Dear TTG Members,
Happy New Year! Wishing you successful 2025!
I hope this message finds you refreshed, reenergized, and ready for another exciting year of collaboration, innovation, and progress.
I would like to start by the TTG Leadership Team updates. Thank you for your votes in the leadership team election, closed on December 31, 2024. I would like to congratulate:
- Megan Morris - was elected as a Technical Group Vice Chair. She will serve in this role until 31 December 2025 and then will accede to the position of Technical Group Chair for the period of 1 January 2026 through 31 December 2026.
- Jayde King - was elected Technical Group Vice Program Chair. She will serve in this role until 31 December 2025 and then will accede to the position of Technical Group Program Chair for the period of 1 January 2026 through 31 December 2026.
The TTG Leadership Team:
- Chair – Dr Oleksandra Molloy, University of New South Wales
- Vice Chair/Program Chair – Dr Megan Morris, 711th Human Performance Wing
- Vice Program Chair – Dr Jayde King, 711th Human Performance Wing
- Communication Chair – Dr John Kleber, Embry-Riddle University
- Awards Chair – Shafiqul
- Student Engagement Chair – Hui (Angel) Wang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Student Engagement Vice Chair – Ashley Warren, Rice University
- Newsletter Editor Chair: Lillian Asiala, Sonalysts Inc.
- Secretary-Treasurer: Open
Call for Nomination is now open: Secretary-Treasurer for the TTG – expressions of interest are open until January 31st 23:00 (US Eastern Time). If you would like to volunteer or know someone who would be interested in the role, please email me your EOIs (o.molloy@unsw.edu.au).
Reflecting on the recent HFES (ASPIRE) conference, it was great to reconnect with colleagues and see familiar faces, as well as meet new members of TTG and many more. I would like to thank everyone who was involved in making this event happen. This includes:
- Reviewers who did a fantastic job in selecting high-quality research and dedicated their time to provide feedback and recommendations.
- Presenters who showcased their findings with the Training TG community which was a great success (!); and Program Chairs for their efforts in leading the sessions.
- TG Officers who worked hard all year to ensure that attention is paid to all details of preparation to the event.
In addition, we celebrated successes of our Award Winners in the categories: Best Student Paper, Best Student Proposal, and Best Poster!
In line with the HFES requirements the TTG Business Meeting was run online following the Annual Meeting. If you were unable to attend it or would like to review it, please see the slides attached.
As we welcome 2025, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your dedication and contributions to the TTG's success over the past year. Achieving Gold Status in the HFES Circle of Excellence Program was a testament to our collective hard work and commitment to advancing training and human factors. Thank you for your relentless passion and teamwork, which make our group truly exceptional.
If you would like to suggest activities of your interest in TTG, a speaker, or you are willing to be a speaker at our next webinar, please feel free to contact me with your suggestions (o.molloy@unsw.edu.au ). Stay tuned for upcoming TTG news, activities and initiatives as we continue to promote excellence in the field of human factors and ergonomics within our technical group.
We appreciate everyone and each of you for being a valuable member of the Training TG and looking forwards to working with you in 2024 and beyond. We look forward to your related ASPIRE paper/poster/panel/etc. submissions in the weeks ahead.
Thank you for being an integral part of this vibrant community. Here's to a productive and inspiring year ahead!
Warm regards,
Oleksandra Molloy
Chair, Training Technical Group
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
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Dr Oleksandra Molloy
HFES Training Technical Group Chair
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