{"id":692,"date":"2015-12-01T16:43:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T16:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/?p=692"},"modified":"2015-12-02T18:23:49","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T18:23:49","slug":"codata-tg-anthropometry-and-special-populations-activities-at-ahfe-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/01\/codata-tg-anthropometry-and-special-populations-activities-at-ahfe-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"CODATA TG Anthropometry and Special Populations activities at AHFE 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AHFE_2015\"<\/a>Anthropometry is the science of measuring body dimensions, and has evolved over the last decades from taking linear measures to 3D data capture and processing.<\/p>\n

The objective of the CODATA Task Group on Anthropometric Data and Engineering<\/a> (the previous incarnation of the current TG) was to
\npromote dissemination and development of knowledge in anthropometry to contribute to the improvement of health, the safety and of the well being of all people. A major achievement of that TG to this end was to assist the establishment of WEAR (the World Engineering Anthropometry Resource)<\/a> project.<\/p>\n

The 2015 Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) Conference in Las Vegas, USA<\/a> was
\nheld under the auspices of 25 distinguished international Boards consisting of 583 members from 43 countries. The conference included 223 parallel sessions, with 2988 submissions from
\nresearchers in 64 countries, working in academia, industry and government. There were 1420
\npaper presentations and 185 posters included in the conference proceedings. AHFE 2015 was
\nattended by over 1500 participants.<\/p>\n

\"anthropometrics_banner_conference<\/a>The CODATA Task Group on\u00a0Anthropometry, Fit and Accommodation for Special Populations<\/a> met in
\nconjunction with this conference and discussed the\u00a0following issues:<\/p>\n