Monday, October 13, 2025
The HFES ERGO-X Symposium is returning to its roots, focusing on the topics of interest for the Ergonomic Practitioner. This one-day symposium will showcase the latest ergonomics science in workplace health, safety and injury prevention across various domains and settings. ErgoX is designed for attendees to:
- Gain the latest insights on procedures, tools, and approaches for on-the-job safety and wellness from world-class ergonomics and safety experts
- Network with presenters, practitioners, and researchers
- Make new strategic connections
- Find solutions to pressing workplace ergonomics issues
First held in 2015 with a practitioner focus and then formalized into a user-centered design meeting in 2018, the ERGO-X Symposium will include a plenary concerning the future of disruptive and emerging technologies in applied ergonomics, a debate about the status of the science of Exoskeletons, and discussions about the economics of ergonomics, ergonomic assessment tools, office ergonomics and job rotation. A special session will walk attendees through an actual ergonomic assessment from start to finish with the development of intervention options.
Registration fee includes a luncheon. The schedule will be posted as soon as it is available.
Registration Rates
| Category |
Early |
Regular |
Late/On-Site |
| Member |
$350 |
$375 |
$400 |
| Nonmember |
$400 |
$425 |
$450 |
| Early-Career Associate |
$250 |
$300 |
$325 |
| Student Member |
$150 |
$175 |
$200 |
| Student Nonmember |
$200 |
$225 |
$250 |
| Emeritus Member |
$150 |
$175 |
$200 |
Program-at-a-Glance
| 8:00–8:20 a.m. |
Coffee and Networking |
| 8:20–8:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
| 8:30–9:00 a.m. |
Opening Plenary: Disruptive and Emerging Technologies in Applied Ergonomics
|
| 9:00–9:30 a.m. |
The Economic Impact of Not Doing Ergonomics: Return on Investment
|
| 9:30–10:00 a.m. |
Break and Networking |
| 10:00–11:00 a.m. |
Debate: Are Exoskeletons a Viable Occupational Intervention
|
| 11:00–12:00 p.m. |
Ergonomic Toolkit: Practitioners Guide–Assessment
|
| 12:00–1:30 p.m. |
Lunch (Provided) |
| 1:30–3:00 p.m. |
Real-World Solution: A Real-World Ergonomic Problem
|
| 3:00–3:30 p.m. |
Break and Networking |
| 3:30–4:30 p.m. |
Everybody’s Ergonomics Problem: The Office |
| 4:00–5:00 p.m. |
Job Rotation: Assessment of Current Practices for Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Using Fatigue Failure Tools
|
| 5:00–5:10 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
| 6:00–8:00 p.m. |
ASPIRE Opening Reception |