Grand Challenges for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

In 2007, Waldemar Karwowski gave the presidential address at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

The presentation, kindly provided by Dr. Karwowski, was entitled “Grand Challenges for HFES and Its Place in a Changing World” (3 MB, pdf), and addressed several issues, including:

• 50 Years of HF/E Evolution
• HFES as HF/E Leader in the Changing World
• From Past to Future: Building a Collective Vision for HFES 2020+ (600 KB, pdf)
  
• The Grand Challenges for HFES in the 21st Century
• Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age
• Convergence of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, and Information Technology
• Nanoergonomics: The Human Factors in the Age of Nanotechnology (4 MB, pdf)
  
• A New Mission – “Sustainable Human-Centered Philosophy and Design”
• One President’s Dream about the Future of HFES