See the GHTC 2022 Registration page for details on fees and options. Early Presenter registration extended July 10 July 25. Early Attendee registration ends August 12 August 26.
The IEEE Communication Society, Santa Clara Valley Chapter (SCV), will support a limited number of GHTC 2022 registrations for IEEE ComSoc members. See the ComSoc Grant announcement for details and how to apply. Deadline July 6.
IEEE Communications Society, Santa Clara Valley Chapter will provide a limited number of registration and travel grants for IEEE ComSoc members.
For complete details and application, see the ComSoc Registration Grant page.
Information on registering for GHTC 2022 see the Registration page.
The 12th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2022) 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 2022 will be hosted at Santa Clara University (California) on September 8-11.
Stakeholders from the public, private, education and research, societal, funding and donor sectors are invited to submit Oral Presentation 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.
Submissions by community representatives, practitioners (governmental, for-profit and nonprofit), academics, private sector organizations and policy makers describing intervention design and implementation, field experiences and best practices, case studies, project monitoring and evaluation results, and original research are of particular interest. Paper submissions should include results that have not previously been published and have not been submitted to another conference or journal.
The GHTC 2021 Proceedings have been published in IEEE Xplore:
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9612423/proceeding
Visit GHTC Proceedings Portal here.
Congratulations to the winners of the GHTC 2021 virtual Student Poster Competition held on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Awards were presented on Oct. 22 in the GHTC 2021 Closing Session.
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1st Place
Investigating Clay Pot Coolers for Food Storage in Developing Nations by Max Burns (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT D-Lab) |
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2nd Place
by A. Moodie, M. Senadeera & A. van der Winden (Queensland University of Technology ) |
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3rd Place – Tie
Monitoring Coastal Habitats Through Machine Learning by Kalib Perkins (DeVry University) by Imran Jahangir, Jay Perez, Rolando Reyes, Rohail Khan, Blien Mahari (University of Houston) |
GHTC 2021 is pleased to announce these program updates:
Program Guide available for download Distributed Energy meets Humanitarian Needs, by IEEE Standards Association (Tuesday)
The emphasis is now shifting toward a more decentralized energy infrastructure, where a mix of dispersed and low-carbon, renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, fuel cell, and battery installations – collectively called distributed energy resources (DER) – are integrated with the large centralized power plants in the power grid.
Several trends are driving this transformation. Society’s desire for more sustainable ways to produce energy have spurred R&D advances, and many new products for DER applications, along with growing use of these systems, are already deployed in the market. In turn, their greater performance and expanding functionality have led to new regulations which have created compelling new business opportunities.
More recent focus on Stand-alone or remote systems or electric power in areas that do not have reliable electric delivery. These areas include application tiers, microgrids and DC systems.
Presenters: Mark Siira and Wayne Stec, IEEE Standards Association SCC 21 and Panos Moutis, CMU
Meet the Editors: Thinking About Publishing for a Transdisciplinary Outlet: What do you need to know? (Tuesday, 3:00 – 3:45 PM (PT)
Katina Michael, founding Editor in Chief and Roba Abbas, co-editor, the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society.
Think Global, Act Local: Fostering Engineering Knowledge and Capacity for Impact (Friday 1300-1400 (PT))
An international panel organized by Engineering for Change (E4C):
Moderator: Iana Aranda, Director, Engineering Global Development, ASME and President, Engineering for Change
Panelists:
Meet the Editors: Thinking About Publishing for a Transdisciplinary Outlet: What do you need to know? with Katina Michael, founding Editor in Chief and Roba Abbas, co-editor, the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society on Tuesday, 3:00 PM — 3:45 PM (PT)
Student Poster Contest: Our 4th Student Poster Contest will be held online Tuesday afternoon from 4-6 PM PT. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Plenary Panels: Four panels on: Aging; Social Media; IEEE’s role in Sustainable Developement; Think Global, and Act Local with E4C.
Plenary Speakers: View the plenary speakers line-up here.
Register via vTools: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/284304
NOTE: Complementary access does not include Proceedings nor technical paper sessions.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Aging that brings together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector to improve the lives of older people, their families. CTA Foundation’s mission is to link seniors and people with disabilities with technologies that enhance their lives. AARP’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for all as we age, leading positive social change and delivering value to members through advocacy, service and information.In this panel discussion, the speakers will share past and on-going programs they have been working on that bring innovative solutions to the older adults.
Join the LIVE Panel on Tech Innovations for Healthy Aging
October 21, 2021 | 1-1:50 PM (PT)
Moderator: Joseph Wei, Managing Director, Technology Ventures Group; Past-sponsorship Chair, GHTC, Advisor/Past-chair of IEEE SCV Section
Panelists:
Both AARP and the CTA Foundation have been involved with work that is in full alignment with the United Nations new initiative declaring 2021 – 2030 as the “Decade of Healthy Ageing”. CTA Foundation’s mission is to link seniors and people with disabilities with technologies that enhance their lives. AARP’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for all as we age, leading positive social change and delivering value to members through advocacy, service and information. Lately startups are being formed to focus on tech innovations for older adults where a large portion of the market are related to healthcare innovation as people around the world are living longer, and longer.
GHTC 2021 is pleased to announce the following plenary session on Tuesday afternoon:
Journal Scope: The IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society publishes research papers on the interactions among technology, science, and society; on the impact of such interactions on individuals and society; and on the ethical, professional and social responsibility in the practice of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Within this scope, the Transactions covers a broad range of topics in such areas as energy, information and communication, health and safety, life sciences, economic issues, engineering education, environmental implications, and social effects of emerging technologies and innovations. It also addresses issues surrounding professional practice and responsibility, regulation and public policy, technology and the future of work, philosophy of technology, engineering and biotechnical ethics, and sustainability. The Transactions communicates to a wide array of readers from multiple disciplines involved in the societal impact of technology. It is multidisciplinary with joint perspectives from individuals such as engineers, scientists, technologists, ethicists, public policy experts, lawyers, health practitioners, economists, and sociologists. Emphasis is on high quality research and empirical studies, applications and technological issues, and theoretical arguments supported by evidence or proof.
Reduced attendees rates: $175 IEEE Member & $125 IEEE Student/LM
The 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2021) is an international flagship conference sharing practical technology enabled solutions addressing the needs of underserved populations and resource constrained environments around the world and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG).
GHTC 2021 will have an exciting and varied program of workshops, panels, keynotes and technical presentations.
GHTC 2021 takes place ONLINE (PT) from Tuesday October 19 through Friday October 22. See the program schedule here. The detailed presentations schedule can be viewed here. Download the Program Guide here.
Click button to go to registration page to view options and fees.
Student Poster Contest
Our 4th Student Poster Contest will be held online Tuesday afternoon from 4-6 PM PT. Cash prizes will be awarded. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 8-October.
Workshops
Tuesday morning choose from 1/2 day workshops included with your GHTC full registration:
Special Sessions and Panels
Keynotes and remarks
Currently confirmed speakers include:
Technical Program
The Technical Program (see program with paper sessions) features 68 papers in 18 sessions:
| Topic | Papers | Sessions |
| Energy | 15 | 4 |
| Education | 11 | 3 |
| Disaster Mitigation | 10 | 3 |
| Agriculture | 12 | 3 |
| Communication | 4 | 1 |
| Water and Sanitation | 3 | 1 |
| Healthcare | 13 | 3 |
GHTC 2021 is sponsored by IEEE Region 6, IEEE Seattle Section and IEEE SSIT (Society on Social Implications of Technology) with technical sponsorship by IEEE-SA, IEEE-USA, IEEE CTS, EMBS, MTT-S, PELS, PES and IEEE Smart Village.
Registration for GHTC 2021 is now open.
See the Program pages for the Preliminary papers, speakers, workshops and panels.
Presenter registration deadline is 10-Sep.
Early Attendee registration deadline is 20-Sep.
See Registration page for online link and details on registration options, fees and terms.
For Exhibitor options see the Info for Virtual Patrons & Exhibitors page.
