IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)
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Announcing GHTC 2023 Pre-Conference Souk

What: The GHTC Souk – our marketplace of impact

Date/Time: Wednesday, 11-Oct-23 @ 5-9 pm (evening before GHTC 2023 opening)

Light food/cash bar from 6:30-8:30 pm

Location: Inn at Villanova Ballroom

Sign-up: Below (Deadline 26-Sep)

GHTC 2023 is reinventing the opening reception. The GHTC 2023 souk (‘open air bazaar’) will commence at 5:00 PM on Wednesday October 11th in the ballroom of The Inn at Villanova University, with light food and cash bar. This event is free to all attendees, but we ask that you sign up for a ticket at the link below for planning purposes and a complementary beverage.

Designed as a universal marketplace for easy exchanges of ideas and introductions to fellow conference participants, all attendees are urged/encouraged to arrive with material to post. We’ll provide the means for you to display whatever you provide. Posters can be anything from a picture or hastily scribbled note to a full-fledged research poster or exhibit – hardware and demos are welcome. Practitioners, academics, students, and all who are curious are invited to display and/or browse. All we ask is that it be sufficiently legible for passersby to read from about 3ft. Material posted will remain displayed for the duration of the conference to provide easy access to attendee’s interests.

Attendees are requested to sign-up below to ensure they have a display space.

Note: Separate to the souk will be a session on Oct. 13 in which submissions accepted as posters are presented to the conference.

 

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    GHTC 2023 Registration is now Open

    We are pleased to announce that registration for GHTC 2023 is now OPEN.

    Early attendee rates extended to September 26

    See the Registration page for options and link.

    See the Program page for the and information on the sessions.

    Note that

    • All Designated Presenters (including students) must register at the Presenter Rate.
    • Presenter Registration includes up to two presentations (Paper or Oral).
    • When presenting papers, the presenter must be an original author or co-author.
    • Reduced attendee rates for students (including co-authors) and IEEE Life Members.
    • Registration includes, for onsite attendance, Continental breakfast and lunch during technical sessions.
    • Virtual Presenter registration can be accommodated; there is no virtual attendee option (virtual presentations will be in their own track(s) – no hybrid.
    • If you need a US Visa, you must be paid and you can request during registration.
    • Early rates: Presenter Ends 11:59 pm PST July 30, 2023 Aug. 31, 2023; Attendee ends 11:59 pm PST Sept. 12, 2023 Sept. 26, 2023.

     

    Announcing GHTC 2023 Call for Papers

    October 12-15, 2023
    Villanova University, Pennsylvania USA
    https://ieeeghtc.org/

    Deadline Extended: May 31, 2023

    Download CFP (PDF)

    The 13th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2023) is a flagship international conference sharing practical technology-enabled solutions supporting achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) by addressing the needs of underserved communities in resource-constrained environments around the world. GHTC 2023 will be hosted at Villanova University (Pennsylvania) on October 12-15.

    NOTE: While GHTC 2023 will be primarily in-person, there will be a ’Virtual track’ for remote presentations.

    Stakeholders from the public, private, education and research, societal, funding and donor sectors are invited to submit Oral Presentation or Poster proposals, Short Papers (early-stage results) and Full Papers (mature results) that share Sustainable Development, ICT4D and Humanitarian Technology related insights, experiences, best practices and lessons learned from a research, policy, practitioner and/or community perspective.  Papers should present analysis of initial or final research results or a case study. General project descriptions are not appropriate. Submissions will be assessed for quality, relevance, consideration of ethical issues, methodological vigor and potential or actual impact.

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    GHTC 2022 Best Paper Awards

    GHTC 2022 Best Papers Awards presented at the Opening Ceremony

    Best Paper Awards

    • Ashley Mo and Emma Gui (University of Toronto Schools, Canada); Richard Fletcher (MIT, USA & Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)

    “Use of Voluntary Cough Sounds and Deep Learning for Pulmonary Disease Screening in Low-Resource Areas”

    • Brandon K Simons, Pritpal Singh, Iain Hunt and Jordan Ermilio (Villanova University, USA)

    “The repurposing of nickel metal hydride hybrid electric vehicle batteries for solar energy storage applications in rural Pacific Island communities”

    Best Paper Honorable Mention

    • Anne Schneibel, Nina Merkle, Marc Wieland, Konstanze Lechner, Seyedmajid Azimi, Fabian Henkel, Corentin Henry, Ralph Kiefl, Xiangtian Yuan and Monika Gaehler (German Aerospace Center, Germany)

    “User-driven flood response & monitoring information – Key findings of the Data4Human project”

     

     

    GHTC 2022 Attendee Welcome Instructions

    Greetings,

    Thank you for registering for GHTC 2022.

    This post includes crucial details about the conference for all attendees. An email with the same information was sent to all registered attendees as of 6-Sept.

    Venue

    The 12th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2022) will take place from September 8 to 11, 2022 in person at Santa Clara University (SCU) in the John and Susan Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation (SCDI), Building (#402).

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    GHTC 2022 Venue and Hotels

    For details and interactive map see the Venue page.

    Venue

    IEEE GHTC 2022 will be held at Santa Clara University (SCU) in Santa Clara, CA, in the John and Susan Sobrato Discovery and Innovation Building (#402). See SCU Campus Map and building info page.

    SCU is located at: 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA

    Travel

    Santa Clara University is located in the heart of Silicon Valley just 5 miles from the San Jose International Airport and about 35 miles south of the San Francisco International Airport. The campus is easily reachable from U.S. Highway 101, Interstate 880, and Interstate 280.

    Hotels

    There are many hotels around SCU campus. Some of the hotels are within the walking distance from the campus.

    We have special discount rates from these nearby hotels. See Venue page for details and booking links.
    • Embassy Suites by Hilton, Santa Clara, Silicon Valley
    • Element by Westin, San Jose Airport

     

    IEEE CNSV Events at GHTC

    The IEEE Consultants’ Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV) has organized a Workshop and two evening Special Sessions at the 2022 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference being held at Santa Clara University. In addition, CNSV is sponsoring the MOVE truck.

    • Diversity in the Workplace: Retaining Early Career Women and Minority Engineers (September 8, 2022)
    • Communications, Computing, and Power during Disaster Response (September 9, 2022)

    Note: These are free events, and open to the public, but pre-registration is required (with $10 refundable deposit) due to limited space. GHTC attendees must also register for these events.

    (Every person who attends the Special Event will receive a refund of their $10 EventBrite Registration fee.)

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    MOVE Community Outreach at GHTC 2022

     

    MOVE Community Outreach, an IEEE-USA Initiative, is an emergency relief program committed to assisting victims of natural disasters with short-term communications, computer, and power solutions. Services include phone charging, internet & communications support, and lighting to disaster victims.

    When not deployed for natural disasters, MOVE volunteers conduct community outreach and facilitate learning opportunities for students and the general public in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

    There are two MOVE trucks, one in North Carolina and one in Southern California. The 32-foot long West Coast vehicle will be parked at the Santa Clara University Campus September 9th and tours will be given after a Keynote presentation about the MOVE program by Tim Lee, IEEE Region 6 Director.