R10 Annual General
Meeting
Name: Deepak Mathur
Committee: Humanitarian Technology Activities
2 March 2013
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Highlights of 2012
 Introduced the concept of Special Interest Group on
Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) in Region 10.
 8 SIGHT’s were formed in Region 10
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SIGHT for Low Cost Remote Virtual Educational Platform (Kolkata)
IEEE Teacher in Service Program, India - TISP India SIGHT (R10EAC)
IEEE Bangalore Section R-10, India
IEEE Sahaaya (Kerala Section)
DISHA(Gujarat)
NITK SIGHT- Assistive Technology for Orthopedic Applications
(Bangalore Section)
 IEEE HK SIGHT(Hong Kong)
 IEEE Madras Section SIGHT
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Highlights of 2012
 Finalized first R10 conference on Humanitarian
Technology : R10-HTC2013 : The conference will be held on
26th–29th August 2013 in Sendai, Japan
 Conducted awareness program on HT at Tokyo Section
and Kansai Section.
 Invited project proposals from sections to encourage
humanitarian activities in the Region: 20 proposals were
received, 8 projects were selected for funding of 75% of project cost
(or US$750 which ever is less) from R10 balance 25% were
supported by respective sections. 7 projects were successfully
completed.
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Highlights of 2012
Name of the project
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7
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Sensor column for landslide
monitoring
Remote Ophthalmic Medical Image
Diagnosis for Primary Hospital
Wireless Head Mounted Mouse &
Keyboard for Physically Disabled
Persons
Sustainable Technology for
empowering people
Low cost low bandwidth virtual
education platform for underserved
A Significant Scheme On Small
Renewable Hybrid Stand-Alone Power
Generation System
RENEWLATOR-An Analytical Tool for
conservable energy
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Coordinator/
Section
Joel Marciano,
Philippines Section
Gao Song,
Beijing Section
Preeta Sharan,
Bangalore Section
Support by
Region 10
US$750
Anil Roy,
Gujarat Section
Iti Saha Misra,
Kolkata Section
Anand B,
Madras Section
US$750
Anne Mary Sebastian
Kerala Section
US$104
US$741
US$600
US$750
US$360
2013 R10 HTA Committee
Chair:
– Deepak Mathur
Advisor:
– Amarnath Raja
Committee Members: (more members to be inducted)
– Takako Hashimoto
– Arjun Pillai
Plan for 2013
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New SIGHTs in sections
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Humanitarian Technology tracks in major conferences of
the Region
• Being a new concept at Section level, awareness on Humanitarian
Technology Activities are required to be propagated all across the
section to create interest of members to form sustainable SIGHT. It is
being proposed to keep HT track in the major conferences of Region
10 including TENCONS.
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Information about Humanitarian Technology Activities on
Region 10 website
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Planning of next Humanitarian Technology Conference in
2014
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Plan for 2013
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Humanitarian Technology projects – 8 Projects
• To do real life projects or workshops for the visibility of IEEE and
for the Humanitarian cause in the sections of Region 10. There is
a plan to do minimum 8 HTA projects.
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Proposed 2013 Budget
Budget allocation : US$12800
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S.No. Item
Budget
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HTA support fund for
projects
6400
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R10 Conference on HT
5000
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Support fund for
organizing HT track in
conferences
1400
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Thank you
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