IEEE TENCON 2019 provides a special platform, the Humanitarian Activities Track, for discussing Humanitarian Activities within the context of IEEE. The track, sponsored by IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (IEEE HAC) and TENCON 2019, provides opportunities for domain experts, practitioners, IEEE members, Students, Young Professionals, NGOs and community representatives to share their experiences and discuss the challenges and opportunities in the domain of humanitarian activities. This one-day track, scheduled for 20 October, is open to all registered participants of TENCON 2019 free of cost. It is also possible to separately register and attend this track.

The track is scheduled in two sessions with Invited Talks and Panel Discussions, in addition to presentations of papers that have been short-listed for the track:
1. Making Science Accessible to Students with Disabilities
2. Disaster management: The Role of Technology

Track Organizers:

✤    Amarnath Raja, Past Chair IEEE HAHC,
✤    Satish Babu, Member IEEE HAC,
✤    VK Damodaran, Life Senior Member IEEE,
✤    Akila Surendran, Senior Engineer (Assistive Technology), NISH,

Who should attend:
✔    Technologists
✔    Practitioners
✔    Students
✔    Young Professionals
✔    Anybody interested in Humanitarian Work

Date	Sunday – October 20, 2019
Room	Grand Ballroom 2, Grand Hyatt
Keynote address	08:30 - 09:00	Open-source tools to make STEM materials accessible for learners with visual impairment Prof Volker Sorge, University of Birmingham
Session	09:00 - 09:45	Panel Discussion: Making science accessible to students with disabilities
Chair	Prof. VK Damodaran
Speakers	Prof Volker Sorge, University of Birmingham
	Mr Ramkamal, Chakshumathi
	Dr KG Satheesh Kumar, NISH
Session	09:45 - 10:45	SS20: User-centric Assistive Technology
Chair	Akila Surendran, NISH
	1785 - An app-based unified approach to enhance language comprehension and mathematical reasoning ability of the hearing impaired using contrast words
	1518 - Enhancing Performance of Crutches in Challenging Environments: Proposing an Alternative Design and Assessing the Expected Impact
	1755 - Making Assistive Devices Affordable
	1732 - Tactograph with Low-Cost Refillable Fluid Cartridge System
	10:45 - 13:30	Tea, Conference Wide Plenary, Lunch and Networking
Session	13:30 - 14:00	Presentation on Social Return On Investment on the Techno-Unnati Project SROI Team, Kerala Section
Chair	Mr. Satish Babu, InApp
Speakers	Prof. VK Damodaran
	Amarnath Raja, InApp
	Dr. Mini Ulanat, CUSAT
	Dr. Bijoy Jose, CUSAT
Session	14:00 - 16:00	Panel Discussion: Disaster management: The Role of Technology
Chair	SatishBabu, InApp
	Dr. Sekhar Lukose Kuriakose, KSDMA
	Annie George, UNDP
	Joe John George, UNDP
	Sajith Sukumaran, Kudumbasree NRO
	V. Vivekanandan, FishMARC
	Vincent Jain, SIFFS
	Dr. Arun Timalsina, Tribhuvan Univ., Nepal
	Mr K G Girish Babu
Session	16:00 - 16:30	Information Session
Chair	Amarnath Raja, Founding Chair R10 HTC
Speakers	Dr. Hussain Mehdi, IEEE Malaysia
	Dr. Chanakya Kumar, IEEE
	Mr. Satish Babu, Member IEEE HAC
Session	16:30 - 18:00	SS24: Humanitarian Technologies for Sustainable Development
Chair	Dr K G Satheesh Kumar, NISH
	1618 - A Vibrotactile Sensory Feedback System for Prosthetic devices
	1890 - Solar DC Homes: Energy for All
	1722 - Microgrid for Sustainable Development of Remote Villages
	1724 - Design of a Highly Accurate data Acquisition Device for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer
	1713 - Indoor Environment Air Quality Monitoring and its Notification to Building Occupants

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Humanitarian Track Registration Fee:

Category	Indian(INR)	Foreign(USD)
Individual- Student/Professional	5000	100
Individual- Student/Professional IEEE Member	4000	75

The rates given above are inclusive of 18% GST and 1% Flood cess but exclusive of the payment gateway charge of 3.25%. The rates are inclusive of lunch.
This one-day registration is applicable only for attending participating in the Humanitarian Activities Track of TENCON 2019 scheduled to be held on Sunday, 20th October.