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IEEE R10 Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands

IEEE R10 HTC 2014, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

T.S. Rangarajan & Anand B | Co-Chairs, IEEE R10 HTC 2014

IEEE R10 HTC 2014: www.ieeer10htc.org

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Conference Organizer

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IEEE Madras Section

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Conference Dates

6th to 9th August of 2014

5 9/8/2014Hilton Chennai Hotel - A world class infrastructure for a world class program

Venue

Hilton Chennai Hotel Rooms & Banquets

204 guest rooms and suites

Hilton Grand Ballroom - 550 (For Main Session)

Hilton Meetings I - 50 (For Parallel Sessions)

Hilton Meetings II - 30 (For Meeting - 1)

The Board Room - 42.56 Sq m (For Meeting - 2)

Pre function space (L shape) - 385 Sq m

(For Exhibits, Student Contest & Dining)

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Accessibility

Distance From Airport - 6 kmDistance From Central Railway Station - 16 km

Chennai is internationally connected with flights& All Guest were provided with two way airport transfers

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Conference Theme

2014-24: United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All

“Engineering a sustainable future for humanity”

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Technical Program

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Topics Covered

Health, Medical Technology, Telemedicine

Water Planning, Availability & Quality

Disaster Warning, Avoidance and Response

Urban Planning and Sanitation

Reducing Ethnic Conflict and Terrorist Events

Power Infrastructure/Off-grid Power/Renewable and Sustainable

Energy

Connectivity and Communications

Conservation of Natural Resources

Technologies (data/voice) for Remote Locations

Educational Technologies

Agricultural Technologies

Applying Science, Engineering and Technology for Environmental

Sustainability

Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities

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Tutorial, Keynote, Workshops & Technical Tracks

3 Tutorials

6 Keynotes

6 Workshops

7 Technical Tracks

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Tutorial

Mr. Tanmoy Chakrabarty

“Disaster Prediction and Monitoring”

Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian

“Computationally Predicting and Reducing Terror Attacks”

Dr. Arnab Jana

“ Ensuring Equity in Healthcare Accessibility: Need for a

Demand Driven Approach”

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Keynote

Dr. Sumanth Raman

“The Myth about Compassionate Healthcare and How

Technology Can Make a Difference”

Dr. Krithi Ramamritham

“The Future of Cities?”

Dr. Anand Sivasubramaniam

“Water - Use IT Wisely”

Dr. Romain Murenzi

“Capacity Building in Science & Technology for Sustainable

Development”

Dr. Eswaran Subrahmanian

“Technology for Human Development - Moving Beyond Artifacts

to Systems”

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Workshop

Mr. Deepak Mathur & Mr. Vineeth Vijayaraghavan

“IEEE SIGHT - Challenges & Opportunities:

IEEE & NGO Perspective”

Dr. Ray Larsen

“IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) - Community Solutions

Initiative (CSI) Off Grid Electricity Business Plan and

Community Based Education Initiative”

Dr. Takako Hashimoto

“IEEE R10 Women in Engineering (WIE) Best Practices”

Mr. Sreevas Sahasranamam

“IEEE Community Solutions Initiative (CSI) in India”

Mr. Anand B

“Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT)

Community Engagement Workshop”15 9/8/2014

Technical Track

Connectivity and Communication

Disaster

Education

Energy

Health

Water & Agriculture

Humanitarian Challenges & Opportunities

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Student Contest

Student Paper Contest

Student Project Contest

Student Poster Contest

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Organisation

Major Event Sponsors

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IEEE R10 HTC 2014

IEEE Madras Section

Tata Consultancy

Services

Sponsors

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Platinum Sponsor Diamond Sponsor Gold Sponsor Gold Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Other Sponsor Other Sponsor

Sponsors

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List of IEEE Madras Section Society Sponsors:

Computer Society (CS)

Communication (COMSOC)

Engineering in Medicine & Biology (EMBS)

Industrial Applications (IAS)

Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTTS)

Power and Energy Society (PES)

Power Electronics Society (PELS)

Product Safety Engineering (PSES)

Professional Communication (PC)

Robotics and Automation (RAS)

Technology Management Council (TMC)

Signal Processing/Computational Intelligence/Computer Joint Societies (SIPCICOM)

Control Systems (CSS)

Aerospace and Electronic Systems (AES)

Electron Devices (EDS)

Education (ES)

Antennas and Propagation (APS)

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

List of IEEE Madras Section Affinity Group Sponsors

Women in Engineering (WIE)

Young Professionals (YP)

Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT)

Guests of Honour

Dr. Howard Michel, IEEE President Elect 2015

Mr. K Ramakrishna, IEEE R10 Director Elect 2015

Dr. Toshio Fukuda, IEEE R10 Director

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General Committee

Conference Organizer - IEEE Madras Section (17)

Conference Program Committee (43)

Conference Session Chairs (3)

Students Contest Committee (5)

IEEE Madras Section Volunteer Committee (12)

IEEE Madras Section Staff Committee (3)

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Program Committee

Program Chairs

Name Organization

Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian

University of Maryland,

College Park, United States of America

Dr. Krithi Ramamritham

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,

India

Dr. Romain Murenzi

Third World Academy of Sciences,

Trieste, Italy

IEEE R10 HTC 2014 program committee consist 40 eminent members

from various domains including, industry, academia, government etc.

The complete list can be viewed @ http://ieeer10htc.org/committee.php

Stats

Number of Papers Submitted – 134

Number of Papers Selected – 24

Number of Conference Attendees - 213

Number of Student Papers – 14

Number of Student Projects – 12

Number of Student Posters – 3

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Participant feedback

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Financials

Income - $49,000 approx

Expenses - $ 48,900 approx

Conference broke even

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Thank you !!!!

Looking forward to join you all in future conferences !!!

ranga@ieee.org | anandb@ieee.org

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