Quarterly Meetings

Spring Meeting, April 2nd 2015 @ 6.30pm

Method and Meaning: Useful and Usable Sonification and Auditory Display

2014                                                                                    Back to Top

Quarterly meeting : Mark Riddell - New Visualization Opportunities in Oil and Gas

Where: The campus of Rice University (Room 303 Sewall Hall)

(http://rice.edu)RSVP: Phil Kortum

Invitation: Mark Riddell of the TMG Communication and Human Performance Network will be talking to us visualization methods. Mark will outline three opportunities to use visualizations to improve worker performance and lower operational risks in oil and gas.

These visualization projects are focused on the role of cognition and individual conceptualizations of work or task domains, and how visual representations can be used to influence communication, performance, and knowledge transfer. Opportunities to use visualization methods to improve risk management and safety programs will also be presented.

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Reduce human error and ultimately reduce mishaps

February 27, 2013 - Dinner at 6:30 (no cost for dinner), Meeting at 7 - 9pm

Since 2006, David has served as the Chief of the Safety & Test Operations Division with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas.  David is responsible for managing JSC occupational safety programs associated with hazardous test operations, support systems, space flight crew training, and institutional activities at JSC’s main campus, the Sonny Carter Test Facility, Ellington Field, and the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.

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Ergonomic Imact of Touch Devices

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.

2011                                                                                     Back to Top

Why Johnny Can't Vote or, How Usability Compromises Election Integrity

What: Houston HFES Quarterly Meeting
Where: Rice University, Sewell Hall, Room 305
When: February 24, 2011 at 6:30pm

The Houston Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society hosted a fascinating talk by Dr. Michael Byrne describing the important intersection of human factors and voting.

6:30 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm: Presentation

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Human Factors in Medical

What: Houston HFES Quarterly Meetingl
Where: Rice University, Sewell Hall, Room 305
When: March 5, 2010 at 5:30pm

The first quarterly meeting at Rice University, Sewell Hall, Room 305, featuers Dr. Todd Johnson from the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences. Dr. Johnson's didactic session will highlight human factors in the medical industry.

5:30 pm: Eat and Meet
6:00 pm: Dr. Johnson presents Medical Human Factors
Dessert and socializing following Dr. Johnson's presentation

2009                                                                                     Back to Top

The Long Voyage to Mars: Can the Science of Team Performance Contribute?

Presented by Eduardo Salas.

Sponsored jointly by Houston HFES and Houston Area I/O Psychologists (HAIOP)
Social Hour 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Speaker 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Universities Space Research Association's (USRA) Auditorium
3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058

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