<div dir="ltr">The deadline for the IEEE GHTC Is fast approaching, see email<div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight</div><div dir="ltr">NARALO Secretariat<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight</div><div>289-830 6259<br>.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">IEEE GHTC</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:borr@conferencecatalysts.com">borr@conferencecatalysts.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:29 AM<br>Subject: IEEE GHTC 2018: Abstract Deadline Approaching<br>To: <a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><u></u>
<div marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" style="margin:0;padding:0;background-color:#f2f2f2;height:100%!important;width:100%!important">
<center>
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" id="m_2836472332127614230bodyTable" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;padding:0;background-color:#f2f2f2;height:100%!important;width:100%!important">
<tbody><tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" id="m_2836472332127614230bodyCell" style="margin:0;padding:20px;border-top:0;height:100%!important;width:100%!important">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="m_2836472332127614230templateContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0">
<tbody><tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="m_2836472332127614230templatePreheader" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;background-color:#0f7ec2;border-top:0;border-bottom:0">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230preheaderContainer" style="padding-top:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlock" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockOuter">
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px">
<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:390px;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContentContainer">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContent" style="padding-top:0;padding-left:18px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-right:18px;color:#ffffff;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11px;line-height:125%;text-align:left">
<a href="https://conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=1ab9340775&e=2cd9a4d225" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Visit the conference website</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:210px;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContentContainer">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContent" style="padding-top:0;padding-left:18px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-right:18px;color:#ffffff;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11px;line-height:125%;text-align:left">
<a href="https://mailchi.mp/cdf01594f7b8/ieee-ghtc-2018-call-for-papers-375333?e=2cd9a4d225" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">View this email in your browser</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="m_2836472332127614230templateHeader" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0;border-bottom:0">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230headerContainer"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnImageBlock" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody class="m_2836472332127614230mcnImageBlockOuter">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="padding:9px" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnImageBlockInner">
<table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnImageContentContainer" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody><tr>
<td class="m_2836472332127614230mcnImageContent" valign="top" style="padding-right:9px;padding-left:9px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;text-align:center">
<a href="https://conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=6eea9e9452&e=2cd9a4d225" title="" style="word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">
<img align="center" alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a56289c418698825973a992ba/images/d0cc7b88-7e7a-4629-9c8d-47574dea40f9.png" width="500" style="max-width:500px;padding-bottom:0;display:inline!important;vertical-align:bottom;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnImage">
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="m_2836472332127614230templateBody" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;background-color:#ffffff;border-top:0;border-bottom:0">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230bodyContainer"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlock" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockOuter">
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px">
<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:100%;min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContentContainer">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContent" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-left:18px;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">
<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:20px"><strong>IEEE GHTC 2018: Abstract Deadline is April 21!</strong></span>
<hr></div>
<div style="text-align:justify">We are pleased to announce that submissions are now being accepted for the 2018 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference that will be held October 18-21, 2018 in San Jose, CA, USA. The abstract deadline is Saturday, April 21. <em><strong>Reviews will be assigned on a rolling basis, once the abstract is submitted. </strong></em><br>
<br>
<strong>Please see the Call for Papers at: <a href="https://conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=f11b474a3e&e=2cd9a4d225" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://2018.ieeeghtc.org/</a>.</strong><br>
<br>
Now in its 8th year, GHTC is the flagship IEEE Conference focusing on innovation, deployment and adaptation of Technology for Humanitarian Goals and Sustainable Development. GHTC invites presenters to showcase innovation and progress in technology and methodology addressing the socio-cultural and socio-economic needs of vulnerable and resource-constrained end-user communities in developing and developed countries, as well as confronting the challenges of both natural and man-made disasters.</div>
<h3 class="m_2836472332127614230null" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;padding:0;display:block;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:125%;letter-spacing:-.5px;color:#606060!important"><br>
<span class="m_2836472332127614230mc-toc-title"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000">Key focus areas that are particularly relevant include (but are not limited to): </span></strong></span></h3>
<ul>
<li style="text-align:justify">Affordable & Clean Energy</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Agriculture & Food Security</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Clean Water & Sanitation</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Community engagement, Capacity-building, and Behavior Change</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Connectivity & Communication</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response & Recovery</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Humanitarian Challenges & Opportunities</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Technology Enhanced Quality Education Delivery</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Technology Enhanced Healthcare</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Technology and Applications for Poverty Alleviation</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals</li>
<li style="text-align:justify">Technology Showcase (exhibit display)</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align:justify">Participation is invited from the public, private, education and research, societal and funding sectors. Researchers and policy makers, practitioners and representatives of end-user communities all have valuable contributions to make. Interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary papers, and proposals for interactive sessions and panels are warmly encouraged; such approaches have proven highly effective in the development and application of technology for Sustainable Development and Humanitarian goals.<br>
<br>
Authors and Presenters must demonstrate a clear understanding of the interrelationship of their work with socio-cultural, socio-economic, policy and environmental factors, and clearly state preliminary, final or expected results and impact. Proposals for Interactive Sessions [Panels, Case Studies, and Workshops] should be designed to stimulate dialogue, knowledge exchange and the co-design of ideas, concepts and implementation plans by conference attendees.</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnButtonBlock" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody class="m_2836472332127614230mcnButtonBlockOuter">
<tr>
<td style="padding-top:0;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:18px" valign="top" align="center" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnButtonBlockInner">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnButtonContentContainer" style="border-collapse:separate!important;border-radius:3px;background-color:#e51212">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="middle" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnButtonContent" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;padding:15px">
<a class="m_2836472332127614230mcnButton" title="Submit an Abstract" href="https://conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=f028513468&e=2cd9a4d225" style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:100%;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;color:#ffffff;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Submit an Abstract</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlock" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockOuter">
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px">
<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:100%;min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContentContainer">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContent" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-left:18px;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">
<h4 class="m_2836472332127614230null" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;padding:0;display:block;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:125%;letter-spacing:normal;color:#808080!important"><span class="m_2836472332127614230mc-toc-title"><span style="color:#ff0000"><strong>Important Deadlines:</strong></span></span></h4>
<div style="text-align:justify"><strong><em>Submission of Abstract</em>: April 21, 2018</strong><br>
<em>Submission</em> <em>of Proposed Final Paper</em>: June 2, 2018<br>
<em>Submission of Poster Papers:</em> July 15, 2018<br>
<em>Submission of Final Version</em>: August 30, 2018<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Brianna Orr<br>
GHTC 2018 Conference Manager<br>
<a href="mailto:borr@conferencecatalysts.com" target="_blank">borr@conferencecatalysts.com</a></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="m_2836472332127614230templateFooter" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;background-color:#0f7ec2;border-top:0;border-bottom:0">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230footerContainer" style="padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlock" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockOuter">
<tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px">
<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:100%;min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContentContainer">
<tbody><tr>
<td valign="top" class="m_2836472332127614230mcnTextContent" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-left:18px;color:#ffffff;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11px;line-height:125%;text-align:left">
<div style="text-align:center"><em>Copyright © 2018 Conference Catalysts, LLC, All rights reserved.</em><br>
You are receiving this email because you have attended a past GHTC.<br>
<br>
<strong>Our mailing address is:</strong><br>
<div class="m_2836472332127614230vcard"><span class="m_2836472332127614230org m_2836472332127614230fn">Conference Catalysts, LLC</span><div class="m_2836472332127614230adr"><div class="m_2836472332127614230street-address"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1210+NW+14th+Ave.+Gainesville+,++FL+32601&entry=gmail&source=g">1210 NW 14th Ave.</a></div><span class="m_2836472332127614230locality"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1210+NW+14th+Ave.+Gainesville+,++FL+32601&entry=gmail&source=g">Gainesville</a></span><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1210+NW+14th+Ave.+Gainesville+,++FL+32601&entry=gmail&source=g">, </a><span class="m_2836472332127614230region"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1210+NW+14th+Ave.+Gainesville+,++FL+32601&entry=gmail&source=g">FL</a></span> <span class="m_2836472332127614230postal-code"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1210+NW+14th+Ave.+Gainesville+,++FL+32601&entry=gmail&source=g">32601</a></span></div><br><a href="//conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=61843fe484" class="m_2836472332127614230hcard-download" target="_blank">Add us to your address book</a></div>
<br>
<br>
<a class="m_2836472332127614230utilityLink" href="https://conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=61843fe484&e=2cd9a4d225&c=0b273c2d55" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">unsubscribe from this list</a> <a class="m_2836472332127614230utilityLink" href="https://conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/profile?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=61843fe484&e=2cd9a4d225" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">update subscription preferences</a> </div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</center>
<img src="https://conferencecatalysts.us7.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=a56289c418698825973a992ba&id=0b273c2d55&e=2cd9a4d225" height="1" width="1"></div>
</div><br></div></div>