The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Europe Chapter, is organised to serve the needs of the human factors profession in Europe. Its purpose is to promote and advance through the interchange of knowledge and methodology in the behavioural, biological, and physical sciences, the understanding of the human factors involved in, and the application of that understanding to the design, acquisition, and use of hardware, software, and personnel aspects of tools, devices, machines, equipment, computers, vehicles, systems, and artificial environments of all kinds. The Chapter is an affiliate of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc., a nonprofit corporation chartered by the State of California, USA, to operate exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, and literary purposes by authority of, and in accordance with, the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, and the operating rules of the Society now in force or hereafter amended.  

Scientific meetings

On this site you can find information about the scientific meetings that are organised by the chapter every year, and that have resulted in edited proceedings. Attendance of the conferences usually consists of many chapter members and officers, as well as of non-member ergonomists from all over the world. Since 2009 we have a Best Poster Award. Also on this site are a list of the present officers, membership forms and information how you can become a member, our most recent newsletter, a list of events, examples of bad ergonomics and design. February 4th 2021 the Europe Chapter had a total of 215 members from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, UK, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Australia, Sweden, Serbia, and the USA. .