Houston HFES

• The Houston Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society serves Houston and outlying areas.
• Our membership includes people in varied disciplines such as Aerospace, Human-Computer Interaction, Education/Training, Health Care, Ergonomics, Safety, and more.
• Members are part of organizations such as NASA, Lockheed Martin, Schlumberger, Hewlett Packard, local universities such as Rice and University of Houston, and many others.
• Houston HFES hosts several events throughout the year.
• If you would like more information about our group please contact the current president or if you would like to become a member we would be happy to have you as part of our organization.
  

Upcoming Houston HFES Events

For more information please vist the conference site.

Please join us:
Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
January 31, 2012 - Dinner at 6:30 (no cost for dinner), Meeting at 7

The number of products with touch screen capabilities has increased dramatically over the past few years and touch as an input method has many advantages over other input methods such as a mouse, stylus or the keyboard. Because the gestures people use for touch input devices map directly to the task, they do not require the user to learn and remember commands. This means they may require less cognitive resources than the keyboard. Also, gestures may be less likely to result in strain in the hand, arm or wrist because there is less external force from holding a device like a mouse or a stylus. However, there may be some increased possibilities for strain as well. For instances, with some devices, users are required to hold their arms in a non-supported posture for extended periods of time. To explore the possible benefits and risks of using touch devices, we collected subjective and objective measures of strain from participants who used one of four different touch devices. The results and possible implications will be presented and discussed.

University of Houston-Clear Lake; Arbor Building, room 1315.04
2700 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058
Directions to campus: http://www.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/HOMEPAGE/MAPS_DIRECTIONS
Directions of campus: http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/HOMEPAGE/MAPS_DIRECTIONS/CampusMap

Dinner will be served so please RSVP to Camille Peres, peressc@uhcl.edu

Please join us:
Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Tuesday October 25th 2011
Schlumberger BPC, 5599 San Felipe 11th Floor, Houston, TX, 77056
Dinner at 6:30 (no cost for dinner), Meeting at 7

This year our panelists will include:
Christy Harper (HP) representing the computer industry
Yared Alkolou (Cardinal Medical) representing the medical profession
Leah Beebe (CononcoPhillips) representing petrochemical industries
Shelby Thompson (Lockheed-Martin) will show for aerospace
Captain Chad Tossel (U.S Air Force)will represent the national labs.

Please RSVP to Christie Harper (christy.harper@hp.com), attending only

For more information please vist the conference site.