Abstract Submission Deadline Extended
until October 31
 
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. 

New: Abstract submissions are now being accepted. Please use the link from the Abstract Submission page.

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

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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 and Performance 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

New: Abstract submissions are now being accepted. Please use the link from the Abstract Submission page.


Important Dates

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts

  2008 October 31 updated

Confirmation of Accepted Abstracts  

  2008 December 31

Deadline for Manuscript Submission to Journal Special Issue     

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