The 2014 IEEE Canada 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 IHTC technical Co-Chairs may be contacted via eMail at: pritpal.singh@villanova.edu and mohamad.sawan@polymtl.ca

THANK YOU IHTC’2014 Participants

Message from IEEE Canada – IHTC’2014 Chair:

Thanks again  for your participation by attending IHTC 2014 and adding to its success! Yes, indeed it was excellent team work by IEEE Canada Volunteers

Hope that you have enjoyed the conference, being in Montreal, have made new friends, and have inspired that you could change the world.

For All photos taken at the conference, Please visit the attached Link:.

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Planning is on its way for IHTC’ 2015 to be held in Ottawa, Ontario for next year.The Ottawa team is already setting the pace to ensure that IHTC’2015 is much more successful..!

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We really do take your suggestions and work to make them realities . If you have any question, suggestion or comment, please don’t hesitate to Email me.      Looking forward to seeing  you next year in Ottawa.
Best Regards,  Ferial El-Hawary
Chair, IHTC 2014

Why Attend

• To learn about advanced interdisciplinary problems across a broad spectrum of technical fields.
• To gain in-sights on the latest emerging technologies.
• To attend various symposia/tracks offering expertise.
• To hear high-profile speakers who will address the most pressing issues in the fields of interest.
• To hear interesting and informative papers and presentations.
• To network and establish strategic partnerships with the best and brightest of your profession in academia, industry and government.
• Interesting social/partner programs.
• Explore shopping and entertaining opportunities in Montreal
• Opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units.

This conference will focus on humanitarian applications of technology in the general areas of technologies for improving the lives of under-served 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, tutorials, workshops that will provide attendees with broad knowledge and perspective from experience leaders working in this area as well as an opportunity to join IEEE humanitarian projects or start new ones of their own.