On behalf of the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2012 Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the program for GHTC 2012!
GHTC 2012 is the IEEE flagship annual conference designed to gather together scientists, engineers, technology professionals, academics, foundations, government and non-government organizations, and individuals engaged in humanitarian work to discuss and develop solutions for present and future humanitarian needs. An international conference, we anticipate participants from all over the world to attend a program of invited talks, technical sessions, tutorials, exhibits, networking, and social activities.

Participation in GHTC 2012 is open to all technologists or organizations interested in applying technology to humanitarian goals and to non-technical individuals and organizations interested in learning about the application of technology to humanitarian challenges.

Following the Conference theme of “Technology for the benefit of humanity”, topics include but are not limited to:

·Health, Medical Technology and Telemedicine
·Disaster Warning/Response
·Water Planning, Availability and Quality
·Power for Off-Grid Users
·Power Infrastructure/ Renewable/Sustainable Energy
·Connectivity and Communications Technologies (data/voice) for Remote Locations
·Educational Technologies
·Agricultural Technologies
·Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities

More information on technical sessions, registration for the conference, hotel reservations and exhibiting is available on the GHTC 2012 website http://www.ieeeghtc.org.

A Conference Proceedings of the accepted papers that have been presented at the symposium will be published and included in IEEE Xplore. Electronic media containing all accepted GHTC 2011 submissions would be distributed to registered attendees.

Submission – Deadline is May 04th, 2012

·All submissions must be done online. Log in to http://www.ieeeghtc.org/ for instructions and submissions.

·All submissions must be written in English. Submissions must not be longer than 6 pages; submissions over 6 pages will not be considered. Minimum font is 10 point, single-spaced, and submissions may include figures, illustrations, and graphs.

·Notification of acceptance will be sent via email only, and posted on the website. Authors of unaccepted submissions will be notified by email.

·Authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their submissions for inclusion in the electronic media until August 6th, 2012.