IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2016

Deadline for Papers Abstracts and Proposals: April 18.

GHTC is IEEE’s premier humanitarian technology conference and was inspired by IEEE’s Core Value, “Advancing Technology for Humanity”. At GHTC multiple disciplines interact to identify, create and advance technology to benefit humanity. The conference’s focus is research, applied technology, and case studies pertaining to humanitarian technology and its application in the following areas energy, healthcare, disaster management, connectivity & communication, humanitarian challenges & opportunities, water & sanitation, agriculture, education, humanitarian technology deployment and deployment. Humanitarian technology is research and applied technology that benefits the resource-constrained and vulnerable populations of the world and improves disaster response. The conference will feature interactive sessions where attendees can share best practices and lessons learned that complement the workshops, panels, case studies, keynote speakers, posters, and technical presentations.