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2009 International Conference on Fatigue Management
in Transportation Operations: A Framework for Progress
March 24-26, 2009   •   Boston

Over 275 industry leaders, academicians,government policy makers, and transportation professionals gathered in Boston for the successful 2009 International Conference on Fatigue Management in Transportation Operations: A Framework for Progress.

Hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Human Factors Coordinating Committee under its Operator Fatigue Management Program, this meeting was a continuation of the Fatigue in Transportation conference series that last took place in Seattle, Washington in 2005. 

Over 100 talks and posters were presented during the conference in plenary sessions, panels, concurrent sessions, and poster sessions.

Who: This biennial 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

2009 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

Important Dates

Authors to Accept/Reject Offer to Present Abstract

 January 15, 2009

Deadline for Submission of Revised PDF  

  January 31, 2009

Deadline for Manuscript Submission to Journal Special Issue     

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