Systems Anthropometry Conference Agenda

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9:00 - 9:35

• Welcome: Ann Brown, Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Opening Remarks: Bob Ochsman, Ph.D., Director of Human Factors, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Keynote Address: Norm Badler, Ph.D., Professor of Computers and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
• Groundrules: Sandy Ressler, Virtual Environments and Visualization for Manufacturing Project, National Institute of Standards and Technology

9:35 - 10:45 Presentations and Discussion

• Kitty Pillarz: Manager, Product Safety, Fisher-Price, Inc.
• Kathleen Robinette: Research Physical Anthropologist, Human Engineering Division, Armstrong Laboratory
• Bruce Bradtmiller, Ph.D.: President, Anthropology Research Project, Inc.

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:15 Presentations and Discussion

• N. Rangarajan, Ph.D.: Engineer, GESAC Inc
• Barry Tillman: Human Factors Engineer and Consultant, Tillman Ergonomics Co.
• John Roebuck: Consultant in Anthropometry and Workplace Design, Roebuck Research and Consulting

12:15 - 1:30 Lunch and Demonstrations

1:30 - 2:45 Presentations and Discussion

• Charles Burnette, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Program in Industrial Design, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
• Jerry Duncan: Senior Staff Engineer, Deere & Co., Technical Center
• Aisling Roberts, Manager of Quality Assurance, Product Technology, Sears Canada

2:45 - 3:00 Break

3:00 - 4:30 Plenary Discussion Session

• Sandy Ressler - NIST
• Presenters and moderators discuss issues of the day

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9:35 - 10:45 - each speaker has 15min + 5min for questions