Aug 6 2015
The program for the 2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society features more than 400 presentations from leading HF/E experts across multiple domains on topics including patient safety, product design, driver distraction, emergency response, human-robot interaction, and more.
The 59th Annual Meeting will be held October 26-30 at the JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California.
Here is just a sampling of the presentations at this year's meeting:
- "Distraction Becomes Engagement in Automated Driving"
- "The Influence of Robot Form on Trust"
- "Situation Awareness Issues in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Accidents and Incidents"
- "Touch Behavior Analysis for Large-Screen Smartphones"
- "Generational Differences in Adoption and Use of Information and Communications Technology"
- "Manners Matter: Trust in Robotic Peacekeepers"
- Well Clear: General Aviation and Commercial Pilots' Perception of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the National Airspace System"
- "Medication Error Propagation in Intensive Care Units"
The 2015 Annual Meeting will kick off on Tuesday, October 27, with a keynote presentation by John J. Nance, a best-selling author, pilot, attorney, and ABC News and Good Morning America aviation correspondent. John is an internationally recognized advocate for air safety, a founder of the National Patient Safety Foundation.
To access the full preliminary program, visit https://www.hfes.org//Web/HFESMeetings/2015AMprelimiaryprogram.html.
To obtain copies of papers of interest or a press pass to attend the Annual Meeting, please contact HFES Communications Director Lois Smith ([email protected]) or Communications Associate Cara Quinlan ([email protected]).
Source: https://www.hfes.org