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2025 Annual Business Meeting at ASPIRE

📢 STTG Business Meeting at HFES Annual Conference: ASPIRE Dear STTG Members, We warmly invite you to join us for the upcoming STTG Business Meeting at the HFES Annual Conference, ASPIRE. Your participation is invaluable and will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of this event. 📅 Date & Time: Tuesday, October 14th, 6:30 – 7:30 pm 📍 Location: Grand C/D North Agenda TG Chair Updates Program Chair Updates Awards Communications Team Updates + anything else our members want to discuss! We look forward to seeing you all in Chicago !
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2025 Stephanie Binder Young Professional Award

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2025 Stephanie Binder Young Professional Award Sponsored by: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society - Surface Transportation Technical Group Nominations are being accepted until Friday, August 29, 2025   Stephanie Binder was 35 years old when she tragically passed away in 2011.  She was a human factors engineer at NHTSA and played a vital role in the Department’s efforts to combat distracted driving. She was the primary author of NHTSA’s overall driver distraction plan and played a leading role in the USDOT’s Distracted Driving Summits.   _____________________________________________________________________    To honor Stephanie’s memory and her impact on the field, the Surface Transportation Technical Group (STTG) of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES) confers an annual Young Professional Award to a young human factors professional who demonstrates outstanding contributions to transportation human factors. The award will be conferred at the A...
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[Reminder] Signup for the Mentor-Mentee Session

STTG Members, Given that our STTG Business Meeting will be virtual this year, we will have more time in Phoenix for an STTG mentoring session. If you are interested in having a mentor , complete the https://forms.gle/ZJR5RbsD63TYN62v8. If you are interested in being a mentor , complete the https://forms.gle/aVeaovrXVkM35jmK7. Please complete the form by August 24, 2024 , to allow time for pairing and information exchange. Thank you!
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2024 STTG business meeting info

To align with suggestions from HFES, promote participation, and enable our community to attend multiple technical group meetings, this year's STTG business meeting will be virtual. I can only assume we love virtual meetings just as much as you! 👐The virtual STTG business meeting will take place prior to the HFES/ASPIRE Annual Meeting and is scheduled for August 29 (Thurs) at 530PM CT.       For those unable to attend, we will share a summary and recording of the meeting on the STTG website.  HFES is in the process of setting up a virtual meeting and we will share this information with you as soon as possible. 💫For those attending the HFES/ASPIRE Annual Meeting in Phoenix, the STTG will have a social event on Tuesday (9/10) at 530PM across the street at the Adobe Bar & Grill.   We look forward to seeing you in Phoenix!
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