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Program
Note: Registration booth will remain open during the event hours.
Note: A downloadable version of the program can be found here.
Day 1 (Sunday, June 1, 2014)
| Time (Local) | Event |
|---|---|
| 07:30AM – 08:30AM |
Registration and networking
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| 08:30AM – 11:30AM |
Intelligent Resilience – “leveraging
emerging technologies and intelligent software tools so engineers can direct their efforts for the greatest impact” Alec Hay at DIALOG and the Center for Resilience of Critical Infrastructure at UofT
Nick Martyn, CEO, RiskLogik
Rural Electrification Business Model
(Power & Energy Society, CSI)
Ray Larsen, Proj. Manager for the Instrumentation & Controls Directorate, Stanford U.; IEEE Life Fellow; Past Pres. IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS); Founder & Co-Chair of the IEEE Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) currently managing the Haiti SunBlazer project. |
| 11:30AM – 12:00PM |
Networking
|
| 12:00PM – 01:30PM |
Dr. Jamal Deen, Professor of Electrical Engineering, McMaster University
(Lunch will be served at this time as well)
|
| 01:45PM – 03:45PM |
How & Where to Publish Humanitarian
Tech. Research Pritpal Singh, PhD, Prof. & Chair, Dept. of ECE, Villanova University
Humanitarian Open Street Map
Heather Leson, Board Member, HOT (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team)
Open Source Hardware and Software Licensing
Thomas W.E. Prowse, Open Source Software
Lawyer & Technology Lawyer, n2one inc.
|
| 03:45PM – 04:15PM |
Exhibits (Optional) & Networking Coffee Break
|
| 04:15PM – 06:15PM |
Tutorial-5 D1.4 Failure happens, Fail forward!
an Engineers Without Borders-Canada venture
Ashley Good, Founder and CEO of
Fail Forward, Head of Failure at Engineers Without Borders Canada |
| 06:15PM – 06:30PM |
Ushering to Opening Ceremony
|
| 06:30PM – 09:00PM |
Dr. Ferial El-Hawary, IHTC14 Chair
Roberto de Marca, IEEE President Chris Fabian, Snr Advisor on Innovation to the Exec. Director at UNICEF, Ray Larsen, Founder & Co-chair CSI |
Day 2 (Monday, June 2, 2014)
| Time (Local) | Event |
|---|---|
| 07:30AM – 8:30AM |
Morning Starter (Registration and networking)
|
| 08:30AM – 09:30AM |
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 1
D2.0 Health 1
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 2
D2.0 Data/personal Security and Operations Supply Chain
|
| 09:30AM – 10:00AM |
Exhibits and networking
|
| 10:00AM – 11:30AM |
Keynote D2.2 Ethics in Innovation
Snr Advisor on Innovation to the Exec. Director at UNICEF
|
| 11:30AM – 12:00PM |
Exhibits and networking
|
| 12:00PM – 01:30PM |
Panel – D2.3 WIE: Technology to Empower Women: Better Security, Better Health
Khadija Baker, Artist, Montreal
(Lunch will be provided during the panel)
|
| 01:30PM – 04:30PM |
Community Engagement Workshop: showcase
& train section leaders on affinity group programs, and to engage with local community on their needs
|
| 04:30PM – 04:45PM |
Exhibits and networking
|
| 04:45PM – 06:30PM |
Panel 2 D2.3 Development and Humanitarian Aid:
Social, Political and Ethical Implication of Humanitarian Technology for Immediate and Sustainable Need
Perspective on Canada’s approach.
Nick Martyn (CEO, RiskLogik)
Tony McCulloch (Insp. OIC NFISS, RCMP Ottawa) Maria Rey, retired Director General, Joint Force Development S&T, Defence R&D Canada, Canada
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Day 3 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)
| Time (Local) | Event |
|---|---|
| 07:30AM – 8:30AM |
Morning Starter (Registration and networking)
|
| 08:30AM – 09:30AM |
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 3
D3.1 Health 2
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 4
D3.1 Comm. Engagement 1
|
| 09:30AM – 10:00AM |
Exhibits and networking
|
| 10:00AM – 11:30AM |
Keynote D3.2 Strengthening Safety Online
Anuradha Dugal of Canadian Women’s Foundation
|
| 11:30AM – 12:00PM |
Exhibits and networking
|
| 12:00PM – 01:30PM |
Panel – D3.3 Challenges and Prospective Solutions for Ensuring Personal Information Privacy – Accessible and Secure Technology
Louis Houle, Prés., Un Québec branché sur le monde (UQBM)
Matt Broda, Tech. Fellow-Bell Security, Founder-OneForo
Neil Schwartzman, Executive Director Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email
Stephanie Perrin,
Marcel Labelle
IT security, risk management, compliance, computer and internal audits
(Lunch will be provided during the panel discussion)
|
| 01:30PM – 03:30PM |
Workshop-4 D3.4 Showcase of topics for the Post-Conference Competition Kick-off
Examples: Villanova Telehealth System,
OS-ARIS: An Open Source Avalanche Rescue Imaging System Open Source Headlamp, WiFi applications, Financial Inclusion and Mobile Payments, etc. |
| 03:30PM – 04:00PM |
Exhibits and networking
|
| 04:00PM – 05:30PM |
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session
D3.0 Connectivity and Comm. Technology 1 and Curricula 1
Poster Session-1 D3.6
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Day 4 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)
| Time (Local) | Event |
|---|---|
| 07:30AM – 8:30AM |
Morning Starter (Registration and networking)
|
| 08:30AM – 09:30AM |
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 6
D4.0 Health 3
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 7
D4.0 Comm. Engagement 2
|
| 09:30AM – 10:00AM |
Networking
|
| 10:00AM – 11:30AM |
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 8
D4.0 Connectivity and Comm. Technology 2
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentation Tracks Session 9
D4.0 Curricula 1
Poster Session 2 D4.6
|
| 11:30AM – 12:00PM |
Networking
|
| 12:00PM – 01:30PM |
IEEE President & Directors Panel (global & regions)
Dr. Witold Kinsner
Closure: Advancing Humanity through Advancement of Technology
Lunch and Awards Ceremony |
| 01:30AM – 02:30AM |
Keynote 2 D4.2 Smart Cities Related Innovation to Improve Lives of Underserved Populations
Dr. Yves Lostanlen, President & CEO of SIRADEL
|
| 02:30PM – 03:30AM |
Closure
Advancing Humanity through Advancement of Technology
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