Category: Council meeting

The 2019 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held The 2019 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held 25^th
of August 2019, in Elsinore, Denmark, in conjonction with the IEA Council Meeting and the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society (NES) “50th Future Work: Digitalisation and Innovation”.

DRAFT TIMETABLE of the meeting

Welcome at 8 : 30, start at 9 : 30, end at 4 : 00 pm

See attachment FEES-council-draft-agenda-V1-August2019.pdf

Practical information

• The Council meeting will take place in the NES2019 Congress location.

The 2018 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Florence 26^th August 2018 in conjonction with the IEA Triennal Conference on the issue „Creativity in practice“.

The 2018 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Florence 26^th August 2018 in conjonction with the IEA Triennal Conference on the issue „Creativity in practice“.

DRAFT TIMETABLE of the meeting

Welcome at 8 : 30, start at 9 : 30, end at 4 : 00 pm

See attachment FEES-council-draft-agenda-V4-26th August2018.pdf

Practical information

• During the meeting,
  the FEES council will elect a new President and a new Secretary General, the mandate of the present officers coming to its end. Applicants are welcome and according to the FEES rules (point 10 b), “proposals can be submitted until 8 weeks before the general meeting (Council)”, that means before the end of June 2018 and sent to the Secretary General .
• The Council meeting will take place in the IEA2018 Congress location.

The 2017 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) was held in Brussels 26^th June 2017  in conjonction with the FEES ETUI BES Conference on the issue „workers and creativity“

The 2017 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) was held in Brussels 26^th June 2017  in conjonction with the FEES ETUI BES Conference on the issue „workers and creativity“

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TIMETABLE of the meeting

Welcome at 8 : 30 pm ; starting at 9 :00 End at 1 : 00 pm

• Opening, welcome and housekeeping
• Roll call of the delegates and apologies for absence ; welcome of new members ; call for miscellaneous items
• Approval of the draft agenda (cf present document )
• Approval of the Council Meeting minutes in, September, 26th 2015 (cf doc.attached)
• Annual FEES Report (document to be sent) and Report on the Standing Committees
• Report from the member societies on their main activities
• FEES Financial Report (cf doc.to be sent)
• Election of the treasurer (candidates are required)
• Change of rules proposals (document to be sent)
• Information from the invited ergonomics societies and organizations
• Projects for FEES
• IEA issues : Information about Memorandum of Understanding between FEES and IEA (doc. to be sent)
• IEA issues : 2018 IEA Congress in Firenze
• Next Council meeting : date and place – proposals to be made
• Miscelleanous
• Closing

Sum up of the FEES council meeting

By Pascal ETIENNE, FEES Secretary General

The FEES council took place in Brussels with representatives of 11 members societies coming from Belgium (BES), Portugal (APERGO), Austria, the Netherlands (NL HFE), Hungary, Italy (SIE), Latvia (LES), Switzerland (Swissergo and GfA), Finland and France (SELF). Observers from CREE, the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (IEHF) in the United Kingdom and delegates from the IEA were also present (Yushi Fujita, Chair and José Orlando Gomes, Vice President).

During the meeting, the annual and financial reports were adopted. A new treasurer, Pedro FERREIRA (active member of APERGO, Portugal) has been elected, replacing Reinier Hoftijzer (from HF NL) whose mandate came to its end. Several modifications of the FEES rules have been decided, the main change allowing FEES to welcome “associated members”. Consequently the FEES Council decided to welcome IEHF as associated member.

During the past year, FEES delegates attended several conferences and workshops organized by the member societies: the GfA in Brugg (Switzerland), the IEHF in Daventry (UK), the APERGO in Lisbon and the Polish ergonomics society in Poland. This gave the opportunity to present lectures and / or to strengthen the links between the FEES board and the member societies. FEES delegates attended as well several meetings at the EU level, organized by OSHA, the CEN or SAFERA, giving the possibility to promote ergonomics.

FEES has been strongly involved in the preparation of the conference on “workers and creativity” held jointly with the FEES council meeting, showing a cooperative process between ETUI, BES, CREE and FEES with the support of IEA. This support is a first evidence of the mutual support decided by IEA and FEES, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between both associations in Florence at the end of March 2017.

In the future, FEES will continue to co-operate with IEA in order to enhance ergonomics in Europe, especially in the Eastern European countries, and with the other regional branches of IEA. FEES will also to prepare the IEA triennal Congress, organized by the Italian Ergonomics society (SIE) in Florence. The next FEES council to be held at the same time will elect a new Chair and a new Secretary General, the mandate of the present officers (Sylvain Leduc, President and Pascal Etienne, Secretary General) coming to its end.

Practical information

• An informal FEES networking meeting took place on Sunday evening, the 25^th of June from 18.00 until 21.00 hours in a location close to the ETUC building (near Brussels North station).
• The FEES Council meeting was organized in conjonction with the FEES ETUI BES Conference on the ssue „workers and creativity“ which took place on the 26th and 27th June 2017.
• The Council meeting took place E. Blerot Street 1, 1070 Bruxelles, Room  Van Mieghem, first floor.
• The council dinner was on Monday, the 26th.

The next council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Amersfoort, Wednesday, 25th November 2016, hosted by HumanfactorsNL. The 2016 Council meeting will be organized in connection with the IEA 2018 Triennial Congress. The draft program is as follows:

The next council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Amersfoort, Wednesday, 25th November 2016, hosted by HumanfactorsNL. The 2016 Council meeting will be organized in connection with the IEA 2018 Triennial Congress. The draft program is as follows:

• 23rd November: Council meeting
  • 13:30 Welcome
  • 14:00 Beginning
  • Opening, welcome and housekeeping
  • Roll call of the delegates/guests and apologies for absence ; welcome of new members ; call for miscellaneous items;
  • Approval of the draft agenda
  • Approval of the Council Meeting minutes in Paris, September, 26th 2015 (cf doc. attached)
  • Annual FEES Report (to be sent)
  • Report on Standing Committees
  • Financial Report FEES (cf docs. to be sent)
  • Follow up of the seminars preparing IEA 2018 Congress and organization of activities from FEES in 2017 on this issue
  • Membership (proposal of a FEES rules modification)
  • Projects for FEES
  • Next Council meeting : proposals to be made
  • Miscelleanous
  • 18:00 Closing
• 24th November morning: Round Table discussion on „Ergonomics in design for all“
• 24th November afternoon: Workshop on „Ergonomics and creativity“
• 25th November morning: visit to KLM company, Schiphol

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At the recent council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES), hosted in Krakow with the support of the Polish Ergonomics Society, 15 delegates from 11 European ergonomic societies were present (coming from Austria, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Switzerland).

At the recent council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES), hosted in Krakow with the support of the Polish Ergonomics Society, 15 delegates from 11 European ergonomic societies were present (coming from Austria, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Switzerland).

Representatives from CREE and the Ergomach working group also attended. The Austrian ergonomics society was welcomed as new member of FEES. The treasurer, Reinier Hoftizjer was re-elected and a newly published FEES bookmark was distributed.

Several debates took place in the Council meeting:

• How to improve the exchange of information between the member societies?
• How to improve the cooperation with bodies acting at the European level, such as
  • the Centre for Registration of European Ergonomists (CREE),
  • Ergomach working group in support of the implementation of the European Ergonomics and Machinery Directive) and
  • EU institutions, particularly EU-OSHA and the standardisation bodies?

Initiatives were agreed to reinforce the collaboration between the member societies:

• These extended from the improved linking between the websites (FEES / CREE / EU-OSHA / Ergomach), to the
• organization of events to celebrate the European Month of Ergonomics (EME), and
• the organization of seminars at national and European level in order to prepare the IEA Congress on “Creativity in Practice”, which will be held in Florence, Italy in 2018 and organised by the Italian ergonomics Society – SIE.

Additionally, the CREE made some proposals for future collaborative projects with the aim of fostering the development of the ergonomics profession in Europe: These include establishing quality criteria for publishing case studies, providing information about ergonomics education and training in Europe and providing more support for newer societies in the form of experience exchanges. The idea of a “think-tank” for the future of the profession was also proposed.

The FEES Council had also a first discussion on the issue of a possible name change: “Ergonomics” or “Ergonomics and Human Factors” but there was no consensus amongst the participants.

19th July 2014, Saturday, Krakow, Poland

The 2013 Council Meeting of the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies will take place in Paris, 31st August 2013.

The 2013 Council Meeting of the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies will take place in Paris, 31st August 2013.