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SUMMARY:Tech4Dev 2018: Voices of the Global South | Register Now!
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DESCRIPTION:Register for Tech4Dev 2018: Voices of the Global South! The UN
 ESCO Chair in Technologies for Development\, hosted by the Cooperation and
  Development Center-CODEV at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 
 Lausanne invites you to be part of its biennial World Class Event. Early B
 ird Registration ends of May 25th! Register Now! For more information plea
 se visit our website.\n \nBackground\n\nThe Tech4Dev Conference is the bi
 ennial flagship event of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development 
 hosted by the Cooperation & Development Centre (CODEV) at the Ecole Polyte
 chnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).\n\nThe focus of the conference is t
 he application of technology solutions to advance inclusive and economic d
 evelopment in the Global South.\n\nTech4Dev provides an opportunity to:\n\
 n	Network across disciplines and fields of technology\, to promote the dev
 elopment\, deployment\, adaptation\, and scaling of new solutions for the 
 Global South.\n	Reinforce collaboration among diverse stakeholders - acade
 mics\, engineers\, entrepreneurs\, policymakers\, practitioners\, and soci
 al scientists - for a holistic approach to addressing challenges in techno
 logy innovation and diffusion for development.\n	Build capacity among stud
 ents and young professionals to engage in multidisciplinary problem-solvin
 g for social impact.\n\n\n\n  Core Thematic Areas\n\n\n	Technologies for 
 Humanitarian Action\n	Medical Technologies\n	Science and Technology for Di
 saster Risk Reduction\n	Technologies for Sustainable Access to Energy\n	IC
 T for Development\n	Technologies for Sustainable Habitat and Cities\n\n\nW
 hy You Should Attend the Tech4Dev Conferences?\n\n\n	A unique multidiscipl
 inary platform\n	Showcase for cutting-edge research projects in Tech4Dev a
 nd case studies from the field\n	Participation by 500 experts from over 75
  countries\n
LOCATION:STCC 2 52 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room=STCC252
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