We are pleased to announce that the 14th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology will be held in Dayton, Ohio at the Dayton Convention Center on April 23-26, 2007. Dr. Richard Jensen will be the Technical Chair. The managing host will be Wright State University with support from the Department of Psychology, Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, and the Division of Aerospace Medicine.

Keynote Presentations

Edwin Hutchins (PDF)

List of Participants (PDF)

The Psychological Content Of Flight Attendant’s Labor In Civil Aviation  - Mistakingly omitted from Proceedings CD.

Letter from Richard Jensen, Program Committee Chair

As home of the Wright Brothers and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton offers many opportunities to explore the history and future of aviation. As in 2003, we are planning to host the conference banquet at the National Museum of the United States Air Force - a new wing has been added since the 12th ISAP in 2003. We hope that you will join us to share your research and to explore issues associated with the role of humans in aviations systems.

The theme for 2007 will be “Airspace as a Cognitive System”. While we intend to cover the full scope of Aviation Psychology, we are particularly interested in papers that explore the role of humans within the context of complex systems of aerospace systems (e.g., the National Airspace System, Mission Control or Air Operations Center).

Local hosts for the 2007 meeting include the Human Effectiveness Branch of the USAF Research Laboratory, the Cognitive Systems Engineering Consortium, the Advanced Information Systems Division of General Dynamics, SAIC, the Southern Ohio Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the University of Dayton Research Institute.

• presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities created by changes in aviation systems and technology;
• envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems;
• and bringing together scientists, research sponsors, and operators in an effort to bridge the gap between research and application.