BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240208T170444Z UID:1BBB7EC4-C772-4515-B67E-B4116A944784 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T100000 DESCRIPTION:The [IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board](https://htb.ieee.org /) Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices is cooperating with a number o f IEEE OUs including IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT\, IEEE Philadelphia Sectio n SIGHT\, IEEE Bahrain Section SIGHT\, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and [IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society- on-social-implications-of-technology/) to organise this Lecture as part of a Series of Best Practice Lectures.\n\nIEEE Members\, SIGHT Members\, SSI T Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to [Register](https://ev ents.vtools.ieee.org/m/387235) and participate. IEEE Members should includ e their IEEE Membership Number when registering.\n\nThis Webinar will take place online at 9am Eastern Time / 2pm GMT on Monday 11 December. Click [ here to convert to your local time](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock /fixedtime.html?msg=Building+and+Sustaining+Humanitarian+Initiatives&iso=2 0231211T09&p1=179&ah=1https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.htm l?msg=Building+and+Sustaining+Humanitarian+Initiatives&iso=20231211T09&p1= 179&ah=1).\n\nRegistered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event.\n\nFOCUS\n\nTechnical focused Humanitarian initiatives leve raging appropriate use of technology can have a great impact especially in developing countries and under-represented communities.\nSome examples of technological projects in this context include supporting uptake of techn ical education\, health care\, energy production\, water monitoring and ba sic city infractures. Early prototypes may help to showcase the impact of such a project\, but also to fill the gap between the technology designs a nd the real population's needs in terms of technological solutions. It is necessary to pave the way from needs\, design\, gahering financial support and prototyping to real implementation and sustainability.\n\nDr Nikar Ro kbani will share experiences from deploying technological solutions addres sing community needs in Tunisia based on leveraging IEEE resources\, volun teers\, with a focus on educational programs and technology for health pro grams.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr Nizar Rokbani\, \n\nAgenda: \n9am - 9:40am ET / 2 pm - 2:40pm GMT Introduction and Presentation\n\n9:40 - 10am ET / 2:40pm - 3pm GMT Discussion\, Q&A\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387 235 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387235 ORGANIZER:miriam@iimg.com SEQUENCE:52 SUMMARY:Building and Sustaining Humanitarian Technological Initiatives URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387235 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The <strong><a href="https://htb.ieee.org/ ">IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board</a> Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices</strong> is cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs including IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT\, IEEE Philadelphia Section SIGHT\, IEEE Bahrain Se ction SIGHT\, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and <a href="https://www.ieee-ukandirelan d.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/">IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter</a> to organise this Lecture as part of a <strong>Ser ies of Best Practice Lectures.</strong></p>\n<p>IEEE Members\, SIGHT Membe rs\, SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to <a href="http s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/387235">Register</a> and participate. IEEE Me mbers should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.</p>\n< p>This Webinar will take place online at 9am Eastern Time / 2pm GMT on <st rong>Monday 11 December.</strong> Click <a href="https://www.timeanddate.c om/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Building+and+Sustaining+Humanitarian+Init iatives&amp\;iso=20231211T09&amp\;p1=179&amp\;ah=1https://www.timeanddate. com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Building+and+Sustaining+Humanitarian+Ini tiatives&amp\;iso=20231211T09&amp\;p1=179&amp\;ah=1" target="_blank" rel=" noopener">here to convert to your local time</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registere d participants will be provided with the link prior to the event.&nbsp\;</ p>\n<p><strong>FOCUS</strong></p>\n<p>Technical focused Humanitarian initi atives leveraging appropriate use of technology can have a great impact es pecially in developing countries and under-represented communities.&nbsp\; <br />Some examples of technological projects in this context include supp orting uptake of technical education\, health care\, energy production\, w ater monitoring and basic city infractures. Early prototypes may help to s howcase the impact of such a project\, but also to fill the gap between th e technology designs and the real population's needs in terms of technolog ical solutions. &nbsp\;It is necessary to pave the way from needs\, design \, gahering financial support and prototyping to real implementation and s ustainability.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Dr Nikar Rokbani </strong>will share experiences from deploying technological solutions addressing community n eeds in Tunisia based on leveraging IEEE resources\, volunteers\, with a f ocus on educational programs and technology for health programs.&nbsp\;</p ><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>9am - 9:40am ET / 2pm - 2:40pm GMT Introduct ion and Presentation</p>\n<p>9:40 - 10am ET / 2:40pm - 3pm GMT Discussion\ , Q&amp\;A</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR