September 25th Dave Strobhar lead the Improving Operator Performance session at ISA Automation Week. Three papers were part of the session: “Console Operator Staffing, Workload, and Automation”; “Operator Performance: How Does One Assess?”; and “Display Formatting Guidelines for Process Industries”.

COP in the Wright State University Magazine: The Human Factor

The September Member Teleconference was held on Thursday the 20th at 2pm EDT

Members: The 2012 May Meeting Video Summary has been added to COP Video Library

July 24th Dave Strobhar gave a lecture titled “Human Factors Issues in Oil and Chemical Processing” at the 8th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies

2012 November Meeting information including presentation details and registration deadline

The August Member Teleconference was held on Thursday the 16th at 2pm EDT

Members: Dr. Chris Hale’s project, Display Content II, is moving forward: an update and more details available during the July Teleconference call

Members: Site visits and graphics examples are needed for the Display Design Handbook. Send your contributions to the project via email