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Streamed live from the Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2012
Building on the success of the inaugural 2011 meeting, the 2nd annual GHTC will again bring together communities and individuals – engineering, science, technology, industry, academe, government agencies, NGOs, charities, funders - interested in applying technology to develop effective solutions for the challenges facing the world's underserved
Conference Goals:
- Foster exchange of information, networking, and cooperation?in the humanitarian field
- Focus attention of businesses on emerging market opportunities and related technology enablers
- Impact in positive and meaningful ways lives of disadvantaged billions of people around the world
- Promote science, engineering and technology as key to development of solutions for?disadvantaged communities and attract young people to these professional fields
GHTC 2012 will cover a wide range of topics that include, but are not limited to:
- Health, Medical Technology, Telemedicine
- Disaster Warning, Avoidance, and Response
- Water Planning, Availability and Quality
- Sanitation
- Power Infrastructure/Off-grid Power/Renewable and Sustainable Energy
- Connectivity and Communications Technologies (data/voice) for Remote Locations
- Educational Technologies
- Agricultural Technologies
- Applying Science, Engineering and Technology for Environmental Sustainability
- Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012 Krista Bauer, GE Foundation Technology Application in the Developing World: Think Local Panel: Improving Access to Quality Care: Rising to the Challenge in Resource-Poor Settings Health Track ? Education Track ? Closing Plenary - Keynote: Jim Fruchterman, CEO Benetech - Speaker: Peter Staecker, IEEE President-Elect |
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