Membership
The ASTG has about 400 members. They work for the military services, universities, NASA, and FAA, as well as for aerospace contractors and consulting firms engaged in human factors research related to aerospace systems.
You can become an ASTG member for $6 annually via the HFES website without being a full HFES member — however, having both ASTG plus HFES memberships is recommended as it gives you all member benefits (e.g., career center, voting privileges, holding office).
How to become an ASTG member?
- Login or create a free account on https://my.hfes.org/
- Click on Technical Groups on the left menu
- Join A Technical Group
- Aerospace System “Add to Cart”
- and complete checkout.
What are the benefits of becoming an ASTG member?
The Aerospace Systems Technical Group, like other technical groups within the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, performs a variety of functions and services for its members.
In addition to sponsoring technical sessions at the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the ASTG conducts and/or cosponsors special symposia on topics of interest to members.
A newsletter is sent to all members about four times a year.
It is not necessary to belong to the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in order to join the Aerospace Systems Technical Group.
Leadership and volunteer positions
We have two positions to renew each year within the leadership team:
- Technical Group Vice-Chair, who serves one year in this position and then becomes TG Chair for one year
- Annual Meeting Program Vice-Chair, who serves one year in this position then becomes Annual Meeting Program Chair for one year
Roles and responsibilities are described in the HFES Officers Duties
Call for nominations is done in November and elections are held in December. The mandate starts on Jan 1st for a year. The call for nomination will be shared on the HFES forum.
| Role | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| TG Chair | Arjun Rao | Nayara de Oliveira Faria |
| TG Vice-Chair | Nayara de Oliveira Faria | Open |
| Program Chair | Philippe D.-P. | Rodrigo Lopes |
| Program Vice-Chair | Rodrigo Lopes | Open |
We are also looking for volunteers to support the team. If you are interested, get in touch with us. We will find a role that is best for you. Below are some skills we are looking for to help grow our TG:
- Social media moderator (LinkedIn)
- Community outeach and newsletter contributor
- Website editor (WordPress)
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