> The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) shares with CHI an
> interest in improving the design of interactive systems through a better
> understanding of the ways people function when using those systems.
> Through its Technical Groups, HFES reaches out to various application
> areas.  One of these is the Computer Systems Technical Group that focuses
> on human factors in the design and implementation of computer systems,
> although there are other technical groups within HFES that also are
> concerned with computer systems.
>
> As program chair for the Computer Systems Technical Group, I'd like to
> encourage those of you with some "hot data" or an interesting idea to
> consider getting together a submission for this year's Annual Meeting. In
> just under two weeks (February 20), the submission deadline for the 2002
> Annual Meeting of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society will occur.
> We're interested not only in research and practitioner papers but also in
> symposia and debates, not to mention demos and posters!  You don't need to
> be an HFES member in order to submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting.
>
> The website below will give you details about the submission process:
>
> http://www.hfes.org/meetings/2002_call_for_proposals/2002callmenu.html
>
> By the way, there have been some last minute changes to the venue and time
> of the meeting as a result of construction delays at the originally chosen
> site.  The current plan is that the meeting will be held September
> 30-October 4, 2002 in Baltimore, Maryland USA.
>
> We hope to hear from you!
> Lorraine Normore
> Computer Systems Technical Group Program Chair