The objective of this workshop is to offer a training on humanitarian technology (HT) project design and implementation, especially considering the during and after COVID-19 pandemic situations from local and global perspectives. The conventional project design and implementation approaches may need to be modified in an adaptive manner depending on various inter-link circumstances.

The workshop consists of three interactive training sessions.

In each training session, after the formal lecture offered by the workshop trainer, interactive group activities will be conducted and participants are expected to discuss with other members in the group to come up with appropriate decisions. There will be options for question-answer and brief group presentation.

Organizers
Rakshit Agrawal, Camio Inc.
Organizer of Applied ML for Social Good Tutorial at GHTC 2019
Charles Delahunt, Intellectual Ventures Lab / Global Good, Bellevue, WA
University of Washington, Applied Math Dept

Learning Objective
This session will focus on topics around the usage of machine learning (ML) methods in order to assist social good applications. We will discuss a framework centered around identifying the important societal challenges where problems can be defined for ML capabilities. We then describe the process to develop machine learning models and deploy them in the real world.

Agenda
The workshop is 4 hours:
Introduction to the concepts of developing ML solutions for social good applications.
Several short invited talks (~25 minutes) on key topics, connected together with contextual material, along with Q/A.
Closing, further resources, questions and discussion as wished.

This half-day tutorial covers the contextual, technical, and practical implementation aspects of off-grid electrical systems in developing countries. These off-grid systems include mini-grids, micro-grids, energy kiosks, solar home systems and solar lanterns. System architectures and components, including small-scale solar, wind, hydro, biomass and conventional generation sets, batteries and converters are covered. The mini/micro-grid design process is discussed. Pre-implementation best practices, including site assessment and considerations for business model development are discussed. The instructor draws upon his firsthand experience and contemporary research to provide attendees with the foundational knowledge needed to implement or study off-grid systems. The tutorial is based on the book "Off-Grid Electrical Systems in Developing Countries".

Overview of GHTC 2020 Virtual Program, technical sessions and navigation mechanics with Conference Chair, Paul Cunningham, Vice Chair, Ed Perkins, and Program Chair Pritpal Singh.

LIVE - Remarks on IEEE's role in Humanitarian Activities
2020 IEEE President Toshio Fukuda, "Advancing Technology for Humanity"
2021 President-elect Susan (Kathy) Land, "IEEE's Humanitarian Efforts"

Student contestants will present their posters depicting their ideas or designs for developing projects/products supporting the Key focus areas of GHTC 2020.
Cash Prizes will be awarded.
Attendees can participate in the Student Poster Competition and chose the best poster for the People's Choice Award.

Ensuring universal, affordable and sustainable energy access is one of the biggest societal challenges of our time. Decentralized, bottom-up approaches, such as solar home systems and microgrids, have emerged as a response to shortcomings of the centralized grid approach, but affordability, scalability, path to growth and long-term sustainability remain a challenge.

Authors/Organisers:
Dr. Jelena Popovic, University of Twente
Dr. Nishant Narayan, TUDelft Global Initiative;

Panelists:
Makena Ireri (CLASP, Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program)
Drew Corbyn (GOGLA, Global Off-Grid Lighting Association)
Dr. Deepak Divan (Georgia Tech)
Prof. Izael P. Da Silva (Strathmore University)
Nithya Menon (Okra)
Dr. Henry Louie (Seattle University)

Presentation on EPICS in IEEE and how to execute a community service project with IEEE's support (through EPICS in IEEE).

This talk discusses the IEEE response to institutional racism and the issues with diversity and inclusion in the engineering professions. It also gives several examples of what IEEE members have done to help improve diversity and inclusions and ends with a discussion with the attendees on what they can do to improve diversity and inclusion in the technical professions.

Closing Ceremony
Keynote: "DQ, a measure for determining one's digital intelligence"
Melissa Sassi, IEEE Digital Intelligence Working Group