-Esther 1280 AFA4 DD14 589B <https://keybase.io/infrared> Seattle Community Network <https://seattlecommunitynetwork.org/> Join SCN on Discord <https://discord.gg/DYckq6hTy4> Note: I have flexible working hours, so my emails may come at unusual times. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your usual hours. Thank you!! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kentaro Toyama <toyama@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@umich.edu>, ICTD Research Interest Group < ictd-research@umich.edu> Cc: Grace Burleson <Grace.Burleson@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. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Grace Burleson <Grace.Burleson@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@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! ---- *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! -- *Grace Burleson, PhD *(she/her) Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder Chair, 2026 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference