...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the Communications Technical Group The Communications Technical consists of people interested in all aspects of human factors as applied to communication systems. This includes the initial determination of user needs as well as the implementation of human factors considerations during design, installation, operation,field evaluation, personnel selection, training, and maintenance. Specific areas of interest include telecommunications, human communications, and computer-based communications. Most research related to human factors in communications is carried out at universities and at companies involved with the design, development, and manufacturing of communications products. Current active research areas include the following: User interface research for telecommunications equipment, Computer networks and network management, Audio and video teleconferencing, and more. To find out more about HFES and their technical groups, visit HFES.org. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

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