GHTC 2024 Program
October 23-25, 2024 @ Inn at Villanova University
The Year of the Practitioner
Read about the Workshops
View the Plenary and Keynote Speakers and Panels
Sign up for the Wednesday evening Souk Poster Display
View Session assignments in EDAS
View Inn Meeting Room Layouts
Read the Welcome from the Chair and from the Program Chairs
Download the Program Guide (PDF)
Download the Conference Schedule (1-page PDF)
Conference Features
- Pre-conference Workshops on October 23
- 2 days of papers plus an opening night souk for posters, papers, and ideas
- Plenary panels and speakers
- Conference Dinner
- Remote presentations in sessions from international participants
GHTC 2024 Program Schedule (subject to change)
| Wednesday, 23-Oct-24 (Pre-conference) |
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| 1300 – 1700 | Workshop(s) | |
| 1300 – 1445 (Room 119) |
Effective AI for Social Good | |
| 1500 – 1645 (Room 119) |
Humanitarian Engineering Education Programs | |
| 1700 – 2100+ (in ballroom) |
Evening souk (marketplace/bazaar) with light food and cash bar Designed as a universal marketplace for easy exchanges of ideas and introductions to fellow conference participants, every poster, every paper, and people with additional ideas are asked to grab some floor space, some wall space, maybe some thumb tacks and “sell” their ideas to passersby. Included with conference registration. Others welcome, sign-up requested to ensure a space. Sign up here. Light food/cash bar from 1830-2030. Conference registration is open at this time. |
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| Thursday, 24-Oct-24 (Conference Day 1) |
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| 0800 | Registration Opens |
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| 0830 – 1020 (in ballroom) |
Opening remarks with Breakfast and Opening Panel |
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| 1030 – 1150 papers sessions |
Session 1A (Room 115) |
Session 1B (Room 119) |
| 1150 – 1210 | Networking Break (1st floor) Time to interact with speakers and say hello to old friends. |
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| 1210 – 1330 papers sessions |
Session 2A (Room 115) Productivity Solutions in Agriculture 5 x 8 minute talks (“panel sessions”) followed by 40 minutes of Q&A and discussion. |
Session 2B (Room 119 Information for Entrepreneurship 5 x 8 minute talks (“panel sessions”) followed by 40 minutes of Q&A and discussion. |
| 1340 – 1520 |
Lunch Panel: Engineering with purpose: The New Humanitarian Technologies Approach |
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| 1530 – 1650 papers sessions |
Session 3A (Room 115) |
Session 3B (Room 119 |
| 1650 – 1710 | Networking Break (1st floor) Time to interact with speakers and say hello to old friends. |
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| 1710 – 1830 papers sessions |
Session 4A (Room 115) Diet, Nutrition and Oral Health 5 x 8 minute talks (“panel sessions”) followed by 40 minutes of Q&A and discussion. |
Session 4B (Room 119) Human-Machine Interface 5 x 8 minute talks (“panel sessions”) followed by 40 minutes of Q&A and discussion. |
| 1850 – 2200 (in ballroom) |
Conference Dinner and social time, with keynote speaker |
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| Friday, 25-Oct-24 (Conference Day 2) |
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| 0800 | Registration Open |
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| 0830 – 1020 | Breakfast with Networking & Panel Women in Humanitarian Technology Panel |
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| 1030 – 1150 | Session 5A (Room 115) AI in Agriculture 5 x 8 minute talks (“panel sessions”) followed by 40 minutes of Q&A and discussion. |
Session 5B (Room 119) Entrepreneurship for All 5 x 8 minute talks (“panel sessions”) followed by 40 minutes of Q&A and discussion. |
| 1150 – 1210 | Networking Break (1st floor) Time to interact with speakers and say hello to old friends. |
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| 1210 – 1330 |
Session 6A (Room 115) |
Session 6B (Room 119) |
| 1340 – 1520 |
Lunch & Updates Speaker: Avner Mizrahi, engageSPARK |
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| 1530 – 1650 |
Session 7A (Room 115) |
Session 7B (Room 119) |
| 1650 – 1710 | Networking Break (1st floor) Time to interact with speakers and say hello to old friends. |
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| 1710 – 1830 |
Session 8A (Room 115) |
Session 8B (Room 119) |
| 1830 – | Dinner on own with new friends | |
Revised: 7-Oct-24
Inn – Meeting Room Layouts
GHTC is using the following rooms: Level 1: 115 (Room A), and 119 (Room B); Level 3: Ballroom
Ballroom – 3rd floor
Inn Ballroom – 1st floor
Meeting rooms – 1st floor (115, 119)
