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Submit Your Nominations for the IEA Triennial Awards Today!
The IEA Awards Committee is receiving nominations for eight IEA Triennial Awards, including two newawards – the IEA Human Factors and Ergonomics Prize and the IEA/Elsevier John Wilson Award. Pleasesubmit your nominations to PastPres@iea.cc by February 9, 2015 to be considered.
Recipients for the first four awards listed below are selected by the Awards Committee based uponnominations from federated societies. The IEA President's Award is selected by the IEA President who may
receive nominations from the Council and Executive Committee. The winner of the K.U. Smith Student
Award is selected by the Student Awards Committee.

The IEA Distinguished Service Award
The IEA Distinguished Service Award is presented triennially to individuals for outstanding contributions tothe promotion, development and advancement of the IEA.

The IEA Outstanding Educators Award
The IEA Triennial Outstanding Educators Award is presented triennially to persons in recognition ofoutstanding contributions in the area of ergonomics education for having:•••

Developed ergonomics education programs
Produced new methodology and/or materials for teaching ergonomics
Graduated persons who have become outstanding ergonomists.

The IEA Award for Promotion of Ergonomics in Industrially Developing Countries
The IEA Award for Promotion of Ergonomics in Industrially Developing Countries (originally The IEAErgonomics of Technology Transfer Award) is given triennially to a person(s) who has made significant andoutstanding contributions to the Development of Infrastructure of Ergonomics in an industrially developingcountry. This may be manifested through development of teaching/training programs, implementation ofergonomics design in industry, development of R&D programs, organization of ergonomics professionals, andextensive collaboration with international bodies such as United Nations.
The IEA Ergonomics Development Award
The IEA Ergonomics Development Award is presented triennially to persons who have had an international
impact on ergonomics in terms of making a contribution or development which:• Significantly advances the state of the art of existing ergonomics sub-specialty• Opens up a new area of ergonomics research and/or application.

The IEA President's Award
The IEA President's Award is presented triennially to persons who have made outstanding contributions toergonomics or the furthering of ergonomics, and whose contribution does not clearly fall into one of the otheraward categories. Persons qualifying for this award do not necessarily have to be ergonomists. Nominations
may come from the IEA Council or the IEA Executive Committee. Final approval of this award rests with theIEA President.

2The K.U. Smith Student Award
The IEA K.U. Smith Student Award was launched in 1997 through an agreement with the St. PaulFoundation, which provides overall management of the Fund. The award provides a tangible means by which
the IEA can encourage the development of the discipline, foster scholarship and recognize worthy
achievements. The purpose of the award is to honor a deserving student responsible for an application of orcontribution to ergonomics.
The award consists of a cash amount of US $3,000. Any student enrolled in an accredited post-secondaryinstitution (college, university, technical or vocational school) is eligible to apply for the award. All areas ofergonomics are eligible for consideration. Examples of applicable projects include an applied ergonomics
project, a human performance study or analysis, a design project or product, a research project undertaken in
the laboratory or field, or a theoretical/conceptual contribution to ergonomics. This study endeavor should be
documented in a paper submitted to the IEA Congress.
Learn more now about the K.U. Smith Student Paper Award

Two New Awards!
IEA Human Factors and Ergonomics Prize
This award is presented to a group, institution or organization that has made significant contributions toresearch and development, and/or application of knowledge generally in the field of human factors andergonomics. (See Attached Details)

IEA/Elsevier John Wilson Award
The IEA/Elsevier John Wilson Award recognizes major contributions in the field of applied ergonomics.
Whereas the name of applied ergonomics may sound redundant for many ergonomists, it emphasizes
scientific contributions to the actual design of work, systems, technologies and environment, which lead toimprovements in system performance and well-being. This triennial award will be presented to an individualor team during the IEA Triennial Congress. The award includes a monetary prize of US $5,000, which issponsored by Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com. (See Attached Details)

3IEA/Elsevier John Wilson AwardThis award is presented in honor of John Wilson (1951-2013), Professor of Human Factors at theUniversity of Nottingham, where he was Director of the Institute of Occupational Ergonomics until hisdeparture and Head of the Human Factors Group (until 2006). Professor Wilson was the co-Editor-inChief of Applied Ergonomics http://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-ergonomics, former president of theIEHF, and long-term affiliate with the IEA (IEA Council member, member of the IEA Executive
Committee in 2000-2003).
The IEA/Elsevier John Wilson Award recognizes major contributions in the field of applied ergonomics.
As Editor of the journal, Professor Wilson demonstrated tremendous leadership and transformed the journal
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-ergonomics into one of the best human factors and ergonomics
journals. Whereas the name of applied ergonomics may sound redundant for many ergonomists, itemphasizes scientific contributions to the actual design of work, systems, technologies and environment,
which lead to improvements in system performance and well-being.
This triennial award will be presented to an individual or team during the IEA Triennial Congress. The
award includes a monetary prize of US $5,000, which is sponsored by Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com.
1. Criteria for the Award. The award will be given to the application that, in the opinion of the Selection
Committee, has significantly contributed to the field of ergonomics with·A specific study or project on applied system design: in particular, original contributions
on the practical applications of ergonomic design and research to complex sociotechnical systemdesigns, and·Significant advances in ergonomic design and research, specifically on innovative
theoretical or methodological advancement in the design of complex sociotechnical systems2. Process for submitting a nomination and selecting Awardee·Who can nominate someone for the Award? Any current member of an IEA Federated Society
can make a nomination. Self-nominations are allowed.

·The Selection Committee: T he IEA Executive Committee will form an international
Selection Committee that will be comprised of 3 to 5 members; one of the members will be
the Editor-in-Chief (or co-Editor-in-Chief) of Applied Ergonomics. The IEA Executive Committee
will designate a member of the committee as the Chair.

·Candidacy: Nominations will be emailed to the Chair of the Award Committee.
The following material will be submitted:§ Curriculum vitae of the Nominee§ Nomination cover letter that describes how the Nominee meets theAward criteria§ One letter of support for the nomination§ Evidence in support of the nomination such as a report, journal article, summary orillustrations§ Document showing current affiliation of the Nominee with an IEAFederated Society

4IEA Human Factors and Ergonomics Prize
This award is presented to a group, institution or organization that has made significant
contributions to research and development, and/or application of knowledge generally inthe field of human factors and ergonomics. This award will be made triennially in
conjunction with the IEA Congress. Nominations must come from federated societies orthe IEA Executive Committee and are submitted to the Chair of the Awards CommitteeNominations may be based on a wide range of contributions including, but not limited to:• A case study, research project, or product design• Advancing the IEA Future of Ergonomics initiative• Implementation of EQUID principles in a design process• A company with the greatest innovation or success after an initial failure• Advancing development in industrially developing countries through humanfactors and ergonomics
Nominations must be made by a federated society or the IEA EC and should include:
1. Name and address of the group or organization nominated for the award
2. Name and contact information of the nominator
3. A description of this research, development and application of human factors andergonomics and its significance to the world
4. Any documentation that support the nomination
5. Names and addresses of two referees for this nomination
6. Those making the nomination must ensure that they have the permission of theorganization in which the work was completed and permission by any individuals
that could be identified in photos
All the materials will be sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee at PastPres@iea.cc.
Criteria for Award:
1. Quality of the work in applying or expanding human factors and ergonomics principles
2. Impact of this work on the world
Procedure of Committee Selection:
The chair of the Awards Committee selects a chair for this award and a review
committee.
What will be Awarded:
A single plaque will be presented to the winner at the Triennial Awards ceremony.Thewinner will be invited to be a featured speaker at an IEA general assembly session at theIEA Triennial Congress. The conference organizers will pay expenses for one presenteras they would for a keynote presentation. The IEA will make every effort to provide
media coverage for the award and the winner.

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APPLICATION FOR
IEA HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS PRIZE

Title of Submission:Primary Contact Information:Federated Society:
Person Making Nomination:
Title:________

Address:

Phone:

Email:

Conditions of submission:
I certify that I have the permission of the organization in which this work took place, and any
funding agencies, to submit this project. Permission has been received by the individuals and theorganization for any photos used in his submission.
IEA considers that all submissions are the property (copyright) of the submitting author(s) andthat copyright will be transferred to IEA on submission to allow IEA to publish the submission
and distribute as desired.
By signing, I agree to the conditions of submission, above:Signature:

Print name:
Date:
Please email this form, along with your submission, to: PastPres@iea.cc

Place the title, the author names and the author affiliations at the top of the first page of thesubmission