SANTA MONICA, CA - This year's HFES Annual Meeting technical program reflected the broad diversity of topics addressed in the science and practice of human factors/ergonomics. Here's a tiny sampling of the 400+ presentations given during the meeting, which was held October 19-23, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas.

• Human Factors Issues in the Design of Super-Dense Operations Airspace
• Text Messaging During Simulated Driving
• The Notebook Computing Experience Among University Students
• An Analysis of Low-Speed Pedestrian Crashes Involing Electric-Powered and Combustion-Powered Vehicles
• Borrowing Prescription Medication: Implications for Health Care Warnings and Communications
• Effect of Overheard Conversations on Bystander Productivity
• Usage Factors Affecting Backpack Use and Pain Reports in Adolescent Students

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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society is the world's largest nonprofit individual-member, multidisciplinary scientific association for human factors/ergonomics professionals, with more than 4,400 members in the United States and other countries. HFES members include psychologists and other scientists, designers, and engineers, all of whom have a common interest in designing systems and equipment to be safe and effective for the people who operate and maintain them. "Human Factors and Ergonomics: People-Friendly Design Through Science and Engineering"