Introduction

The  third IEEE Canada International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC 2017)  will be held in Toronto, Canada on July  20-22, 2017.

The conference will feature outstanding speakers, panel discussions, peer-reviewed technical papers, and student design competitions. Selected participants will be invited to submit Chapters of the upcoming Wiley book on Humanitarian Technology, to be published in 2018.

Call for paper

Important date

2017-03-22
Draft paper submission deadline
2017-05-15
Draft paper acceptance notification
2017-05-31
Final paper submission deadline

Submission Topics

  • Technologies for poverty alleviation, ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

  • Technologies for effective management of refugees, sustainable (re)settlements and integration.

  • Technologies for ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

  • Technologies to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

  • Technologies to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

  • Technologies to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

  • Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

  • Technologies to specifically assist in disaster mitigation, management, relief, and recovery.

  • Technologies to combat climate change and its impacts.

  • Psycho-social factors facilitating effective use of technology and social impacts of technology.

  • Data and personal security technologies for humanitarian and development applications.

  • Humanitarian and sustainable engineering programs, educational technologies, course material, curricula.

  • Community engagement; social and economic factors in humanitarian engineering.

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Important Date
  • Conference Date

    Jul 20

    2017

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    Jul 21

    2017

  • Mar 22 2017

    Draft paper submission deadline

  • May 15 2017

    Draft Paper Acceptance Notification

  • May 31 2017

    Final Paper Deadline

  • Jul 21 2017

    Registration deadline

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