IEA2027

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 The following lists represent the people involved in the organisation, management and content development of IEA2027. Further names will be added as we move forward.

Steering Committee

Remit: to advise on IEA special sessions, agreements with external partners and feedback on key elements in the congress programme.

Wei Zhang (Chair), Tsinghua University, China. Chair of the IEA Development and Promotions Standing Committee.
Ben Peachey, Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, UK.
Anindya Ganguli, Rammohan College, India. Chair of the IEA International Development Standing Committee, advisor on the needs of Federated Societies, especially those from LMICs.
Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University, Philippines. Chair of the IEA Science Technology & Practice Standing Committee, liaison with IEA Technical Committees for scientific submissions, reviewing, paper acceptances/rejects, keynotes.
Martin Rodriguez, Toyota, Argentina. Chair of the IEA Communications & Public Relations Standing Committee, provides support for communicating updates about the Congress.

Programme Committee

Remit: to liaise with IEA Technical Committees and the Scientific Committee; to oversee submission reviews; to advise on the scientific direction of the congress; to propose the congress programme; to agree session chairs; to liaise with journal editors on special issues.

Becky Charles (Chair), Rail Accident Investigation Board, UK
Dave Golightly (Co-chair), University of Newcastle, UK
Fay Dixon (Co-chair), Tetra Tech, UK
Plus IEA Technical Committee chairs (as below)

IEA Technical Committees (TC)

Remit: to encourage submissions, to assist with content planning; to provide reviewers; to act as session chairs; to liaise with journal editors on special issues in their area of expertise.

Hillevi Hemphälä, Lund University, Sweden. Chair of Visual Ergonomics TC
Clive D'Souza, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Chair of Informal Work TC
Christelle Casse, Lyon Institute of Labour Studies, France. Chair of Gender and Work TC
Aleksandar Zunjic, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Chair of Safety and Health TC
Leïla Boudra, Université Paris 8, France. Co-chair of Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design TC
Takeshi Yamaguchi, Tohoku University, Japan. Co-chair of Slips, Trips and Falls TC
Riccardo Patriarca, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Chair of Resilience Engineering TC
Ken Catchpole, Medical University of South Carolina, USA. Chair of Healthcare TC
Giacinto Barresi, University of the West of England. Co-chair of Robotics TC

Scientific Committee

Remit: to promote the conference within their networks, encouraging high‑quality submissions and helping broaden participation across regions, institutions and career stages.

Becky Charles (Chair), Rail Accident Investigation Board, UK
Names to be added

Reviewers

Remit: to evaluate submitted research papers, case studies, workshop proposals to rate their originality, methodological soundness, clarity and relevance to the congress themes. 

Names to be added

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Remit: to help encourage and curate content in a particular sector or domain, to encourage participation of thought-leaders and regulators

Healthcare 

Mike Fray, Loughborough University

Human systems integration

Yakir Yanev, INCOSE
Grace Kennedy, INCOSE

Medical devices

Ian Culverhouse, Rebus Medical
Miranda Newbery, Medical Human Factors Ltd
Jessica Parry, Clarimed
Sophie Edmonds-Allen, Teva

Rail

Ann Mills, Rail Safety & Standards Board

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Organising Committee

Remit: to liaise with suppliers and manage relationships; to oversee systems for delegate ticketing, submissions and reviews; to manage invited speakers; to assist and guide content partners; to manage sponsor and exhibitor bookings and relationships; to manage and guide presenters and chairs; to assist and manage delegates; to promote the congress and manage communications; to organise and manage the award ceremony; to assist and support committee chairs; to oversee and manage the congress on the day.

Ben Peachey (Chair), Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, UK
Tina Worthy, Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, UK
Fran Ives, Keele University
Fiona Bird, Frazer-Nash

Secretariat

Remit: to assist in running the congress on the day.

Abbie Palmer (Head of Secretariat), Irish Rail, Ireland
Names to be added

External suppliers

Excel London: Venue
Excel London Hospitality: Catering
White Label Solutions Ltd: AV & technical production
MICE Concierge: Digital systems & registration