National Ergonomics Month

Get Ready for NEM 2010!

By Raegan M. Hoeft, NEM Committee Chair

     October is National Ergonomics Month (NEM), a time for promoting human factors/ergonomics to the general public through outreach and community service. The NEM Committee invites all HFES members, local chapters, and student chapters to create a plan of action that actively promotes NEM in your communities.

     No idea is too great or too small! Speak about HF/E at your local schools. Write an article for your company or school newsletter or your community newspaper. Use the Internet - via social-networking sites, photo sites, and video sites - to upload and discuss HF/E-related materials. The possibilities are endless! For more great ideas, visit the NEM Web site.

     Now you can also follow NEM on Facebook. Once again we will be hosting the NEM Best Action Plan Contest. To participate in the 2010 contest, please include the following information in a Microsoft Word file and send it as an attachment to raegan.m.hoeft@lmco.com. The submission deadline is August 15.

• Proposer's name(s), address, e-mail address, and daytime phone number.
• Whether the entry is on behalf of an official local or student chapter. If so, please specify the chapter's name.
• Names of other professionals and/or students participating in organizing or implementing your action plan.
• Title of your action plan.
• Brief description of your action plan. What activities are planned?
• Timeline for your action plan. When will you be implementing it?
• Goal(s) of your action plan. What do you seek to accomplish?
• What audience(s) are you targeting (e.g., general community, students, corporations, government)?

     You can view a list of past awardees and get ideas on the "Contests" page of the NEM Web site. Awards will be presented to the best individual, local chapter, and student chapter action plans at the HFES 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Entries are also invited for the 2010 NEM Best Action Plan Implementation Contest. Contact me for submission instructions.

     This year, we would like to post your upcoming events on the NEM Web site so they can inspire others. To have your event listed, please send me your information. Let's make NEM 2010 a month to remember!

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