Released on: September 25, 2008, 7:41 am

Press Release Author: Cindy Stranad/Articulon

Industry: Consumer Services

Press Release Summary: HumanCentric, an integrated product design and development
company, announces today its participation in the 52nd annual meeting of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Jennifer Ross, human factors specialist for
HumanCentric, is presenting, and CEO Barry Beith will be named to a three-year
leadership position as Awards Committee chair.

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Media Contact:
Cindy Stranad
919.232.5008
Cindy@articulon.com


CARY, N.C. (September 23, 2008) – HumanCentric (www.humancentric.com), an integrated
product design and development company, announces today its participation in the
52nd annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). The meeting
is the premier gathering of human factors and ergonomics specialists from around the
world. Approximately 1,300 guests are expected to attend the meeting held in New
York City, September 22-26, 2008. Jennifer Ross, human factors specialist for
HumanCentric, is presenting, and CEO Barry Beith will be named to a three-year
leadership position as Awards Committee chair.

Ross is presenting part of her doctoral dissertation on the effects of automation
reliability on user automation. She attained her doctorate degree from the
University of Central Florida in applied experimental human factors psychology. Ross
is a six-year member of HFES and specializes in product design, testing and
evaluation.

“Human-computer interaction, the impact of emotion on product design, and human
performance in extreme environments are three areas I love,” says Ross. “To have the
opportunity to present my research to the Society is a major career milestone for
me.”

In addition to Ross's presentation, Beith is accepting a three-year appointment as
the Awards Committee chair for HFES. Annually, HFES accepts nominations for 10 award
categories in human factor and ergonomic work including: education, safety,
innovation, design and outreach.

Beith is a fellow and past president of HFES where he served on the executive
council for nine years. His service to HFES includes: chair of the Communications
Sub-council, Standards Institute Sub-council and Technical Advisory Group, editor of
the Human Factors Society Bulletin, chair of the Human Factors Society Technical
Working Group on Mental Workload, as well as founding member and former president of
the Carolina HFES Chapter.

“The Society is the most important organization in the United States for the sharing
of research, technology and innovation in the science of ergonomics and human factor
technology,” says Beith. “I am honored to be involved with recognizing excellence in
our discipline.”

HumanCentric is a diamond level sustaining member of HFES and is sponsoring the
opening plenary session.

About HumanCentric:
HumanCentric is an integrated design and development company with a foundation based
on the commitment to make user-friendly products by studying and understanding the
end user. HumanCentric leverages Human Factors, Design Research, Industrial Design,
Graphic and Interaction Design and Design Engineering to simplify and enhance user
experiences. At HumanCentric, the goal is to understand how users interact with a
product or system and translate that understanding into a compelling
solution–blending form with function, utility with usability, safety with
satisfaction. HumanCentric is headquartered in Cary, N.C. with a regional office in
Chicago. Visit www.humancentric.com.


About Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES):
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's mission is to promote the discovery and
exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are
applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds. The Society furthers
serious consideration of knowledge about the assignment of appropriate functions for
humans and machines, whether people serve as operators, maintainers, or users in the
system. And, it advocates systematic use of such knowledge to achieve compatibility
in the design of interactive systems of people, machines, and environments to ensure
their effectiveness, safety, and ease of performance.

The society was founded in 1957. For more information, please visit www.hfes.org.

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Web Site: http://www.humancentric.com

Contact Details: Media Contact:
Cindy Stranad
919.232.5008
Cindy@articulon.com