Ergonomics Society
Japan Ergonomics Society
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Sociedad Chilena deErgonomia
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Sociedad de Ergonomistas deMexico
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SocietySwiss Society for Ergonomics
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All-Ukrainian Ergonomics
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Asociación Española DeErgonomia
Asociación de Ergonomia
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Association of CanadianErgonomists
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Chinese Ergonomics Society
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Ergonomics Society of Korea
Ergonomics Society of South
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Ergonomics Society of Taiwan
FEES
Gesellschaft fürArbeitswissenschaft
Hellenic Ergonomics Society
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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Inter-Regional Ergonomics
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Iranian Ergonomics Society
Irish Ergonomics Society
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Japan Ergonomics Society
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New Zealand Ergonomics
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Sociedad de Ergonomistas deMexico
Società Italiana di Ergonomia
Société d’Ergonomie deLangue FrançaiseSouth East Asia Ergonomics
SocietySwiss Society for Ergonomics
Turkish Ergonomics Society
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