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From: Kentaro Toyama <toyama(a)umich.edu>
Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Subject: Fwd: Join us at IEEE GHTC 2026 at the University of Colorado!
To: ICTD-discuss <ICTD-discuss(a)umich.edu>, ICTD Research Interest Group <
ictd-research(a)umich.edu>
Cc: Grace Burleson <Grace.Burleson(a)colorado.edu>
[Some ICTD people on BCC.]
The Global Humanitarian Technology Conference will be on Oct. 7-10 in
Boulder, CO. They're accepting poster submissions until Aug. 31.
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From: Grace Burleson <Grace.Burleson(a)colorado.edu>
Date: Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Subject: Join us at IEEE GHTC 2026 at the University of Colorado!
To: Kentaro Toyama <toyama(a)umich.edu>
Hi Kentaro,
I was hoping you could share this announcement with any of your network and
UMSI. Including the fact that we’re still accepting poster submissions
through August 31st. Thank you!
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*IEEE GHTC 2026: Registration is open!*
Registration is now open for the 2026 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology
Conference (GHTC) <https://ieeeghtc.org/>, taking place October 7-10 at the
University of Colorado Boulder. GHTC is an IEEE flagship conference focused
on research and innovations that address pressing global sustainability and
humanitarian challenges.
*Conference program highlights include:*
- *80+ technical presentations* featuring peer-reviewed research and
case studies
- *10+ workshops and special sessions*
- *Two featured keynotes* by Kentaro Toyama (University of Michigan) and
Abigail Abe Hamwada (Design without Borders Africa)
- *Banquet hosted at the* *Club Level of Folsom Field* (CU Boulder’s
football stadium)
- Ample networking opportunities to engage with a vibrant community
dedicated to sustainable development and humanitarian engineering!
*GHTC thematic areas include:*
- *Technology themes:* Addressing engineering and innovation in
healthcare, education, connectivity, water, food, energy, climate
resilience, and disaster mitigation, preparedness, and recovery.
- *Research & practice themes:* Empirical studies on the methods,
processes, and pedagogies that shape humanitarian engineering, including
co-design, community partnerships, broader impacts of engineering, and
education.
*It’s not too late to participate in the Poster Session*! We’re still
accepting abstract submissions until August 31st:
https://ieeeghtc.org/ghtc-2026-poster-session/
Check out the conference’s Schedule at a Glance
<https://ieeeghtc.org/2026-program/> and Keynotes & Special Sessions
<https://ieeeghtc.org/keynotes-special-sessions/> for more information!
GHTC Registration page: https://ieeeghtc.org/2026-registration/
Thank you!
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*Grace Burleson, PhD *(she/her)
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Chair, 2026 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference