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2009 International Conference on Fatigue Management
in Transportation Operations: A Framework for Progress
March 24-26, 2009 • Boston
The 2009 International Conference on Fatigue Management in Transportation Operations: A Framework for Progress is being held at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts from March 24-26, 2009.
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Human Factors Coordinating Committee under its Operator Fatigue Management Program, this meeting is a continuation of the Fatigue in Transportation conference series that last took place in Seattle, Washington in 2005.
Who: The conference is designed to address the interests of researchers, practitioners, managers, labor organizations and operators involved in all modes of transportation from around the world.
Organizer: US Department of Transportation, Human Factors Coordinating Committee, Operator Fatigue Management Program
Conference Tracks
A. Define and Measure Fatigue Problem
Example areas: Taxonomies, Individual Differences, Prevalence and Incidence, Field Measures, Performance and Health Outcomes
B. Health-Related/Pharmacological Issues
Example areas: Sleep Disorders, Drug Interactions Influencing Sleep
C. Enacting/Implementing Change
Example areas: Culture Change (industry and organizational), Change Individual Behavior, Education Strategies, Fatigue Risk Management Programs
D. Supporting Technologies
Example areas: Fatigue Management Guidelines, Automated Scheduling and Analysis Tools, In-cab Technologies
E. Fatigue Modeling
Example areas: Theory, Concepts, and Principles in Fatigue Modeling, Real-World Modeling Applications, Model Validation Efforts
F. Evaluation of Fatigue Risk Management Systems
Example areas: Existing and New Practices and Approaches, Validation Efforts, Building the Fatigue Management Business Case