BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221030T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220331T141958Z UID:95F01013-4EE8-4093-8FBA-5A59763FE4ED DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220328T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220328T193000 DESCRIPTION:The [IEEE EPFL Student Branch](https://ieee.epfl.ch/) kindly in vites you to participate to a free and hybrid March Stammtisch on 28th Mar ch 2022 at 18:00.\n\nScience and Technology can and must play a role to dr ive development\, humanitarian action and peace\, but how can this be done ? How can we maximize chances that a solution will achieve a real and last ing impact at large scale?\n\nTechnologies designed and deployed in high-i ncome countries are often unable to deliver their full potential when tran sposed to poor or vulnerable contexts. The health sector is a key example where medical devices such as neonatal incubators or diagnostic X-ray syst ems are generally too expensive and fragile. The case of diagnostic X-ray imaging is particularly striking: 127 years after the discovery of x-rays by Röntgen\, up to two-thirds of the world population still does not have access to radiology services. Yet X-ray radiology is a crucial instrument for diagnosing health issues ranging from trauma to tuberculosis. The mis match between needs and available solutions originates from the inappropri ateness of both the technology and the business models. A new approach is presented which relies on three crucial pillars: cooperation\, interdiscip linarity and entrepreneurship. This approach has not only been successfull y applied to the case of diagnostic x-ray imaging\, where it has led to th e creation of a start-up company\, but also to projects in the domains of humanitarian action. Finally it is currently also starting to be applied i n the new domain of PeaceTech.\n\nThe event will be followed by an apero.\ n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Life Members Activity Group Switzerland\n\nSpeake r(s): Dr. Klaus Schönenberger\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.o rg/m/307969 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/307969 ORGANIZER:ieee-sb@epfl.ch SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:March Stammtisch @EPFL - Poverty\, Humanitarian Crises and Conflict s: the Role of Science and Technology URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/307969 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The&nbsp\;<a href="https://ieee.epfl.ch/"> IEEE EPFL Student Branch</a>&nbsp\;kindly invites you to participate to a free and hybrid March Stammtisch&nbsp\;on 28th March 2022 at 18:00.</p>\n< p>Science and Technology can and must play a role to drive development\, h umanitarian action and peace\, but how can this be done?&nbsp\;How can we maximize chances that a solution will achieve a real and lasting impact at large scale?</p>\n<p>Technologies designed and deployed in high-income co untries are often unable to deliver their full potential when transposed t o poor or vulnerable contexts. The health sector is a key example where me dical devices such as neonatal incubators or diagnostic X-ray systems are generally too expensive and fragile. The case of diagnostic X-ray imaging is particularly striking: 127 years after the discovery of x-rays by R&oum l\;ntgen\, up to two-thirds of the world population still does not have ac cess to radiology services. Yet X-ray radiology is a crucial instrument fo r diagnosing health issues ranging from trauma to tuberculosis. The mismat ch between needs and available solutions originates from the inappropriate ness of both the technology and the business models. A new approach is pre sented which relies on three crucial pillars: cooperation\, interdisciplin arity and entrepreneurship. This approach has not only been successfully a pplied to the case of diagnostic x-ray imaging\, where it has led to the c reation of a start-up company\, but also to projects in the domains of hum anitarian action. Finally it is currently also starting to be applied in t he new domain of PeaceTech.</p>\n<p>The event will be followed by an apero .</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR