London & the South East

The group (still known as LEG) has a large number of ergonomists and people working in human factors. The areas of expertise amongst the LEG members are very diverse and we established that we can all learn a lot from each other. We’d also like to create links with other professional groups and industries in London and the South East. As well as professional events it was clear that there was demand for informal social events and networking.

The current group co-ordinator is Dave Hayes of Amberlight Partners, a London-based Human-Computer Interaction consultancy who provide usability, user-centred research and design services to clients and partners in the UK. Although LEG has yet to establish a regular committee there is support from the following people: Lucy Hayes of Wilson Fletcher, a User Insight Analyst whose background is in user experience, user centred design and accessibility; Christine Tomlinson, Senior Principal at ABS. Christine has been a long standing member of LEG and has assisted in previous events coordination.

The group has been dormant for a while but previous activities have included a joint presentation with the Usability Professional’s Association (UK UPA) on Medical Device Design,  trips to the Thames Barrier, HMS Belfast, and the London Eye. In the past the group has also arranged back of house visits to the Covent Garden Opera House and the BBC News 24 studios.

The main plan for the group is to encourage regular attendance of meetings and talks and to re-establish a professional network in London and the South East.

The group really relies on and benefits from member participation and support. If you can help out in any way such as offering a venue or helping to organise a visit or event, that would be great. We’d like to extend a warm welcome to anyone interested in ergonomics so please spread the word about LEG. We aim to have at least four events per year.

Please add yourself to the LEG LinkedIn group for updates and to join in the discussions.

See the Group's Flickr page.

Recent Meetings
January 2012: ‘Medical Device Design’ co-organised with the UK UPA.
September 2010: ‘Seven Minutes of Fame’ Seven talks each seven minutes long.
July 2010: Ergonomics social and LEG re-start up meeting.
October 2008: visit to HMS Belfast.
1st September 2008: visit to the Thames Barrier.