ABSTRACT
Over the past decades, several Iranian world-class specialists, including ergonomists, have immigrated to Western countries. Today, there are Iranian ergonomists working in the United States, in Canada, and in several European countries. Professor Houshang Shahnavaz, the father of modern ergonomics in Iran, is one such recognized world-class Iranian ergonomist. Certainly, without his commitment to ergonomics development in Iran, the foundation of the IES and the subsequent wave of ergonomics development in Iran would have been impossible. Forming both local and international networks, and involving all Iranian and many foreign ergonomists in realizing the mission of our new society has been one of the critical strategies of the IES and is stressed in the IES constitution. The backbone of this network is well formed and several of the Iranian ergonomists working in the West are involved in IES activities. The IES was formally accepted as a federated society of International Ergonomics Association (IEA) in 2003 and this event further consolidated our networking strategies. In the near future, using our local and international potential, the IES is expected to meet the scientifi c and practical ergonomics needs of Iran.
