Special Sessions
Special session proposals are invited on a wide range of topics aligned with IEEE IHTC 2025 themes, focusing on innovative solutions, case studies, and success stories contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and humanitarian technologies. The following are topics of interest, but not limited to:
- Cultural preservation
- Disaster mitigation
- Disaster recovery
- Digital inclusion
- Education
- Ethical technology
- Food security
- Health & well-being
- ICT4D
- Inclusive education
- Indigenous knowledge
- Indigenous sustainability
- Poverty alleviation
- Renewable energy access
- Resilient cities
- SDGs implementation
- Smart cities
- Social equity
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable development
- Sustainable energy
- Water & sanitation
Special session can be organized in three formats: paper-based sessions (peer-reviewed papers included in the proceedings), presentation-only sessions (sharing research and case studies without formal paper submission), or combination sessions (a mix of reviewed papers and presentations). We encourage submissions that contribute to leveraging technology for impactful humanitarian and sustainable outcomes.
We invite all interested participants to submit their special session proposals. The deadline for submission is March 31, 2025, with decisions communicated within two weeks of submission.