 Note from the Chair
Let's grow the number of IEEE volunteers in humanitarian efforts! Find out more in The Institute about our role in serving the underserved.
Kartik Kulkarni, Chair, IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee
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Learn more about SIGHT
 | | Overview of SIGHT by Steering Committee member Prasanna Venkatesan |
En Espa�ol:
August 2013 Recording
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Form a SIGHT
Haven't yet formed your SIGHT group?
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SIGHT Group Activities in January
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- The Puebla Section SIGHT is the second new group of 2014!
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Calls for Papers and Upcoming Events
IEEE-RAS Humanitarian Robotics and Automation Technology Challenge
May 31 - June 1, 2014 in Hong Kong
Submission deadline: March 1
IEEE Canada International Humanitarian Technology Conference
June 1 - 4, 2014 in Montreal, Canada
IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference
August 6 - 9, 2014 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Paper submission deadline: April 2
IEEE GHTC-SAS (South Asia Satellite)
September 26 - 27, 2014 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India
(Look for CFP in next issue)
IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference
October 10 - 13, 2014 in San Jose, California, USA
Abstract submission deadline: March 31
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AIYEHUM Winners Announced
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We want to hear from you!
Please let us know what you would like to read about in upcoming SIGHT newsletters.
Send your suggestions and ideas to Holly Schneider Brown, SIGHT Program Manager, at h.s.brown@ieee.org. |
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Capture your SIGHT group's work with a photograph and submit it to win one of five SIGHT backpacks filled with SIGHT Sharpies, notebooks, pouches, stickers, and more!
Find out the full details here.
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2014
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Design Help Needed
Photo by Mark van Luyk / All Ears Cambodia
A good design idea or the right tip could help a medical organization in Cambodia that specializes in hearing loss. All Ears Cambodia tests hearing and provides treatment and hearing aids to a community of 14 million Khmers.
The organization needs help with how to calibrate their audiometers, which test hearing, and how to dampen the noise from the street during hearing tests in lively communities.
Find out more at Engineering for Change.
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App-E-Feat - Still Time to Get Involved !
App-E-Feat, a web portal developed by IEEE as part of its commitment as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, will allow organizations to connect with engineers to develop mobile applications that further efforts to positively impact humanity around the world. It will launch during Engineers' Week, February 16 - 22.
Interested? Fill in the following online form to receive more details once the site is launched.
See below for a sneak preview of the portal design!
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Educational Resources
Interested in creating your own Community Engagement Workshop?
The Karachi SIGHT has lessons to share. How did they structure their event, whom did they invite, and how did they further the learning throughout their country?
Read their report to find out more!
 | | IEEE SIGHT Educational Tools Webinar November 2013 Recording |
- Learn how to better understand the needs of the underserved from those experiencing material poverty firsthand;
- Realize the true impacts of assistance, both positive and negative, and see a detailed case study on a technology-related solution to poverty;
- Gain a better understanding of the Dos and Don'ts of humanitarian activity in order to create truly positive impact.
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