The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Europe Chapter, is organised to serve the needs of the human factors profession in Europe. Its purpose is to promote and advance through the interchange of knowledge and methodology in the behavioural, biological, and physical sciences, the understanding of the human factors involved in, and the application of that understanding to the design, acquisition, and use of hardware, software, and personnel aspects of tools, devices, machines, equipment, computers, vehicles, systems, and artificial environments of all kinds.

The Chapter is an affiliate of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc., a nonprofit corporation chartered by the State of California, USA, to operate exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, and literary purposes by authority of, and in accordance with, the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, and the operating rules of the Society now in force or hereafter amended.

On this site you can find information about the scientific meetings that are organised by the chapter every year, and that have resulted in edited proceedings. Attendance of the conferences usually consists of many chapter members and officers, as well as of non-member ergonomists from all over the world.
Also on this site are a list of the present officers, membership forms and information how you can become a member, our most recent newsletter, a list of events, examples of bad ergonomics and design, and you might even find a new job in our service section

October 24th 2009 the Europe Chapter had a total of 167 members from The Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Sweden, Spain, the USA, Belgium, France, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, India, Australia, and Italy.

Founding of the Europe Chapter

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