The GHTC 2020 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce
FREE ACCESS to GHTC 2020 PLENARY SESSIONS (Registration required)
The Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) is the flagship IEEE forum for presenting and discussing humanitarian technology innovation and deployment. The technical focus of the Conference is complemented by an integrated understanding of broader contexts—economics, policy, culture, environment—that impact successful humanitarian technology implementation.
The 10th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2020) will share practical technology-enabled solutions addressing needs of underserved communities in resource constrained environments around the world in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
GHTC 2020 takes place from Thursday October 29 through mid-afternoon Sunday November 1. See the preliminary program schedule here. Note: Time Zone is PT (e.g. +3 ET, +8 GMT+1). Note time change from PDT to PST on November 1.
GHTC 2020 PLENARY PROGRAM includes:
- Conference Overview (Thursday Oct 29 1pm PDT)
Overview of GHTC 2020 Virtual Program, technical sessions and navigation mechanics with Conference Chair, Paul Cunningham, Vice Chair, Ed Perkins, and Program Chair Pritpal Singh.
- Opening Session with IEEE Presidents (Oct 29 3:30pm)
LIVE: Remarks on IEEE’s role in Humanitarian Activities by 2020 IEEE President Toshio Fukuda and 2021 President-elect Susan (Kathy) Land
- Student Poster Contest (Oct 29 5pm)
Our 3rd Student Poster Contest will be held online Thursday afternoon following the paper sessions. Cash prizes will be awarded. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 19-October.
- Energy Panel: “Technology-enabled climb up the demand-driven energy ladder: Interoperability, Growth, All-access” (Friday Oct. 30 8am PT)
Ensuring universal, affordable and sustainable energy access is one of the biggest societal challenges of our time. Decentralized, bottom-up approaches, such as solar home systems and microgrids, have emerged as a response to shortcomings of the centralized grid approach, but affordability, scalability, path to growth and long-term sustainability remain a challenge.
- IEEE HAC Panel on COVID-19 (Saturday Oct. 31 10am PDT)
How HAC/SIGHT responded to the COVID pandemic – vision and process improvements with examples of some funded projects and building collaboration opportunities.
- GHTC 10th Anniversary (Oct 31 Noon)
GHTC 2020 celebrates the 10th anniversary for IEEE GHTC. The anniversary program will consist of some remarks and two panel discussions, one on the evolution of GHTC and the other on IEEE’s role in Humanitarian Technology.
- Closing Keynote (Nov 1 Noon PST – time change)
Melissa Sassi, IEEE Digital Intelligence Working Group
(https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/243512)
PLENARY AGENDA
- Thursday Oct. 29 PDT
Conference Overview 1pm PT
Opening Session with IEEE Presidents 3:30-4:45pm
Student Poster Competition 5-7pm
- Friday Oct. 30 PDT
Energy Panel (IEEE-PELS) 8-9am PT
- Saturday Oct. 31 PDT
IEEE HAC Panel on COVID-19 10:00-11:00am PT
GHTC 10th Anniversary Noon-1:30pm
- Sunday Nov. 1 PST
Closing Keynote Noon-1:00 pm PST
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