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Bay Area Chapter of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society
March - April 2003 Newsletter
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bachfes
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Inside this issue...
1 - April Meeting Announcement
2 - Directions
3 - Volunteer Opportunities
4 - Jobs
5 - About BACHFES
6 - BACHFES Board
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1- April 2003 BACHFES Meeting Announcement
Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:00 to 9:00 pm
7:00 to 7:30: Socializing, Joining BACHFES
7:30-9:00: Presentation by Richard A. Olsen, PhD, CHFP
Location:
Office Master, 21730 Stevens Creek Blvd. #101,Cupertino, CA.
For driving directions, see the BACHFES Calendar at http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bachfes/calendar.html"
Topic:
"Why a Human Factors Expert?"
Presented by
Richard A. Olsen, PhD, CHFP
About Speaker:
Dr. Olsen is an Engineering psychologist with
degrees in physics and experimental psychology. He is a licensed
Psychologist in Pennsylvania and is a Fellow of the Pennsylvania
Psychological Association and of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society, where was recently the Chair of the Forensics Professional
Group. After Navy shipboard and Instructor service and five years
of design work at Hughes Aircraft-Fullerton, he did research and
teaching as a student faculty at Penn State University, leaving
after 16 years to return to California in 1980. He was at Lockheed
for 10 years as a Senior Staff Engineer in Human Factors and retired
in 1990 to continue forensics consulting. His 37 years of HFE
experience and involvement in Transportation Research Board
committees includes forensic work on over 850 cases, mostly in driver
related topics.
BACHFES meeting attendance is free and open to the public.
BACHFES programs are not audio- or videotaped, and taping by attendees
is not permitted.
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2 - Directions
ADDRESS
21730 Stevens Creek Blvd. #101, Cupertino, CA 95014-1171
A map-link is available at
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bachfes/calendar.html
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3 - Volunteer Opportunities
BACHFES needs volunteers! In as little as a few hours per month, you
can provide a valuable service to your colleagues in the HFES
community. For descriptions of these positions,
see:http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bachfes/descriptions.html
If you're interested or would like to find out more, please
send your contact information, including telephone number, to
a.moallem@attbi.com
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4 - Jobs
Jobs are listed on the BACHFES Web site at:
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bachfes/jobs.html.
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5 - About BACHFES
BACHFES is formed by HFES members in the Bay Area.
The Chaptersprovide forums in which members to exchange
information and ideas on
human factors and ergonomics issues. BACHFES Local
chapters hold regular meetings, publish newsletters, sponsor
events and special
activities, and provide annual reports and business
meetings to their group members, as well as to the Society at-large.
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6 - BACHFES Board
Board Meeting 6:00 to 7:00 PM on April 16 at the
Coffee Society, Coffee Society
21265 Stevens Creek Blvd # 202, Cupertino, CA (408) 725-8091, prior
to the Chapter meeting. Please attend if interested in becoming
officer or volunteer.
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Abbas Moallem, Ph.D. (Chair)
amoallem@email.sjsu.edu
Thomas J. Ayres, Ph.D.
tjayres@sbcglobal.net
Steve Fadden, Ph.D.
sfadden@yahoo.com
Ann Lasko-Harvill MS
ann@laskoharvill.com
Richard A. Olsen, Ph.D., C.H.F.P.
Oricolsen@cs.com
Pat Tittiranonda, Ph.D.
pat_tittiranonda@peoplesoft.com
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