Conference Dinner: 7 Pm National Museum of Australia
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, 20-23rd November 2005 in Canberra
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVING PERFORMANCE
Program
SUNDAY 20th November 2005 Welcome: Cocktail Party 6.00-8.00 pm, Rydges Lakeside
MONDAY 21ST November 2005
Time
/ Sessions9.00-9.15 am / Conference Opening
9.15-10.15 am / Keynote Address
Professor Jan Dul
Ergonomics and Performance
10.15 – 10.45 am / Invited Speaker
Dr Niki Ellis
Stress at Work
10.45-11.15 / Morning tea and Trade exhibit
11.15 – 12.30 pm / Manual Handling Developments
Ms Valerie O’Keefe
Mr David Caple / Workshop
Dr Niki Ellis
12.30-1.30 / Lunch
CASE STUDIES
1.30 –2.15 pm / International projects
Mr David Caple / Socio-technical Systems to enhance group performance
Assoc Professor Helen Hasan
2.15-3.00 pm / Office Ergonomics
Dr Catherine Cook
Ms Jenny Long / Mental Workload
Dr Peta Miller
3.00-3.30 pm / Afternoon tea and Trade exhibit
WORKSHOPS
3.30- 5.00 pm / Manual Handling / Mental Workload
Dr Peta Miller
Dr Wendy Macdonald
TUESDAY 22nd November 2005
Time
/ Sessions9.00-10.00 am / RON CUMMING MEMORIAL LECTURE
Wendy Macdonald
What an Ergonomist does?
10.00-10.30 / Discussion
10.30-11.00 / Morning tea and Trade exhibit
11.00 – 12.00 pm / Invited Speaker
Professor Penny Sanderson
Cognitive Human Factors
12.00-12.30 / Update on Mind Switch
Mr Ashley Craig
12.30-1.30 / Lunch
1.30 –2.30 pm / FORUM:
National Perspective
ASCC
COMCARE (Christina Bolger) / Health and Safety in the Building and Construction Industry
Mr Wayne Artuso
2.30-3.00 pm / Afternoon tea and Trade exhibit
3.00- 4.30 pm / Professor Jan Dul
Discussion/Practical
4.45 pm / AGM
Conference Dinner: 7 pm National Museum of Australia
WEDNESDAY 23rd November 2005
Time
/ Sessions9.30-10.30 am / “The role of design issues in work-related injuries in Australia”
Dr Tim Driscoll
10.30-11.15 am / Safe systems development
Nigel Cann
11.15-11.45 / Morning tea and Trade exhibit
11.45 – 1.00 pm / DESIGN CASE STUDIES
Systems/Product development (Dr Nagendra)
Program development (Ms Jenny Legge) / Demonstration
“Mind Switch”
Mr Ashley Craig
1.00 – 2.00 pm / Lunch
2.00–3.00 pm / DEBATE: Has Technology Improved Performance? / CSIRO Robotics site visit
(limited to 20 participants, registration 21/11/05)
3.00-3.15 pm / CONFERENCE CLOSE
3.15-3.45 pm / Afternoon tea and Trade exhibit
3.45 –5.00 pm / “Futuristic work environments”
Ms Wendy Elford
(limited to 30 participants, registration 21/11/05)