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DESCRIPTION:The 16th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2
 026) is a flagship global conference sharing practical technology-enabled 
 solutions supporting achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Develop
 ment Goals (UN SDGs) by addressing the needs of underserved communities in
  resource-constrained environments around the world. GHTC 2026 will be hos
 ted at University of Colorado\, Boulder Mortensen Center in Global Enginee
 ring and Resilience of October 7 - 10.\n\nRegistration is open. See the GH
 TC 2026 [Registration page](https://ieeeghtc.org/2026-registration/) for d
 etails on fees and options.\n\nGHTC 2026 will include four keynote speaker
 s:\n\n[]\n\nGHTC is focused on bringing together people working on the app
 lication of technology to addressing critical issues for the benefit of th
 e resource-constrained and vulnerable populations in the world. It is a fo
 rum where [IEEE](http://www.ieee.org/index.html) works with developers and
  NGOs to identify the most pressing needs. We encourage participants from 
 academia\, for-profit and non-profit businesses\, governmental and non-gov
 ernmental organizations to attend and present research\, ideas\, and other
  considerations for the creation of effective humanitarian technology. We 
 also invite participants to share case studies and lessons learned from de
 ployment and application of humanitarian technologies.\n\nWhy Attend?\n\n-
  Participate in an extensive\, vibrant\, and innovative technical program\
 n- Learn from world-class knowledgeable practitioners working in the field
 \n- Exchange information\, share experiences and network with attendees ac
 tively involved in the fields\n- Gain visibility and recognition for your 
 humanitarian work\, projects and ideas\n- Find new resources and potential
  partners or investors\n\nSee the GHTC 2026 [Program announcement](https:/
 /ieeeghtc.org/2026-program/) schedule and details.\n\n- View descriptions 
 of [Keynotes and Special Sessions here](https://ieeeghtc.org/keynotes-spec
 ial-sessions/).\n- View full schedule of [Technical Paper Presentations he
 re](https://ieeeghtc.org/technical-paper-presentations-schedule-2026/).\n\
 nCo-sponsored by: University of Colorado\, Boulder\n\nAgenda: \nSee the GH
 TC 2026 [Program announcement](https://ieeeghtc.org/2026-program/) schedul
 e and details.\n\nBldg: SEEC Building\, \, 4001 Discovery Drive\, Boulder\
 , Colorado\, United States\, 80303
LOCATION:Bldg: SEEC Building\, \, 4001 Discovery Drive\, Boulder\, Colorado
 \, United States\, 80303
ORGANIZER:joseph.wei@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:3
SUMMARY:IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2026): Oct. 7 
 - 10 in Boulder\, CO
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/579976
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 16&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; IEEE Global Humanitari
 an Technology Conference (GHTC 2026) is a flagship global conference shari
 ng practical technology-enabled solutions supporting achievement of the Un
 ited Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) by addressing the nee
 ds of underserved communities in resource-constrained environments around 
 the world. GHTC 2026 will be hosted at University of Colorado\, Boulder Mo
 rtensen Center in Global Engineering and Resilience of&amp;nbsp\; October 7 - 
 10.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Registration is open. See the GHTC 2026 &lt;a href=&quot;https://ieeeg
 htc.org/2026-registration/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration page&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for det
 ails on fees and options.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GHTC 2026 will include four keyn
 ote speakers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vt
 ools_ui/media/display/5ae16d67-21f0-414c-9197-08a3f8124e04&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;
 623&quot; height=&quot;257&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;GHTC is focused on bringing together people wor
 king on the application of technology to addressing critical issues for th
 e benefit of the resource-constrained and vulnerable populations in the wo
 rld. It is a forum where&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;IEEE website&quot; href=&quot;http:
 //www.ieee.org/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;IEEE&lt;
 /a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;works with developers and NGOs to identify the most pressing 
 needs. We encourage participants from academia\, for-profit and non-profit
  businesses\, governmental and non-governmental organizations to attend an
 d present research\, ideas\, and other considerations for the creation of 
 effective humanitarian technology. We also invite participants to share ca
 se studies and lessons learned from deployment and application of humanita
 rian technologies.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Attend?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Par
 ticipate in an extensive\, vibrant\, and innovative technical program&lt;/li&gt;
 \n&lt;li&gt;Learn from world-class knowledgeable practitioners working in the fi
 eld&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Exchange information\, share experiences and network with at
 tendees actively involved in the fields&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Gain visibility and reco
 gnition for your humanitarian work\, projects and ideas&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Find new
  resources and potential partners or investors&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See
  the GHTC 2026 &lt;a href=&quot;https://ieeeghtc.org/2026-program/&quot;&gt;Program announ
 cement&lt;/a&gt; schedule and details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;View descriptions
  of &lt;a href=&quot;https://ieeeghtc.org/keynotes-special-sessions/&quot; target=&quot;_bla
 nk&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Keynotes and Special Sessions here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;View 
 full schedule of &lt;a href=&quot;https://ieeeghtc.org/technical-paper-presentatio
 ns-schedule-2026/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Technical Paper Presenta
 tions here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;s
 trong&gt;See the GHTC 2026 &lt;a href=&quot;https://ieeeghtc.org/2026-program/&quot;&gt;Progr
 am announcement&lt;/a&gt; schedule and details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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