48 COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL GROUPS Christopher B. Mayhorn, Chair Sheryl L. Chappell, Past Chair Donald L. Lassiter, Chair-Elect AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNICAL GROUP The Aerospace Technical Group (ASTG) works to further the applica- tion of human factors/ergonomics to the development, design, certification, operation, and maintenance of human-machine systems in the aviation and space environments. The group addresses issues relevant to civilian and/or military systems. The ASTG program for the 2008 Annual Meeting involved 4 panels, 7 lecture sessions, and 4 posters. The ASTG continued sponsorship of the popular “Lunches With an Expert,” which last year included Nancy Cooke (Arizona State University), Valerie Gawron (MITRE Corp.), Kathleen Mosier (San Francisco State University), Dino Piccione (FAA), Scott Shappell (Clemson University), and Christopher Wickens (Alion Science & Technol- ogy Corp.). The ASTG also granted a student paper award to Selina Fothergill (University of Queensland). As a new initiative, the ASTG secured a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, which enabled it to cosponsor, along with Division 21 of the American Psychological Association and the FAA, a conference titled Human Factors and NextGen: The Future of Avia- tion. There were 100 on-site registrants and 20 remote attendees. Dino Piccione (FAA) gave the keynote and Herman Nijhuis (Eurocontrol) pro- vided a global perspective. Other featured addresses came from NASA, Delta Airlines, and MITRE. The group had 434 members as of December 31, 2008. Contact the HFES Aerospace Systems Technical Group, c/o Valerie Gawron, MITRE Corp., 7515 Colshire Dr., M/S N420, McLean, VA 22102- 7539, 703/983-7001, fax 703/983-1917, vgawron@mitre.org, http://www. hfes.org/astg/. Valerie Gawron Chair Daniel Morrow Program Chair Jane Barrow Newsletter Editor Amy Alexander Past Program Chair Gloria Calhoun Secretary-Treasurer Emily Stelzer Awards Committee Cochair Katie McGarry Awards Committee Cochair Paul Havig Webmaster Dennis Beringer Historian Francis Durso Past Chair Technical Group Officers and Activities