GHTC 2015 Program
Program Grid (PDF) v15 now available here. (Subject to change)
Conference Program (PDF, 10MB) v4 now available here.
Welcome Messages from the General and Program Chairs here.
Keynotes and Plenary Sessions click here.
Special and Interactive Sessions click here.
Technical Sessions click here.
Preliminary Program Schedule
| Time | Date: 8-Oct-15 - Thursday | |||||
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | IEEE Smart Village (formerly Community Solutions Initiative) Workshop (Cascade 13) - Mezzanine Level Ray Larsen, Michael Wilson, Robin Podmore [Separate Registration] |
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| 1:30 - 6:30pm | Registration Open (Grand Foyer) - Lobby Level |
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| 1:30 - 5:00pm | Open Data Kit Workshop (Evergreen 3-4) - Mezzanine Level [Sheree Wen] |
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| 6:30 - 9:00pm | MGA Young Professionals Welcome Reception (Maxi's Ballroom) 7:00 pm Welcome Keynote -- Jackie Stenson (Essmart) 8:00 pm Panel: "Techie life in Seattle" |
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| Time | Date: 9-Oct-15 - Friday | |||||
| 7:00am - 6:00pm | Registration (Grand Foyer) - Lobby Level |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Breakfast (Grand 3) - Lobby Level | |||||
| 8:00am - 10:00am | Opening Plenary (Grand 3) Welcome Remarks Joe Decuir (GHTC 2015 Conference Chair) Opening Remarks Mike Andrews (IEEE Region 6 Director 2013-14) Keynote -- Maurizio Vecchione (Global Good) Keynote -- Steve Davis (PATH) |
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| 10:00am | Exhibits Open (Grand 1) | |||||
| 10:00am | Break (Exhibits) (Grand 1) | |||||
| 10:30am - 12:30pm | Techncial Sessions | Northwest 1 | Northwest 2 | Northwest 3 | Evergreen 1-2 | Evergreen 3-4 |
| Energy Track Technical Paper (Session A1) | Health Track Technical Paper (Session A2) | Connectivity and Communication Track Technical Paper (Session A3) | Disaster Management Track Technical Paper (Session A4) | Education Track Technical Paper (Session A5) |
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| 12:30pm | Lunch (Grand 3) - Lobby Level | |||||
| 1:30 - 3:30 pm | Techncial Sessions | Northwest 1 | Northwest 2 | Northwest 3 | Evergreen 1 & 2 Parallel Sessions | Evergreen 3 & 4 Parallel Sessions |
| Energy Track Interactive Session B1 | Health Track Interactive Session B2 | Connectivity and Communication Track Interactive Session B3 | Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities Track Interactive Session B4-1 (Evergreen 1) | Education Track Interactive Session B5-1 (Evergreen 3) |
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| Disaster Management Track Interactive Session B4-2 (Evergreen 2) | Water, Sanitation, and Agriculture Track Interactive Session B5-2 (Evergreen 4) |
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| 3:30pm | Break (Exhibits, Grand 1) - Lobby Level | |||||
| 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Special Sessions | Northwest 1 | Northwest 2 | Northwest 3 | Evergreen 1-2 | Evergreen 3-4 |
| Special Session Demo & Panel (Session C1) | Special Session Workshops (Session C2) | Special Session Workshop & Case Study (Session C3) | X-Track (Session C4-1) Documentary Film (Session C4-2) | IEEE SIGHT Workshop (Session C5) |
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| 6:00pm | Break | |||||
| 6:30 - 8:00pm | Dinner (Grand 3) Keynote -- "Earth Observations from the International Space Station: Benefits for Humanity" William L. Stefanov (NASA) Keynote -- "Creating a Global Network to Impact Global Health" Nancy Sclater (Centennial President, Seattle Rotary) |
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| Time | Date: 10-Oct-15 - Saturday | |||||
| 7:00am - 6:00pm | Registration (Grand Foyer) - Lobby Level | |||||
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Breakfast (Grand 3) | |||||
| 8:00am - 10:00am | Saturday Plenary (Grand 3) Joe Decuir - Morning Greeting Keynote -- Jeanette Duffy (UNICEF Ventures) Panel: Future of Humanitarian Technology: Practitioners' Perspective -- Mark Haselkorn, Robin Mays |
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| 10:00am | Exhibits Open (Grand 1) | |||||
| 10:00am | Break (Exhibits) | |||||
| 10:30am -12:30pm | Techncial Sessions | Northwest 1 | Northwest 2 | Northwest 3 | Evergreen 1-2 | Evergreen 3-4 |
| Energy Track Technical Paper (Session D1) | Humanitarian Challenges & Opportunities Track Technical Paper (Session D2) | Connectivity and Communication Track Technical Paper (Session D3) | Water, Sanitation, and Agriculture Track Technical Paper (Session D4) | Student Paper Contest Top 5 Student Papers (Session D5) |
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| 12:30pm | Lunch (Grand 3) - Lobby Level | |||||
| 1:30 - 3:30pm | The Gaetano Borriello "Feet on the Ground" Humanitarian Symposium (Grand 2) | |||||
| 3:30pm | Break (Exhibits, Grand 1) | |||||
| 4:00 - 6:00pm | Special Sessions | Northwest 1 | Northwest 2 | Grand 2 | Evergreen 1-2 | Evergreen 3-4 |
| Special Session Workshops (Session E1) | Special Session Workshops & Case Study (Session E2) | Borriello Symposium, Continued (Session E3) | X-Track (Session E3) | Posters Presentation (Session E4) |
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| 6:00pm | Break (Grand 1) | |||||
| 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Dinner & Awards Ceremony (Grand 3) R6 Awards -- Thomas Coughlin (Region 6) GHTC Student Paper Awards -- Ramesh Nair (GHTC 2015) Evening keynote -- Paul Mitchell (Microsoft) |
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| Time | Date: 11-Oct-15 - Sunday | |||||
| 7:00am - 10:00 am | Registration | |||||
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Breakfast (Grand 3) |
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| 8:00 - 10:00am | Techncial Sessions | Northwest 1 | Northwest 2 | Northwest 3 | Evergreen 1-2 | Evergreen 3-4 |
| Energy Track Technical Paper (Session F1) | Health Track Technical Paper (Session F2) | Education Track Technical Paper (Session F3) | Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities Track Technical Paper (Session F4) | |||
| 10:00am | Break (Exhibits, Grand 1) | |||||
| 10:30am - 12:30pm | Closing Plenary (Grand 3) Closing Keynote #1 -- Alex Moseson (USAID) Closing Keynote #2 -- Shukla Bose (Parikrma Humanity Foundation) Closing Comments, Joe Decuir (GHTC 2015 Chair) |
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| 1:30 - 2:30pm | GHTC Steering Committee Debrief Meeting (TBD) |
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