Meeting Monday at Zippy's on Vineyard

The Hawaii section of the IEEE is having a meeting Monday to work on submitting a bid to host the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in late October, 2013. We need the help of people experienced in conference planning, humanitarian work, companies to act as sponsors, etc. I would like to extend my personal invitation for anyone intereted in helping out to  attend our dinner meeting at 5:30PM at Zippy's, 59 North Vineyard Boulevard  Honolulu, HI 96817. Map: http://zippys.com/live/locations/vineyard/. The dinner is on the IEEE.

Brief Description of GHTC:  GHTC is the IEEE flagship annual conference designed to gather together scientists, engineers, technology professionals, academics, foundations, government and non-government organizations, and individuals engaged in humanitarian work to discuss and develop solutions for present and future humanitarian needs. An international conference, we anticipate participants from all over the world to attend a program of invited talks, technical sessions, tutorials, exhibits, networking, and social activities.

Conference Goals:

• Impact in positive and meaningful ways lives of disadvantaged billions of people around the world
• Focus attention of businesses on emerging market opportunities and related technology enablers
• Foster exchange of information and networking in the humanitarian field
• Promote science, engineering and technology as key to development of solutions for disadvantaged communities and attract young people to these professional fields

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Participation in GHTC is open to all technologists or organizations interested in applying technology to humanitarian goals and to non-technical individuals and organizations interested in learning about the application of technology to humanitarian challenges. Come and learn about humanitarian challanges and opportunities around the world. Gain visibility for your humanitarian organization or help to sponsor others.  Here is a link to last year's event: http://www.ieeeghtc.org/event/

LinkedIn Group: IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2012

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ieeeghtc/

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