Call for Participation

You can participate in the conference by multiple ways: Download PDF CFP

Make a presentation of your ongoing work. For this send a one page abstract to TPC Chair at smzaman@ryerson.ca. If accepted, the abstract will appear in the conference proceedings.
Organize a workshop. A workshop may have few presentations and or a panel discussion in an informal environment. Send your workshop proposal to Workshop Chair at murraymacdonald@ieee.org.
Present a tutorial. If you want to present a longer tutorial type presentation, covering issues in a detailed manner, contact Tutorial Chair at maryam.davoudpour@ieee.org
Submit a technical paper focused on humanitarian applications of technology. Submit papers at http://edas.info/N23129. Technical papers will be peer reviewed and will appear in IEEE Explorer.
Submit a design project for Student Design Competition. Contact Student Project Session Coordinator at salam.ismaeel@ieee.org

Submission dates:

22 March 2017	5 page technical papers meeting IEEE PDF Express specs are due.
31 March 2017	Proposals for Workshops and Tutorials are due
30 April 2017	Student Design Competition submissions due
15 May 2017	Author notification*
31 May 2017	Submission of camera ready papers

*Please contact the TPC Chairs if you need more time to get Canadian Visa.

RELEVANT AREAS

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.