IEEE GHTC Extends Call for Papers

The IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) has announced an extension for accepting abstracts to 16 May 2016.

GHTC will be held in Seattle WA, October 13 – 16, 2016. Refer to the Call for Papers here for details. Abstracts should be 200 words max and additional information for authors is at www.ieeeghtc.org/author-central. We especially encourage the inclusion of case studies on topics that are appropriate for humanitarian technology.

At GHTC multiple disciplines interact to identify, create and advance technology that benefits the resource-constrained and vulnerable populations of the world and help with improving disaster response. The conference’s focus is research, applied technology, and case studies pertaining to humanitarian technology and its application in the following areas:

• Energy,
• Healthcare,
• Disaster management,
• Connectivity & communication,
• Humanitarian challenges & opportunities,
• Water & sanitation,
• Agriculture,
• Education, and
• Deployment

Authors must submit an initial abstract for consideration to present in an oral session or interactive poster session; or a proposal for a case study, panel discussion, and workshop. We especially encourage the inclusion of case studies on topics that are appropriate for humanitarian technology. Submission of a full paper is mandatory for technical paper oral presentations and optional for posters and special workshops after initial abstract acceptance. All abstracts should be submitted online following the author guidelines at www.ieeeghtc.org/author-central.

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GHTC is produced by Region 6 and is co-sponsored by Region 6, and the Seattle and Oregon Sections. Techncial sponsors include IEEE-USA, and the IEEE PES, EMBS and CES societies.