Interested in helping change the world? Help develop technologies to improve lives and create opportunity in emerging nations? Help develop entrepreneurs?
Then plan on attending the inaugural Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in 2011 in Seattle, Washington USA. The Conference will bring together members of the engineering community, technology leaders from industry, researchers from academe, leaders from government agencies, representatives from NGOs, funders and others interested in how technology can be used to advance humanity. The Conference will run from Sunday October 30th until Tuesday November 1st 2011 and will be held in Seattle, Washington (USA) at the Renaissance Hotel. Located in downtown Seattle the Renaissance provides easy access to local Universities (University of Washington, Seattle University and Seattle Pacific), industry (Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing) and non-profits (Gates Foundation, PATH). REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: www.ieeeghtc.org Call for Participation On behalf of the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2011 organizing committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the program for GHTC 2011! Motivated by IEEE’s core purpose to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity, the GHTC focuses on applying technology to solve the world’s most pressing humanitarian and development challenges. Papers will be presented by renowned individuals in the field, and highlight new technologies, business models, and social entrepreneurship initiatives that help improve the livelihoods of the under-privileged. GHTC hopes to stimulate the growth of a worldwide community that places priority on developing technology for sustainable human prosperity. GHTC 2011 is the first annual conference designed to gather together scientists, engineers, technology professionals, academics, foundations, government and non-government organizations, and individuals engaged in humanitarian work to discuss and develop solutions for present and future humanitarian needs. An international conference, we anticipate participants from all over the world to attend a program of invited talks, technical sessions, tutorials, exhibits, networking, and social activities. Participation in GHTC 2011 is open to all technologists and organizations interested in applying technology to humanitarian goals and to non-technical individuals and organizations interested in learning about the application of technology to humanitarian challenges. Following the Conference theme of “Technology for the benefit of humanity”, topics include but are not limited to:
More information on technical sessions, registration for the conference, hotel reservation, exhibit and sponsorship are available on the GHTC 2011 website http://www.ieeeghtc.org. A Conference Proceedings of the accepted papers that have been presented at the symposium will be published and included in IEEE Xplore. Electronic media containing all accepted GHTC 2011 submissions will be distributed to registered attendees. Message from the Chair The planning for the inaugural IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference continues towards its October 30th - November 1st dates. A new tutorial is being added from the Hunger Project (http://www.thp.org/) on their work helping people to develop self-reliance. Assessment of the submitted papers is underway and the preliminary program will be available in late July. There will be technical sessions on power delivery, data connectivity, health care, including telemedicine, water and education. There will be a series of panels addressing the following: roles of professional engineering associations in humanitarian activities; the challenges of planning and implementing projects; and what are the downsides of technology projects in the humanitarian arena. The panel on the role of professional associations will include Cathy Leslie of EWB and Noha El-Ghobashy of Engineering for Change. In parallel with the sessions we’ll be running the Forum Space, a room set aside for attendees to meet with presenters, hold side sessions, space will be provided for the posting of volunteer opportunities, people looking to join or initiate a project, organizations can post for technology needs/assistance. Hear Keynotes by Tony Marjoram of UNESCO, Lawrence Fridl of NASA, and Patrick Ball of Benetech. Paul Kostek Please join us in Seattle to move forward an agenda to apply technology to providing solutions to the world’s challenges.
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