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The theme of the Congress is Changes, Challenges
and Opportunities. This theme reflects the
current debates in the ergonomics domain.As a
multidisciplinary science, ergonomics has
changed and grown over the last 50 years to now
cover 26 different technical areas
operationalize through technical committees (TC).Each
TC enables researchers and practitioners to
share together in a wide diversity of areas from
agricultural challenges in developing countries
to aerospace ergonomics. The relative size of
the ergonomics science is small compared with
the primary sciences such as engineering and
medicine.The future growth of our domain will
depend on mutual recognition and partnerships
with external groups such as related
professional associations and international
bodies who also research and practice in
industry.The involvement of ILO, WHO, ICOH, IOHA
and ISO on our Advisory Committee reflect these
partnerships and present us with opportunities
to work together to support and promote
ergonomics. This Congress will see the
development of this theme in both the research
and application of ergonomics.The utilization of
interactive sessions, discussion groups and
workshops will support our goal of promoting
interaction and linking between partners at an
international level. |
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The goal of the 17th Triennial Congress of the
International Ergonomics Association (IEA) is to
provide a shared intellectual and social
platform for the deliberation, exchange and
dissemination of information and experiences on
the most recent and relevant research, theories
and practices in ergonomics and human factors
engineering. This congress has been hosted in
various venues around the world, the last in
Maastricht, Netherlands, which includes a
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the IEA.
In 2009, Beijing is proud to host the IEA
Congress at the Beijing Jiuhua International
Conference and Exhibition Centre,
www.jiuhua.com.cn . Over the years, the Congress
has grown in size, as a response to the
increasing importance of human factors and
ergonomics applications in socio-technical
systems. IEA 2009 is indeed special as for the
first time we partner major organizations and
associations in organizing sessions of mutual
and significant interest to all.We will connect
researchers and practitioners from different
technical areas of ergonomics and HFE around the
world to share and participate in joint
activities. We welcome young and retired
ergonomists to co-share their knowledge, skills
and experiences as part of lifelong learning. We
invite governments, universities and industries
to take the same platform in debates and forums
on issues that matter to the workplace,
environment, school, and home. Typical events
shall include scientific sessions, workshops,
tutorials, demonstrations, exhibitions, and
technical committee meetings. However, IEA 2009
will introduce new events from Meet-the-Editor
sessions, ISO159 Committee sessions, 99 Seconds
Sessions, Student-to-Student Outreach sessions
to Launching of IEA-ILO Ergonomics Checkpoints
and WEAR databases. There will be something for
everyone as IEA 2009 takes an inclusive,
participative and integrative approach to
knowledge and experience sharing. |
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The Congress will be held at the Beijing Jiuhua
International Conference and ExhibitionCenter(
www.jiuhua.com.cn
), located in the east of Changping District of
Beijing. As a royal palace in the old days,
Jiuhua features a deep accumulation of culture,
which is reflected in its Ming and Qing style of
architectures. The Centre is about 40 minutes
drive from the Beijing International Airport.
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| Proposal submission |
30 NOVEMBER, 2008
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| Individual Submission |
31 DECEMBER, 2008
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| Notification of acceptance |
1 JANUARY 2009 |
| Submission of full paper |
1 APRIL 2009 |
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About the Congress