2015 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE IHTC)

Date
31 May-June 4 2015
Location
Shaw Centre, Ottawa

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Abstract
The 2015 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC) will be held in Ottawa, Canada, from May 31 to June 4, 2015. The conference theme is supporting communities toward resilience. The conference will focus on two key areas: humanitarian applications of technologies in disaster mitigation, relief, and recovery; and empowering communities to overcome adversity and achieve sustainable development.
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 being solicited for the conference. The technical program committee for the 2015 IEEE IHTC invites you to submit an abstract of 200-300 words on a paper demonstrating a link to the conference theme in any of the following track areas:

1. Technologies to assist in disaster mitigation, relief, and recovery
2. Humanitarian supply chains in preparedness, response, and rehabilitation for aid and relief
3. Connectivity and communications technologies
4. Psycho-social factors facilitating the effective use of technology
5. Technologies for water and sanitation
6. Forensic technologies for disaster and relief operations
7. Mobile health (mHealth), medical technology, and telemedicine
8. Social media for building resilience
9. Data and personal security technologies for humanitarian and development applications
10. Off-grid power, renewable energy, and resilient power grids
11. Humanitarian and/or sustainable engineering programs, educational technologies, course materials, and curricula
12. Community engagement and social and economic factors in humanitarian engineering
13. Food security, micro-farming, and urban agriculture

High-quality papers will be published in IEEE Explore.
The abstract should be submitted online.

Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission January 15, 2015
Notification of abstract acceptance January 31, 2015
4-page full paper (in IEEE format) due February 15, 2015
Reviewer’s feedback to authors March 15, 2015Camera-ready papers and copyright forms due April 15, 2015

If you have any questions, please contact the technical co-chairs of the conference: Dr. Pritpal Singh and  Dr. Sawsan Abdul-Majid

Posted by yolina on 2015-03-29 at 18:27 in Events, News.

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