2011 North Texas Chapter Activities
The North Texas Chapter of HFES sponsored two events in 2011.
The first event was a basic ergonomics training session held in
conjunction with the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Institute of
Industrial Engineers and hosted by Texas Instruments. Presenters
included Vicki Missar, Aon Global Risk Consulting; Madina Joshi,
Raytheon; and Paul Schwab, Texas Instruments. The second event
was an informal get together with Mica Endsley, President of
National HFES and President of SA Technologies as the guest
speaker. Dr. Endsley gave a presentation entitled “Current trends in
Situation Awareness: Research and Application” where she
discussed the current state of research on situation awareness and
its application to the design of systems for enhancing this important
construct in both individuals and in teams.
2010 North Texas Chapter Activities
The North Texas Chapter of HFES hosted two events in 2010. The
first event was in a “meet and greet’ format where each participant
gave a short presentation on current human factors/ergonomics
activities and interests. The second event involved hosting students
from Texas Tech University for two days of Human Factors and
Ergonomics related tours of local businesses included Bell Helicopter
Textron, Inc.; Mary Kay, Inc.; L-3 Communications; Raytheon
Company and The Apparel Group. After the tours, chapter members
gave presentations on their professional activities including Steve
Merriman and Christian Rossi with Boeing and Paul Schwab with
Texas Instruments. The students then presented an overview of the
Texas Tech Ergonomics Program.
Do you want to speak at an upcoming meeting or host a meeting, or
do you know someone who does? If so, please send a message to p-
schwab@ti.com.
The North Texas Chapter of HFES sponsored two events in 2011.
The first event was a basic ergonomics training session held in
conjunction with the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Institute of
Industrial Engineers and hosted by Texas Instruments. Presenters
included Vicki Missar, Aon Global Risk Consulting; Madina Joshi,
Raytheon; and Paul Schwab, Texas Instruments. The second event
was an informal get together with Mica Endsley, President of
National HFES and President of SA Technologies as the guest
speaker. Dr. Endsley gave a presentation entitled “Current trends in
Situation Awareness: Research and Application” where she
discussed the current state of research on situation awareness and
its application to the design of systems for enhancing this important
construct in both individuals and in teams.
2010 North Texas Chapter Activities
The North Texas Chapter of HFES hosted two events in 2010. The
first event was in a “meet and greet’ format where each participant
gave a short presentation on current human factors/ergonomics
activities and interests. The second event involved hosting students
from Texas Tech University for two days of Human Factors and
Ergonomics related tours of local businesses included Bell Helicopter
Textron, Inc.; Mary Kay, Inc.; L-3 Communications; Raytheon
Company and The Apparel Group. After the tours, chapter members
gave presentations on their professional activities including Steve
Merriman and Christian Rossi with Boeing and Paul Schwab with
Texas Instruments. The students then presented an overview of the
Texas Tech Ergonomics Program.
Do you want to speak at an upcoming meeting or host a meeting, or
do you know someone who does? If so, please send a message to p-
schwab@ti.com.
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