Community Engagement Workshop

Community Engagement Workshop on SIGHT, EPICS and TISP hosted by IEEE Kerala SIGHT and IEEE Kerala GOLD SIGHT with support from IEEE SIGHT is planned to share the needs of the society where the technology solutions are required to address humanitarian issues by experts and to share the experience of volunteers who have already provided solutions for demanding humanitarian issues. The event is scheduled on 23rd August at Technopark,Trivandrum. This will also serve as a platform for coveted speakers to address the “Engineers of Tomorrow” and introduce to them the areas where “Technology Demand” is required to solve  humanitarian needs.

Program Schedule

09.00 – 09.30 : Registration
09.30 – 09.35 : Welcome Address – Jayakrishnan M C
09.35 – 09.50 : Introduction to IEEE & Humanitarian Technology – Amarnath Raja
09.50 – 10.30 : Keynote Address – Stan Thekaekara
10.30 – 10.45 : Tea Break

10.45 – 12.15 : Session 1: Technology at Grassroots
Session Chair : V. K. Damodaran
10.50 – 11.20 : Speaker 1 – M P Parameswaran
11.20 – 11.50 : Speaker 2 – Usha Menon
11.50 – 12.20 : Speaker 3 – Annie George
12.20 – 12.30 : Concluding Remarks – V.K. Damodaran
12.30 – 01.30 : Lunch

01.30 – 03.30 : Session 2: IEEE & Humanitarian Technology
Session Chair : Amarnath Raja
01.30 – 02.30 : EPICS In IEEE – Saurabh Sinha & Moshe Kam
02.30 – 03.15 : IEEE Humanitarian Project Presentations
03.15 – 03.30 : Tea Break

03.30 – 04.15 : Panel Discussion
Moderator    : Satish Babu

Date:
23rd August 2013

Time:
09:00 am to 04:15 pm

Location:
Travancore Hall
Technopark
Trivandrum
Kerala, India

Hosted by:
IEEE Kerala SIGHT &
IEEE Kerala GOLD SIGHT
Support from IEEE SIGHT