~ submitted by Carol Pollack-Nelson

(ICPHSO) International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization
Annual Meeting and Training Symposium
Feb. 15 - 18, 2010 Washington, D.C.

The International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization (ICPHSO) is announcing a call for research presentations/papers for its February 2010 symposium, to be held in Washington, D.C. ICPHSO is an international organization devoted to promoting health and safety associated with consumer products that are manufactured and distributed throughout the world. Conference attendees include industry members, consumer organizations, government representatives, test laboratories, standards-setting organizations, researchers and academia.

Each year, a Research Panel is convened where researchers discuss their findings from studies relating to consumer product safety. For the 2010 symposium, the Research panel will be held on Feb. 16, 2010. Three papers will be selected for participation in this 1.25 hour session. Each speaker will have 15 minutes to present their findings, followed by Q&A.

Research studies should pertain to the field of human factors and product safety including: Consumer product safety, effectiveness of warnings, supervision and injuries, consumer behavior, perception, motivation, and reaction times, anthropometry relating to product design, and risk-taking.

Abstracts of no more than 350 words should be submitted before Oct. 2, 2009 to: Carol Pollack-Nelson, PhD, Independent Safety Consulting, 13713 Valley Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Abstracts should include the following: Objective of the research, Brief background, Method, Results, Conclusion. On a separate page, please submit an author biography including current affiliation and contact information. Authors will be notified by November 2, 2009 as to whether or not their submission has been selected. Papers that are selected must be submitted in final form, electronically by February 1, 2010. Power Point presentations must also be submitted via email at that time. Accepted papers will be published on the ICPHSO Web site following the conference.

Papers will be selected through a peer-review process based on their contribution to the field, clarity of presentation and quality of the research. Final papers should be prepared according to the editorial style of the Fifth Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002; 800-374-2721).

For further information, please contact: Carol Pollack-Nelson, PhD, at pollacknel@comcast.net or by calling (301) 340-2912. For more information about ICPHSO, please go to www.icphso.org.