HFES Potomac Chapter

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
(Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area)

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Educational Opportunities in Human Factors:
- George Mason University
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HFES Web Site

What's New?

Call for Volunteers
As everyone knows from the ballot, nobody ran for President. As such, Michael Eidelkind will continue his chapter involvement by being the President Pro Tempore ("for the time being"). Please let Mike know if you have any interest in taking over this position soon or in a future year (President@HFESPotomac.org). This is a great opportunity to lead a fantastic chapter and as a stepping stone towards national society leadership.

In addition to the elected positions our Newsletter editor position is open. Our previous newsletter editor has moved from the area. Please contact Mike if you’re interested in lending a hand to the chapter in this regard.

We've received new job openings -- Usability/Interface Design Specialist (The ACI Group Inc.); User Experience Short Term Assignments Addressing Perceived Video Quality Research (KOHL Group); check Job Openings
If you're interested in a job you also may want to check http://www.EHSCareers.com - an internet job board exclusively for EH&S professionals. The service is Free for job seekers and currently has over 420 active job openings.

The Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC), a research consortium interested in advancing the field of knowledge regarding office ergonomics, has established a number of research priorities. For details contact director@oerc.org.

Copies of speaker presentations at past meeting are available. If you missed a meeting, you can still view the speaker's presentation.

Ergonomics in Design is inviting submissions relevant to practice-oriented human factors and ergonomics professionals

The POC Directory for members only requires a Login Name and Password; contact Jack Laveson, the POC Webmaster, for details

Welcome!
Welcome to the web site for the Potomac Chapter (POC) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). We are one of the largest local chapters of human factors and ergonomics professionals within the national organization. Our current membership is composed of nearly 100 people in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Our Home Page is a means of improving communications with our members and those who would like to know more about the field of human factors. Please feel free to explore the links below and to provide us with any feedback you have.
Thank you for your interest.
Michael Eidelkind
President, POC
President@HFESPotomac.org

What is human factors and what do we do?
Why use human factors?
When should you use human factors?
What does the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society do?
What does the Potomac Chapter do?
When do we get together?

If you have comments or questions,
please feel free to contact the web master, Jack Laveson