Call for Papers
You are invited to submit an abstract or proposal for your contribution to this exciting conference. Topics that could be covered include (but are not limited to):
- Design methodology, eg participative design, user-centred design
- Designing error controlling systems and products, eg patient safety, high reliability engineering
- Physical design, eg structures, products, equipment
- Organisational design and management
- Designing effective risk management systems, including for manual handling, stress, fatigue
- The implications of an ageing workforce for design in workplaces, including systems, structures and equipment
- Human-computer interaction, eg designing user interfaces
- Cognitive ergonomics
- Engineering and design
- HF/E education and accreditation
- Macro-ergonomics
- HF/E in key industries: eg manufacturing, transport and storage, health and community services, agriculture, forestry…
How to submit an abstract or proposal: First deadline 1 June 2009
All abstracts and proposals must be submitted by email through the conference Scientific Convenors at scientificconvenor@ergonomics.org.au.
1. Scientific papers and posters
If you wish to offer a scientific paper or poster then you must submit an abstract of no more than 300 words by 1 June 2009.
2. Workshops, seminars and forums
You can submit a proposal of no more than one A4 page to convene a workshop, seminar or forum. The proposal should cover the content and an outline of how the event will be run. If appropriate, you could also specify expected outcomes. These proposals will not be formally refereed. Proposals will be selected on the basis of their likely interest for delegates and contribution to discussion about our conference themes.
- Workshops must be designed to actively engage participants.
- Seminars may be organised around a particular theme and include specific speakers or a discussion format. Seminars could include case studies of ergonomics and human factors in different settings.
- Forums may operate as ‘open-space’ or as a ‘market place’ allowing ideas to be collected at the conference in a given time slot.
Submit your one page proposal by 1 June 2009.
If you have questions about the scientific program, please email the Scientific Convenors (Dr Owen Evans, Ms Jodi Oakman ) at scientificconvenor@ergonomics.org.au
All abstracts and proposals will be acknowledged and considered.
Papers and posters will be included in the program based on the suitability of the abstract. Scientific papers will be blind refereed. Refereed papers will be identified in the Proceedings, and the refereeing process will be detailed in the front matter of the Proceedings.
Important dates:
Submit abstracts of scientific papers and posters by 1 June 2009
Submit proposals for workshops, seminars, forums 1 June 2009
Feedback on abstracts 22 June 2009
Submit full papers/workshop or seminar outlines 20 July 2009
Feedback on full papers/workshop or seminar outlines 22 August 2009
Final papers and outlines 28 September 2009