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IEEE 2014 International Humanitarian Technology Conference
“Humanitarian Advancement through Technologyâ€
June 1-4, 2014, Montreal, Canada
OMNI Hotel, Mont-Royal, Montreal
Cosponsored by: IEEE Canada, Montreal Section, Ottawa Section, Toronto Section, Vancouver Section, Northern Canada Section, and Newfoundland and Labrador Section.
Call for Papers
The 2014 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC) will be held in Montreal, Canada from June 1-4, 2014. The conference will focus on humanitarian applications of technology in the general areas of technologies for improving the lives of underserved peoples (including aboriginal/ indigenous peoples), technologies for the disabled, health-related technologies, humanitarian engineering educational programs, and technologies to assist in disaster situations. The conference will feature outstanding keynote speakers, workshops, a student paper competition and peer-reviewed papers. Technology-oriented papers and papers describing social and economic factors related to humanitarian technology implementation are welcome for the conference.
The technical program committee for the 2014 IEEE IHTC invites you to submit a 200-300 word abstract of a paper in any of the following track areas:
- Mobile Health (mHealth), Medical Technology, and Telemedicine
- Operations, supply chain and logistics in humanitarian aid and disaster response
- Water and Agricultural Technologies
- Off-grid Power, Renewable Energy and Resilient Power Grids
- Connectivity and Communications Technologies
- Humanitarian and/or Sustainable Engineering Programs, Educational Technologies, Course Materials, and Curricula
- Data and Personal Security Technologies for Humanitarian Applications
- Underwater Wireless Communications for Humanitarian Applications
- Underwater Robotics for Humanitarian Applications
- Community Engagement and Social and Economic Factors in Humanitarian Engineering
Paper Submission
The format of the paper should follow the IEEE conference papers style. IHTC 2014 will only accept the electronic submission of a full paper in English with maximum six pages on line by uploading the PDF-format file to the submission page. Detailed information on paper format and submission procedure can be found on the conference website. IHTC 2014 proceedings are included in IEEE Xplore. Technical Co-Chairs are pritpal.singh@villanova.edu and mohamad.sawan@polymtl.ca.
Important Dates
| Deadline for Abstract Submission | January 20, 2014 |
| Notification of Abstract Acceptance | January 31, 2014 |
| 4-page IEEE format Full Paper Due | February 28, 2014 |
| Reviewer’s Feedback to Authors | March 31, 2014 |
| Camera-Ready Papers and Copyright Forms Due | April 30, 2014 |
Exhibitions
There will be an exhibition site at the conference. Companies and institutions who are interested are encouraged to contact the exhibition chair for further information.
For more information on IHTC’2014, please contact:
c/o Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2
Tel: +1-902-494-3911 Fax: +1-902-422-7535
Email: f.el-hawary@ieee.org
For detailed up-to-date information, visit the IHTC2014 Conference Website.
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