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Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) "is an interdisciplinary nonprofit organization of professional people involved in the human factors field."

"The society was founded in 1957 as Human Factors Society of America. Later, the name was changed to the Human Factors Society, Inc. to reflect its international influence and membership. In 1992, the name was changed to Human Factors and Ergonomics Society."

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has about 60 chapters in the United States, Canada and Europe, many of them student chapters. It publishes the journal Human Factors and the magazine Ergonomics in Design as well as the monthly newsletter HFES Bulletin.

The HFES Annual Meeting is held each fall. The society has about 20 technical groups including the Computer Systems Technical Group (CSTG), Internet Technical Group (ITG) and Communications Technical Group (CTG).

HFES had 5011 members as of December 31, 1996.

Address: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
PO Box 1369
Santa Monica
CA 90406-1369
USA
Web: http://hfes.org/
Phone: +1-310-394-1811
Fax: +1-310-394-2410
Email: hfes@compuserve.com
Dues: Members, Associates, and Affiliates: USD 115 per calendar year + USD 10 application fee
Student Members: USD 30 per calendar year

Membership benefits include:

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