BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240222T172229Z UID:9FBC94FD-3E75-4968-B276-6254158F2551 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240221T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240221T140000 DESCRIPTION:University of Sheffield Student Branches (including Power and E nergy (PES))\, [UK and Ireland Power and Energy Society Chapter](https://w ww.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/power-and-energy/)\, [UK and Ireland SSI T Chapter](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-im plications-of-technology/) and SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT are cooperating to or ganise this SSIT Distinguished Lecture at University of Sheffield on 21 Fe bruary 2024.\n\nProf Paul M Cunningham (Chair\, IEEE UK and Ireland Sectio n) will briefly present the IEEE UK and Ireland Section and associated vol unteer opportunities followed by an SSIT Distinguished Lecture "mHealth4Af rika - Issues associated with Technology Adoption in Resource Constrained Environments".\n\nThis meeting will take place in University of Sheffield at 1pm on 21 February 2024.\n\nRegistration\n\nThis event is open to all I EEE Members and Volunteers (including local Student Branch Members) as wel l as other staff and students at local universities and local industry rep resentatives. Please [click here to register](https://events.vtools.ieee.o rg/m/406140) your physical participation.\n\nIEEE Members (including Stude nt Members) should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.\ n\nDistinguished Lecture Focus\n\nSupported by the European Commission\, m Health4Afrika co-designed and validated a state-of-the-art modular\, exten sible and multilingual standards-based health information system to suppor t strengthening primary healthcare delivery in resource-constrained enviro nments in Ethiopia\, Kenya\, Malawi and South Africa\n\nThis SSIT Distingu ished Lecture (DL) by Prof. Paul M Cunningham (IST-Africa Institute\, Irel and) will share insight gained from mHealth4Afrika related to co-designing appropriate technological solutions to address societal challenges in res ource-constrained environments.\n\nCo-sponsored by: University of Sheffiel d\n\nSpeaker(s): Prof Paul M Cunningham\, \n\nAgenda: \nWelcome\nIEEE UK a nd Ireland Section Volunteer Opportunities\, Prof Paul Cunningham\, IEEE U K and Ireland Section Chair\nmHealth4Afrika - Issues associated with Techn ology Adoption in Resource Constrained Environments - Prof Paul M Cunnigha m\, IST-Africa Institute\, Ireland\nDiscussion\n\nRoom: Lecture Theatre 2 (Broad Lane Block)\, Bldg: Mappin Building (Level E)\, University of Sheff ield\, Sheffield\, England\, United Kingdom LOCATION:Room: Lecture Theatre 2 (Broad Lane Block)\, Bldg: Mappin Building (Level E)\, University of Sheffield\, Sheffield\, England\, United Kingdo m ORGANIZER:iarudden1@sheffield.ac.uk SEQUENCE:34 SUMMARY:IEEE SSIT Distinguished Lecture: mHealth4Afrika - Issues associated with Technology Adoption in Resource Constrained Environments URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406140 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>University of Sheffield Student Br anches</strong> (including Power and Energy (PES))\, <a href="https://www. ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/power-and-energy/" target="_blank" rel="noo pener">UK and Ireland Power and Energy Society Chapter</a>\, <a href="http s://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-t echnology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter</a> and SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT are cooperating to organise this SSIT Distingui shed Lecture at University of Sheffield on 21 February 2024.</p>\n<p><stro ng>Prof Paul M Cunningham</strong> (Chair\, IEEE UK and Ireland Section) w ill briefly present the <strong>IEEE UK and Ireland Section and associated volunteer opportunities</strong> followed by an SSIT Distinguished Lectur e "<strong>mHealth4Afrika - Issues associated with Technology Adoption in Resource Constrained Environments</strong>".</p>\n<p>This meeting will tak e place in <strong>University of Sheffield</strong> at <strong>1pm</strong > on <strong>21 February 2024</strong>.</p>\n<p><strong>Registration</stro ng></p>\n<p>This event is open to all <strong>IEEE Members and Volunteer</ strong>s (including local Student Branch Members) as well as <strong>other staff and students at local universities and local industry representativ es</strong>. Please <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406140" targ et="_blank" rel="noopener">click here to register</a> your physical partic ipation.</p>\n<p>IEEE Members (including Student Members) should include t heir IEEE Membership Number when registering.</p>\n<p><strong>Distinguishe d Lecture Focus</strong></p>\n<p>Supported by the European Commission\, mH ealth4Afrika co-designed and validated a state-of-the-art modular\, extens ible and multilingual standards-based health information system to support strengthening primary healthcare delivery in resource-constrained environ ments in Ethiopia\, Kenya\, Malawi and South Africa</p>\n<p>This SSIT Dist inguished Lecture (DL) by <strong>Prof. Paul M Cunningham</strong><strong> &nbsp\;</strong>(<strong>IST-Africa Institute\, Ireland</strong>) will sha re insight gained from mHealth4Afrika related to co-designing appropriate technological solutions to address societal challenges in resource-constra ined environments.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><strong >Welcome</strong><br /><strong>IEEE UK and Ireland Section Volunteer Oppor tunities</strong>\, Prof Paul Cunningham\, IEEE UK and Ireland Section Cha ir<br /><strong>mHealth4Afrika - Issues associated with Technology Adoptio n in Resource Constrained Environments</strong> - Prof Paul M Cunnigham\, IST-Africa Institute\, Ireland<br /><strong>Discussion</strong></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR