{"id":6,"date":"2013-10-31T02:09:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T02:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2014-05-26T05:05:57","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T05:05:57","slug":"about-ht2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"About HumTech2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2014<\/strong> is a community-led conference being held in Boston, MA on May 13 \u2013 15, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of HumTech2014 is to bring together scientists, engineers, technologists and policymakers from across academic, government, industry and non-government organizations to discuss, share and promote current research and recent accomplishments across all aspects of technology, from science to systems, that have a global humanitarian impact.<\/p>\n<p>HumTech2014 will be an exciting, relevant and technically focused conference that will explore emerging technologies that further enable global humanitarian assistance. <a title=\"Conference Tracks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/?page_id=110\">Conference tracks<\/a> and <a title=\"Subject Topics and Areas of Interest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/?page_id=438\">subject topics<\/a> will be presented within an operationally-relevant context, drawing as much as possible from real-world experiences in\u00a0humanitarian operations and logistics, disaster relief, emergency management, disease management, global health initiatives, international development, and other areas.<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2014 will be held at the <a title=\"Venue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/?page_id=28\">Marriott Courtyard Boston Cambridge<\/a>. Situated on the banks of the Charles River, the conference venue is conveniently located in Cambridge\u2019s world-renowned vibrant innovation district, home to high-tech firms and leading academic institutions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"backgroundTable\" style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-color: #f4f4f4; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"templateBody\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: center; font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong>Learn about important issues, advancements, and opportunities applying technology for global humanitarian impact.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact is an exciting, relevant and technically focused international conference that will explore emerging technologies that further enable global humanitarian assistance. HumTech2014 is being held on 13 \u2013 15 May 2014 at the Marriott Courtyard Boston Cambridge. Situated on the banks of the Charles River, the conference venue is conveniently located in Cambridge\u2019s world-renowned vibrant innovation district, home to high-tech firms and leading academic institutions.<\/td>\n<td id=\"templateSidebar\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"sidebarContent\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: #2b2b2b; border-color: #2B2B2B; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; padding-left: 10px;\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">Invited Speakers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MIT<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Berkeley<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Harvard<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Northeastern<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"> NREL<br \/>\nGoogle<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Red Cross<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"> U.S. Dept. of State<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Qatar Computing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Research Inst.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">U.S. Dept. of Health<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and Human Services<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">FEMA<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">USAID<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em> &#8230;and more<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; height: 137px; width: 180px; margin: 0; padding: 0; max-width: 180px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 100%; outline: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/HTSSGI_Logo_whitetext.png\" alt=\"HumTech2014\" width=\"180\" height=\"137\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"templateBottom\" style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-color: #f4f4f4; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"text-align: center; font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong>HumTech2014 will provide a forum for scientists, engineers, field workers and policymakers to discuss current research and exchange technical ideas that advance global humanitarian action.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\">\n<p>Humanitarian Technology 2014 <a title=\"Conference Tracks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/?page_id=110\">Conference Tracks<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Health and Disease Management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Safety and Emergency Management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerging Technologies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>International Development, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Water, Energy, Agriculture, Policy, Security, Education, &#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 100%;\"><em>Proceedings to be published in a dedicated journal issue by Elsevier<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>HumTech2014 is <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iscramlive.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ISCRAM-and-globe_3-300x79.png\" alt=\"ISCRAM\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><em>an ISCRAM Affiliated event. The International Association for Info<\/em><em>rmation Systems for Crisis Response and\u00a0 Management (ISCRAM) primary mission is to foster a community dedicated to promoting research and development, exchange of knowledge and deployment of information systems for crisis management. <a title=\"ISCRAM2014\" href=\"http:\/\/iscram2014.ist.psu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">ISCRAM 2014<\/a> will be held the following week at the<\/em> <em>Pennsylvania State University. Conference organizers are working to link these events to facilitate attendance at both conferences.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humanitarian Technology: Science, Systems and Global Impact 2014 is a community-led conference being held in Boston, MA on May 13 \u2013 15, 2014. 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