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Subject: IEEE GHTC 2012 Early Bird Registration Extended to September 16, 2012
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 23:38:35 -0400
From: Wan, Gim <GWan@vicr.com>


 
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Early Bird Registration with Discount
Extended to September 16, 2012!
www.ieeeghtc.org
This 2nd annual premier conference provides the perfect venue for anyone involved in humanitarian projects to join their peers in Seattle. The audience for this conference includes technologists, representatives from NGOs, governments, academe, funders and industry. Come share your work, meet others involved in humanitarian technology, create new projects and meet with funders. Our sessions will address a wide range of topics and we hope you’ll plan to join us in Seattle.

Home to a growing medical and biotech industry along with world leading software companies and a host of foundations you’ll find the conference can offer a wealth of opportunities to improve your knowledge, increase your network and expand your reach.  We look forward to seeing you in Seattle.

Preliminary Conference Program:
http://www.ieeeghtc.org/files/2012/01/Program-Table-072012.pdf

Keynote Speakers:
http://www.ieeeghtc.org/event/keynote-speakers
  • Robert A. Freling, Executive Director of the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
  • Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences at UNESCO
  • Gertjan Van Stam, CEO of LinkNet Zambia
  • Krista Bauer, Director of Global Program for GE Company
  • Gordon Day, IEEE President and CEO
  • Peter Staecker, IEEE President-Elect
  • Jim Fruchterman, CEO of Benetech
  • Byron Reese, Chief Innovation Officer for Demand Media

Tutorials:
http://www.ieeeghtc.org/event/tutorials
  1. Building affordable wireless networks for research, education and humanitarian use.
  2. Village energy systems: understanding the problem and comparing rural energy options.
  3. Innovation process for the Base of the Pyramid.
  4. (ICT) Business models for the Base of the Pyramid.
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