ECS-SIG Monthly Catch Up – June

04/06/2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – 🎉 You’re Invited: ECS-SIG Monthly Catch-Up – June Edition! Come along to our next ECS-SIG Catch-Up Night on: 🗓️ Wednesday, 4th June đź•” Drop in anytime between 5–7 PM 📍 Kippax Lounge (Balcony Bar), Level 1, Aurora Bar 📍 324 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010 Look out for the HFESA sign on the table! […]

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🌟 Join Us for Our Monthly ECS Catch-Up Night!

07/05/2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – We’re excited to launch a regular catch-up event hosted by the ECS-SIG, happening on the first Wednesday of each month 🗓️ 📍 Location: Hotel Sweeney’s, 236 Clarence St, Sydney, NSW, 2020 🗓️ First event: Wednesday, 7th May đź•– Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Whether you’re new to Human Factors and Ergonomics or a seasoned […]

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HFESA 2025 National Conference

01/12/2025 – 03/12/2025 @ All Day – Join us in Launceston from 1 to 3 December 2025 for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia’s (HFESA) National Conference.This year’s theme, Human Factors and Complexity Systems, will explore how contemporary methods help solve real-world, complex problems. The conference will highlight strategies for identifying, managing, and mitigating hazards in complex environments while evaluating […]

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EUROCONTROL – People in Control? Staying in the loop…Lessons learned from HindSight 36

05/03/2025 @ All Day – 5th of March 2025 14:00-15:30 CET   With Dr. Steve Shorrock, Senior Team Leader – Human Factors (EUROCONTROL)   In this webinar, Dr. Steven Shorrock, Editor-in-Chief of Hindsight Magazine, synthesises lessons from the diverse selection of articles from front-line staff, senior managers, and specialists in operations, Human Factors and safety experts in HindSight magazine issue 36, “People in Control? […]

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Health SIG Breakfast meeting HFESA 2024

27/11/2024 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am – Health SIG would like to cordially invite you to join us at our annual Breakfast meeting where we shall be gathering to reflect upon the past year, discuss the present state of play of Human Factors in Healthcare within Australia and beyond, in addition to planning ahead for 2025. Please register your interest below to […]

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HFESA PD – Neurodiverse Safe Work – More than just noise-cancelling headphones

12/02/2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Neurodiverse Safe Work – More than just noise-cancelling headphones with speaker Catherine Lee. “Neurodiverse Safe Work – More than just noise-cancelling headphones” – Why traditional Diversity, equity, and inclusion and Disability discrimination strategies may not adequately provide for neurodivergent workers, and why Human Factors and an OHS approach offers a more complete solution. In this […]

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WA Annual Branch Meeting & PD – Automatic Train Protection Technologies – Face To Face Only

09/10/2024 @ 4:45 pm – 7:00 pm –   Our Presenter:   Kendal Leggett – Solutions Specialist (Aurizon) Kendal Leggett has worked within the rail freight industry for 15 years, prior to working in safety related positions in Mining and the University setting. The roles have ranged from managing Safety, Fitness for Work and Wellbeing programs for a national Rail Transport Operator. More […]

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HFESA PD – It’s good to talk: Qualitative explorations of end user perspectives in health and transport

30/10/2024 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Recent Academic Research Article Webinar series Welcome to the HFESA webinar series that invites people from Australian or overseas to share with us insights into their recently published HFE research. The webinar is free to attend and recorded for people in any time zone to watch later   A/Prof Katie Plant and Dr Rich McIlroy […]

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PACDEFF 2024

29/10/2024 – 30/10/2024 @ All Day – We are now just over two months out from PACDEFF 2024, which will be held at Rydges Hotel, CBD, in Melbourne, over 29 and 30 October. Numbers are very strong again this year and we remain on track for a record crowd. The program for this year’s event remains unchanged and is available on our […]

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IEA August Newsbrief

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HSI SIG Meeting

21/10/2024 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Dear HFESA Members,   A new Special Interest Group on Human Systems Integration has been approved by the Board and will be holding a kick-off meeting on Monday 21st October 2024 from 17:30-18:30.   The Human Systems Integration (HSI) SIG focusses on approaches that integrate technology, organisations and people effectively across the breadth of the […]

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IEA July Newsbrief

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Health SIG News

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EUROCONTROL Webinar – A Life in Pictures: Gretchen Haskins – bringing breakthroughs in safety performance.

05/07/2024 @ All Day – This webinar series delves into the lives and careers of inspirational people who have made a significant difference to the safety and performance of safety-critical industries. Our guest is Gretchen Haskins, who will reflect on ten pictures to tell the story of her life. Hosted by Steven Shorrock.  With Gretchen Haskins, Board Director for HeliOffShore […]

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EUROCONTROL Webinar – Mental Underload…what it is and what it isn`t.

25/06/2024 @ All Day – This webinar will offer an insight into the concept of mental underload – what it is (as far as we are able to define it), what it isn’t, how it compares to related concepts (such as boredom or vigilance), what causes it, how and why it affects performance, how to measure it (as far as […]

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Decarbonization of rail, and the HF changes around that

04/07/2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Peer conversations is a new event format that centres around a particular topic. The attendees will be presented with a subject and problem definition to guide a structure conversation on how to approach this new domain. This event will discuss the decarbonization of rail and the transition from diesel-powered trains to more sustainable alternatives like […]

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WA PD – Navigating Complexity: Dispelling Multitasking Myths, Enhancing Communication Strategies, and Traversing Interdisciplinary Paths

12/06/2024 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Our Presenter: Stephanie – Policy and Programs Manager at the Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA) – has a background in physics and project management as well as a PhD in psychology. She managed geophysics, IT and QHSE projects, including a program that won a 2019 WA Health and Safety Excellence Award for best […]

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HFESA PD – Discussing systems in cycling incidents and working in an emergency department: The stories of two academic’s recent research

19/08/2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Welcome to the new HFESA webinar series that discusses recently published HFE research articles. Each event invites two people from Australian or overseas to share with us insights into their respective article. The variety of researchers, speakers and stories cover all four pillars of HFE for our enjoyment and knowledge. The first in the series introduces […]

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