<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">IEEE Canada IHTC 2014<br>International Humanitarian Technology Conference<br><br>“Humanitarian Advancement through Technology”<br><br><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">June 1-4, 2014</a>, Montreal, Canada<br><br>OMNI Hotel, Mont-Royal, Montreal<br><br>Cosponsored by: IEEE Canada, Montreal Section, Ottawa Section, Toronto Section,Vancouver Section, Northern Canada Section, and Newfoundland and Labrador Section<br><br>Call for Papers<br>The 2014 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC) will be held in Montreal, Canada from <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">June 1-4, 2014</a>. The conference will focus on humanitarian applications of technology in the general areas of technologies for improving the lives of underserved peoples (including aboriginal/indigenous peoples), technologies for the disabled, health-related technologies, humanitarian engineering educational programs, and technologies to assist in disaster situations. The conference will feature outstanding keynote speakers, workshops, a student paper competition and peer-reviewed papers. Technology-oriented papers and papers describing social and economic factors related to humanitarian technology implementation are welcome for the conference.<br><br>The technical program committee for the 2014 IEEE IHTC invites you to submit a 200-300 word abstract of a paper in any of the following track areas: <br><br> 1. Mobile Health (mHealth), Medical Technology, and Telemedicine<br> 2. Operations, supply chain and logistics in humanitarian aid and disaster response<br> 3. Water and Agricultural Technologies<br> 4. Off-grid Power, Renewable Energy and Resilient Power Grids<br> 5. Connectivity and Communications Technologies <br> 6. Humanitarian and/or Sustainable Engineering Programs, Educational Technologies, Course Materials, and Curricula<br> 7. Data and Personal Security Technologies for Humanitarian Applications<br> 8. Underwater Wireless Communications for Humanitarian Applications<br> 9. Underwater Robotics for Humanitarian Applications<br> 10. Community Engagement and Social and Economic Factors in Humanitarian Engineering<br><br>Paper Submission: The format of the paper should follow the IEEE conference papers style. IHTC 2014 will only accept the electronic submission of a full paper in English with maximum six pages on line by uploading the PDF-format file to<a href="http://www.bytematters.com/veda/ihtc.aspx.Detailed" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">http://www.bytematters.com/veda/ihtc.aspx.Detailed</a> information on paper format and submission procedure can be found on the conference website. IHTC 2014 proceedings are included in IEEE Xplore. Technical Co-Chairs Contacts at: Emails: <a href="mailto:pritpal.singh@villanova.edu" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">pritpal.singh@villanova.edu</a> and <a href="mailto:mohamad.sawan@polymtl.ca" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">mohamad.sawan@polymtl.ca</a><br><br>Important Dates:<br><br>Deadline for Abstract Submission ... <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">December 20, 2013</a><br>Notification of Abstract Acceptance ... <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">January 14, 2014</a><br>4-page IEEE format Full Paper Due ... <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7">February 15, 2014</a><br>Reviewer’s Feedback to Authors ... <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8">March 15, 2014</a><br>Camera-Ready Papers and Copyright Forms Due ... <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9">April 15, 2014</a><br><br>Exhibitions: There will be an exhibition site at the conference. Companies and institutions who are interested are encouraged to contact the exhibition chair for further information. <br><br>For more information on IHTC’2014, please contact:<br>Ferial El-Hawary, General Chair<br>c/o Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dalhousie University <br>Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2<br>Tel: <a href="tel:+1(902)%20494-3911" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="10">+1(902) 494-3911</a> Fax:<a href="tel:+1(902)%20422-7535" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11/0">+1(902) 422-7535</a><br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:F.El-Hawary@ieee.org" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11/1">F.El-Hawary@ieee.org</a><br><br>For detailed up-to-date information, visit the IHTC2014 Conference Web site:<br><a href="http://www.ihtc.ieee.ca/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12">http://www.ihtc.ieee.ca</a><br><br><br>============================================================<br>IEEE Region 7 <<a href="http://www.ieee.ca/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="13">http://www.ieee.ca/</a>>. <br><br>To unsubscribe from conference eNotices, please log into <<a href="https://www.ieee.org/profile/commprefs/showcommPrefpage.html" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="14">https://www.ieee.org/profile/commprefs/showcommPrefpage.html</a>>. <br><br>If you need assistance with your eNotice subscription, please visit <<a href="https://supportcenter.ieee.org/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="15">https://supportcenter.ieee.org/</a>>.<br>============================================================<br><br>IEEE, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://16" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="16">445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA</a><br><<a href="http://www.ieee.org/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="17">http://www.ieee.org/</a>><br><br><br></span><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">_________</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">_________</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">_________</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">_________</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">__</span><div>Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.</div></div></body></html>