Bringing humanitarian projects to a section near youyouIEEE Region 7, Canada. http://hic.ieee.ca/

Advancing Technology for HumanityReflects IEEE's core purpose, or mission, which is "to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity." (IEEE has ) increased efforts to be "universally recognized for the contributions of technology and of technical professionals in improving global conditions."

Pedro Ray, IEEE PresidentThe Institute, March 8th, 2010

IEEE Core Values• Service to humanity• Global focus

• Trust and respect

• Growth and nurturing of the profession

• Collaboration and community building

• Professionalism

• Intellectual activity

• Peer-reviewed

Humanitarian Technology Challenge (HTC)Partnership between United Nations Foundation and IEEE. Focused on three challenges to bring a more systematic approach to applying technology to solve world problems: • Reliable Electricity• Data Connectivity of Rural District Health Offices. • Individual ID Tied to health Records

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www.CommunitySolutionsInitiative.org

Presidents' Change the World Competition

Region-7 Humanitarian Initiatives CommitteeInitially established to:• support participation in the Humanitarian Technology Challenge• explore interest in a sustained humanitarian initiatives committee.

Now: R-7 standing committee, and SIGHT, supporting IEEE members participating in Humanitarian initiatives.

Why does the IEEE Region-7 HIC exists ?• To respond to the growing need, voiced by members, to address world problems:

o HIC leading or participating in IEEE humanitarian initiativeso HIC sharing knowledge about how to work with different IEEE programs, funding sources

• To enhance sense of belonging and pride in being members:o Booths, presentations at R-7 major events (EPEC, CCECE, AGMs, etc)o Supporting membership development, helping in member retention

• To provide members opportunity to use professional skills outside current job:o Providing opportunity to programs like Community Service Learning for university studentso Enabling support of industry Corporate Social Responsibility programs

• To provide to R7 sections continuity needed by humanitarian projects:o Pilot projects with a few R-7 Sections, progress being shared with R-7 section chairso Participation in section events (Ottawa GM, Atlantic Canada Engineering week, etc)

• To provide opportunity to members “to do well while doing good”o Participating in IEEE humanitarian projects (CSI, HTC-Reliable-Electricity, HTC-Data-Connectivity,

ComSoc’s ICC 2012 in Ottawa, SIGHT, GHTC2011, GHTC 2012, GHTC 2013, etc)

Make it happen• Helping individuals get started at the section level. Will maintain handful of key

enablers to support initiatives (templates, tutorials, how-to guides for funding, etc.)

• Using clearinghouse model, connecting volunteers with IEEE humanitarian projects

• Three planned pilot projects: Northern Canada section (disaster response), Ottawa section (ICT student design competition participation), third section TBD (demo of solar design at EPEC)

www.engineeringforchange.org

www.ieeechangetheworld.org

Humanitarian DesignStudent humanitarian design competition for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in college or university:• Instrumental to define Open Source licensing for IEEE humanitarian projects• 2010-2011 competition aimed at improving WECARE Solar Suitcase™• Students were asked to improve, to extend or to innovate WECARE’s system.• Three top teams invited to CCECE 2011:

• 1st prize: Sustainable Solar team, Villanova University• 2nd prize: Boondocks team, University of Waterloo • 3rd prize: Light Followers team, University of Waterloo

• After a pause, we held student paper competition at CCECE 2013• Organization of Student paper competition at CCECE now key annual event• Major design project 2013-2014: Open Source Avalanche Rescue Imaging

System (OS-ARIS).

http://hic.ieee.ca/

In 2012: First IEEE Humanitarian Communication Applications workshop - Collocated with ComSoc ICC2012 in Ottawa

• Format interspersed presentations from experts with roundtable discussions, with focused discussion on the business model used for the HTC-Data-Connectivity project in Peru:

• Unlicensed spectrum and Carrier WiFi,• Cognitive Radio Networks for Developing Regions• Communication needs in humanitarian context• Experiences from being in the field• International Development & Technology• The Peru experience – an IEEE HTC solution• Ottawa test bed for the IEEE HTC Data Connectivity• Business model for telemedicine in Peru

In 2014: planning to host Region 7 Global Humanitarian Technology Conference - Montreal

• Desire is to complement Region 6 GHTC• Desire is to work with east-coast sections and regions, to bring a

humanitarian conference closer to IEEE members in those areas• Format will probably include prototyping sessions, roundtable

discussions and workshops• Goal is to rally and engage R7 sections in Humanitarian projects, and to

formalize their participation in the SIGH program.

Support member and membership

Need of a systematic approach

Desire to demonstrate expertise & relevance of IEEE to positively impact humanity

Use HIC framework to assist sections when doing humanitarian initiatives

sites.ieee.org/societies/category/ieee-humanitarian-technology-challenge/

www.ieee.org/special_interest_group_on_humanitarian_technnology.html