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HFES Potomac Chapter

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

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Related Sites:

- Washington Academy of Sciences (POC is a member)

- GMU Student Chapter
- Virginia Tech Student Chapter

Educational Opportunities in Human Factors:
- George Mason University
- University of Maryland
- University of Virginia - Virginia Tech

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Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Potomac Chapter 2012 Inaugural Social
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 • 5:00-7:30pm
Hosted by HFES Potomac Chapter
Ri Ra Irish Pub
2915 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201


A gathering of the HFES Potomac Chapter for the New Year is overdue, so please join us for an informal gathering to meet and socialize. It will be an exciting year for our Chapter so I encourage you to attend and please bring friends and associates who may also be interested in the Chapter. I look forward to seeing you there and apologies for the late notice.

Sincerely,
Chris Parker, Potomac Chapter President

PLEASE FORWARD THIS INVITE TO OTHER MEMBERS OR NON-MEMBERS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE HFES POTOMAC CHAPTER AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITES VIA THIS LINK: http://www.punchbowl.com/parties/3491300-human-factors-ergonomics-society-potomac-chapter-2012-inaugural-social-feb-8


HFES Hosting Booth at the 2012 Science and Engineering Festival
Saturday, April 28 & Sunday, April 29, 2012
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

The HFES has a booth at the 2012 Science and Engineering Festival, and will need volunteers to help staff the booth. The purpose of the festival is to re-invigorate the interest of our nation’s youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by producing and presenting the most compelling, exciting, educational and entertaining science festival in the United States.

If you are interested in volunteering, or need information, contact:
Gary Orr
garyorrcpe@aol.com
202-255-3746


BCPE Newsletter
Even if you're not a member of the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) by being a CPE, CHFP, or CUXP certificant, you may find their newsletters interesting and informative at http://www.bcpe.org.


We've received new job openings -- Mid-Level and a Senior Human Factors Engineer (Behavioral Science Associates); Human Factors Specialists (T. G. O'Brien and Associates, Inc.); Human Factors Engineer (National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare); Psychologists (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Research); Assistant Professor of Psychology (University of the District of Columbia); check Job Openings

If you're interested in a job you also may want to check the following:


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. The latest update is from our July, 2011, meeting at which Dr. Bill Kules, Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science, presented "Improving our understanding of faceted search tool use through eyetracking: What do searchers look at - and when?"


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.
Chris Parker
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