Upcoming Events
16th Annual One-Day Symposium of
Human Factors and Ergonomics
We are excited to invite you to attend April 29th, 2022 from 8am - 7pm
for our biggest event of the year!
This year at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Keynote Address: Title to be announced
Speaker: Mike Byrne, Rice University, Fellow of HFES
Mike Byrne is a Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Rice University and the area chair of the Human Factors/Human-Computer Interaction program in the Department of Psychological Sciences. His primary research areas are usability of technological systems and mathematical/computational models of human cognition and performance. This includes basic scientific work on theories of human cognition and performance and applied usability testing efforts, particularly in the area of voting. His research has been funded by the NSF, NASA, the Office of Naval Research, and NIST. Mike received a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1991. The Georgia Institute of Technology awarded him an M.S. in Psychology in 1993, an M.S. in Computer Science in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology in 1996. He has served as Associate Editor for the journals Cognitive Science and Human Factors, and on the editorial board of Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied and Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. People Page
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Where: |
Garden Room, Bayou Building <information about the location> |
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When: |
Friday, April 29th, 2022 from 8am to 7pm <registration website> |
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Presentations & posters <program website> |
We invite you to attend the 16th Annual Houston Human Factors Symposium to be held
Friday February 11th at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. This one-day symposium in Houston
brings together human factors and ergonomics professionals and students across Texas.
This is a forum for sharing information, case studies and new ideas within our community. This community consists of human factors and ergonomics engineers, designers, developers, designated company specialists and students in and around Texas. A variety of presentation formats have been identified to facilitate both information sharing and socializing within the group. Hosted by the Houston Chapter of HFES.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 4, 2021 On-Line Submissions Opens
December 1, 2021 On-Line Registration Opens
December 7, 2021 Deadline for abstract submissions (no extensions)
February 24, 2022 Notification of acceptance
April 15, 2022 Program available on-line
April 27, 2022 On-Line Registration Ends - Abstracts on-line
April 29, 2022 Houston HFES Symposium
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Web Site: http://www.houstonhfes.org/conferences/conference2022/index.html
Please direct your questions to our submissions committee - submissions@hhfes.org
Previous Events
15th Annual One-Day Symposium of
Human Factors and Ergonomics
We are excited to invite you to attend April 26th, 2019 from 8am - 7pm for our biggest event of the year!
This year at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Keynote Address: Putting more human in human factors
Frederick L Oswald, Professor of Psychological Sciences and Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Rice University
Dr. Frederick L. Oswald (Professor, Rice University; PhD, University of Minnesota, 1999) is an industrial-organizational psychologist, with substantive and analytic expertise centered around personnel selection, college admissions, military selection and classification, and school-to-work transitions. Methodologically, he publishes research in the areas of big data, meta-analysis, adverse impact, measure development, and psychometrics. Currently, Fred is a Senior Associate Editor of Journal of Management, and an Associate Editor of Psychological Methods, Advances in Methods and Practice in Psychological Science, Journal of Research in Personality. He is the past President of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP, 2017-2018), a Fellow of APA (Div. 5, 8, 14), and APS, and a member of the National Academies Board of Human Systems Integration (BOHSI). Full Bio
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Where: |
Garden Room <information about the location>
(University of Houston - Clear Lake (UHCL), Houston, TX) |
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When: |
Friday, April 26, 2019 from 8am to 7pm <registration website> |
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Presentations & posters <program website> |
We invite you to attend the 15th Annual Houston Human Factors Symposium to be held
Friday April 26th at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. This one-day symposium in Houston
brings together human factors and ergonomics professionals and students across Texas.
This is a forum for sharing information, case studies and new ideas within our community. This community consists of human factors and ergonomics engineers, designers, developers, designated company specialists and students in and around Texas. A variety of presentation formats have been identified to facilitate both information sharing and socializing within the group. Hosted by the Houston Chapter of HFES.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 20, 2019 On-Line
Submissions Opens
March 1, 2019 On-Line
Registration Opens
March 23, 2019 Deadline for abstract submissions
March 30, 2019 Notification of acceptance
April 9, 2019 Program available on-line
April 23, 2019 On-Line Registration Ends - Abstracts on-line
April 26, 2019 Houston HFES Symposium
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Web Site: http://www.houstonhfes.org/conferences/conference2019/index.html
Please direct your questions to our submissions committee - submissions@hhfes.org
Date - Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Time - 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Location - Chai One, 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 850 Houston, TX 77046
Speaker - Osama Ashawa, Design Principal
Bio: Osama leads the User Experience design team in delivering purposeful, engaging, and intuitive digital experiences informed by user research. The team’s core activities include information architecture mapping, wire framing, prototyping, visual design, and design specifications.
Parking: Please park in the visitors garage for 9 Greenway located on City Club Drive.
Link to flyer: PDF
14th Houston Chapter Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
One-Day Symposium
Date - April 20th, 2018
Location - Duncan Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
We invite you to the Houston HFES One-Day Symposium, a forum for sharing information, case studies and new ideas within our community. This community consists of human factors and ergonomics engineers, researchers, designers, developers, designated company specialists and students in the region.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 20, 2018 On-Line Submissions Opens
March 15, 2016 On-Line Registration Opens
March 23, 2018 Deadline for abstract submissions
March 30, 2018 Notification of acceptance
April 3, 2018 Program available on-line
April 17, 2018 On-Line Registration Ends - Abstracts on-line
April 19, 2018 @6pm Pre-Symposium dinner
April 20, 2018 Houston HFES Symposium
Symposium Website - www.houstonhfes.org/conferences/conference2018/index.html
First 2018 Quarterly Meeting
Date - Tuesday 20th February, 2018
Location - UHCL, Clear Lake
Bayou Building, Garden Room (BB1418)
Dinner at 6:30pm (no cost for dinner), Meeting at 7pm
Featured speaker, Claudia Acemyan, Ph.D. will present "Making Secure Systems Usable"
Please RSVP to the Program Director, before Friday 16th February 2018
April 2017 Quarterly Meeting
Hosted by Maersk Training
Wednesday 12th April at Maersk Training Facility
Guest Speaker and tour of Maersk Training Facility
Dinner at 6.30pm
February 2017 Quarterly Meeting
Usability Pecha Kucha…
Wednesday 8th February at UHCL
Presentations: were in the Pecha Kucha style http://www.pechakucha.org/
Michael Merta, Angie Avera, Phil Kortum, Camille Peres, Christie Sauers.
January 2017 Happy Hours
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Tuesday 17th January Evening 5.30pm – 7.30pm Clear Lake/Kemah Location – Outriggers 101 Bath Ave, Seabrook, TX 77586 |
Wednesday 25th January Lunchtime 12.30pm – 2.00pm Inside the Loop Location - GUAD Texas Chef Mex 2925 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77098 |
Thursday 19th January Evening 5.30pm – 7.30pm Energy Corridor Location - Las Ventanas 14555 Grisby Rd, Houston, TX 77079 |
2016 Annual Career Panel and Dinner
Please join us:
Wednesday, October 19th 2016
Rice University
(Sewall Hall - Room 301) (Map)
Panelists:
Stephen Kotin: Methodist
Carlos Sampaio: NASA
Angela Schmeidal Randall: Normal Modes
Eileen Hoff: Shell
Dinner at 6:30pm (no cost for dinner), Meeting at 7pm
This meeting was recorded - Zoom
12th Annual One-Day Symposium of
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Join us on June 3rd, 2016 from 8am - 7pm for our biggest event of the year!
This year at the
Gilruth Conference Center
Keynote Address:
Glenn Harrington, Ford Motor Company.
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Where: |
Gilruth Center <information about the location> |
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When: |
Friday, June 3, 2016 from 8am to 7pm <registration website> |
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What: |
Presentations & posters <program website> |
We invite you to attend the 12th Annual Houston Human Factors Symposium to be held
Friday June 3rd at the Gilruth Conference Center, NASA JSC. This one-day symposium in Houston
brings together human factors and ergonomics professionals and students across Texas.
This is a forum for sharing information, case studies and new ideas within our community. This community consists of human factors and ergonomics engineers, designers, developers, designated company specialists and students in and around Texas. A variety of presentation formats have been identified to facilitate both information sharing and socializing within the group. Hosted by the Houston Chapter of HFES.
IMPORTANT DATES
March 1, 2016 On-Line Submissions Opens
March 15, 2016 On-Line
Registration Opens
April 17, 2016 Deadline for abstract submissions
April 25, 2016 Extended Deadline for abstract
submissions
May 1, 2016 Notification of acceptance
May 4, 2016 Program available on-line
May 30, 2016 On-Line Registration Ends
June 2, 2016 @6pm Pre-Symposium dinner
June 3, 2016 Houston HFES Symposium
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Web Site:
http://www.houstonhfes.org/conferences/conference2016/index.html
Please direct your questions to our submissions committee - submissions@hhfes.org
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Quarterly Meeting April 2016 Please join us:
Touch Interfaces across Industries Panel
Meeting at 6.30pm for food Talk will start at 7pm
RSVP: Claudia - Program Director: |
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Happy Hour - Thursday 3rd March 2016
When and
where?
(Map)
Our quarterly HHFES events are wonderful opportunities for members to connect and share. However, the purpose of this event is to provide an informal forum without an agenda for HHFES members and non-members to gather, introduce one another, share information, and network. This is also an opportunity to provide feedback to the chapter leadership on this and other functions as a means to meet the needs of the membership. We look forward to seeing you there!!
Quarterly Meeting January 2016 Please join us: in the Forest Room of the Bayou Building (talk will start at 7pm)
Fatigue Monitoring in Offshore Energy Operations Ranjana Mehta, PhD, Texas A&M University
Abstract: In the oil and gas industry, rapid technology adoption from the well site to the refinery has led to the introduction of increasingly complex human-machine interfaces. The introduction of these technologies poses new challenges to managing fatigue-related risks for human operators, who already face challenges associated with working extended and irregular shifts to monitor oil and gas operations. Strategies for fatigue risk management, such as shift scheduling and fatigue assessment surveys, primarily target sleep-related fatigue issues; however recent research has indicated that operators also experience significant performance deficits from cognitive fatigue due to time on task and/or cognitive load. Moreover, job-related factors such as physical fatigue, psychosocial conditions, operator experience and knowledge, and shift-work can adversely impact operator physiological states in tasks with high cognitive load. Because operator fatigue is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by a variety of person- and task-related factors, comprehensive fatigue monitoring is imperative to effectively mitigate operator performance risks and maintain operator health. This presentation will provide an overview on our industry-academic collaborative research efforts towards the development of a fatigue monitoring system that captures predictors for operator fatigue as they relate to physiological outcomes and performance risks in offshore energy operations. Bio: Ranjana Mehta, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Texas A&M University and a graduate faculty in the Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience. She serves as the director of the NeuroErgonomics Lab and Co-Director of the Texas A&M Ergonomics Center. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech (Human Factors), an M.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo (Engineering Management), and a B.S. in Production Engineering from Mumbai University, India. Projects in her lab include both basic neuroergonomics research (brain-behavior relationships to understand impacts of aging, obesity, and depression on physical functioning) and applied human factors research (examining worker capabilities in complex human-machine systems).
Meeting at 6.30pm for food Talk will start at 7pm William Marras, HFES President will talk briefly about his vision RSVP: Claudia - Program Director: |
December Happy Hour
Please join us:
Friday 4th December 2015 @ 6.30pm
Taps House of Beer
(http://www.tapshouseofbeer.com/) (Map)
What is this?
Networking opportunity
Celebrate the end of the year (another successful year for HHFES)
Meet the new President
Chris Parker: Human Factors Engineer at KBR /Human Proof
Plan 2016 collaborations
RSVP: Claudia - Program Director:
2015 Annual Career Panel and Dinner
Please join us:
Tuesday, November 10th 2015
Rice University
(Sewall Hall - Room 301) (Map)
Panelists:
Vicky Byrne: Senior Human Factors Design Engineer at
Lockheed Martin, JSC
Philip Kortum: Faculty Member at Rice University
Chris Parker: Human Factors Engineer at KBR and Consultant at Human Proof
Sebastian Thomas: Senior Usability Researcher at IHS
Dinner at 6:30pm (no cost for dinner), Meeting at 7pm
Call for Submissions
Date: May
29, 2015
Location: Houston Community College, Southwest Campus
5601 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77081
Keynote: Nancy Cooke, Ph. D., Professor Arizona State
University,
Chair of National Academy of Science’s Board on Human System Integration
IMPORTANT DATES
February 28, 2015 On-Line Submission Opens
March 15, 2015 On-Line Registration Opens
April 17, 2015 Deadline for abstract submissions -
Extended
May 1, 2015 Notification of acceptance
May 25, 2015 On-Line Registration Ends
May 29th, 2015 Houston HFES Symposium
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The deadline for submitting abstracts is April 10, 2015. To submit a 250-500
word abstract using the online abstract submission form visit:
http://www.houstonhfes.org/conferences/conference2015/index.html
Spring Meeting, April 2nd 2015 @ 6.30pmYou are invited to the HHFES Spring
Quarterly Meeting for a resonating discussion on Method and Meaning: Useful and
Usable Sonification and Auditory Display Guest Speaker: Bruce Walker,
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 2014 One Day SymposiumHuman Factors Work is Fun!
Event Supported by: Join us on for this
great event! Keynote Address |
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When: |
June 6, 2014 from 8am - 5pm |
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Texas
A&M University |
| Keynote Address: | Eduardo Salas, Ph.D., President of HFES |
| IMPORTANT DATES: | |
| February 28, 2014 | On-Line Registration Opens |
| April 18, 2014 | Deadline for abstract submissions |
| May 9, 2014 | Notification of acceptance |
| June 2, 2014 | Presentation materials are due |
| June 2, 2014 | On-Line Registration Ends |
| June 6, 2014 | Southwest Regional HFES Symposium |
Quarterly meeting : Mark Riddell - New Visualization Opportunities in Oil and Gas
Thursday, March 13th, 2014: starting at 6.30pm
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When: |
Thursday, March 13th, 2014:
Dinner starting at 6.30pm Presentation starting at 7pm |
| Where: |
The campus of Rice University (Room 303 Sewall Hall) (http://rice.edu) |
| RSVP: | Phil Kortum |
| Invitation: |
Please join us on Thursday, March 13th, 2014:
Mark Riddell of the TMG Communication and Human Performance Network will
be talking to us visualization methods.Mark will outline three
opportunities to use visualizations to improve worker performance and
lower operational risks in oil and gas.
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Tuesday, October 29th, 2013: starting at 6.30pm |
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When: |
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013: Pizza starting at 6.30pm Discussions starting at 7pm |
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The campus of Rice University, in Herzstein Hall (http://rice.edu) |
Invitation: |
Please join us on October 29th in celebrating
National Ergonomics Month by attending the Houston Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society’s Career Panel meeting.
Human Factors, Ergonomics and UX professionals
from a wide range of industries will speak about the work they do and be
available for questions at the end of the panel. This is one of our most
popular meetings for students, as it provides tremendous insight as to
what you can expect when you graduate.
The meeting will be held October 29th on the
campus of Rice University, in Herzstein Hall (map and parking info
below). Pizza dinner will be served at 6:30, with the discussion
starting at 7. |
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One-Day Conference: Friday, May 3rd, 2013: 8am - 5pm |
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When: |
Friday, May 3rd, 2013: 8am - 5pm |
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Marathon Oil, Conference Center 5555 San Felipe Street, Houston, TX 77056 (http://marathontower.com) |
| Keynote Address: | Frank Durso, HFES President-Elect |
IMPORTANT DATES: |
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| March 01, 2013 | On-Line Submissions open |
| April 01, 2013 | On-Line Registration Opens |
| April 05, 2013 | Deadline for abstract submissions |
| April 12, 2013 | Extended: Deadline for abstract submissions |
| April 19, 2013 | Notification of acceptance |
| May 1, 2013 | On-Line Registration Closes |
| May 3, 2013 | 10th Annual HFES Symposium |
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Reduce human error and ultimately reduce mishaps Presentation by David Loyd, NASA
In 2012, David served on a rotational assignment with the NASA Safety Center (NSC) at the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. As Technical Consultant with the NSC, David developed and implemented a comprehensive training program guiding Safety & Mission Assurance professionals through the federal acquisition process. He also helped lead a multi-discipline team to review and revise NASA’s mishap investigation policy and practices.
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2012 Houston HFES Annual Career Panel and Dinner Please join us:
Please RSVP to Katie Vasser(secretary@houstonhfes.org), attending only
2012 Houston Human Factors & Ergonomics One-Day Symposium:Tuesday, May 15th, 2012: 8am - 5pm
For more information please vist the conference site.
Career Panel and Dinner
Please RSVP to Christie Harper (christy.harper@hp.com), attending only
2011 Texas Regional Human Factors & Ergonomics One-Day Conference: Hosted by the Houston, Alamo, North Texas, Texas Tech, and University of Houston-Clear Lake, Chapters of HFES and the Austin Area Ergonomics Roundtable
For more information please vist the conference site. More on Events:HF Careers Panel: HHFES works closely with student groups to support their transition to their career. For instance, HHFES hosts an annual Human Factors Careers panel during October and has a lunch with the president at our annual symposium.Symposium: We have a one-day HHFES symposium every spring in the Houston area where professionals and students share presentations and posters on current work and research being done in HF/E. Every 3rd year, we combine with other HFES chapters and hold a Texas regional conference. Quarterly Meetings: HHFES sponsors a guest speaker to talk about their current research in human factors. � 2011 by Houston Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, Houston, TX |