IEEE Santa Clara Section Women in Engineering and Young Professionals jointly invite you to this special event. This reception is open to all public and will coincide with the 2017 Global Humanitarian Technology Conference.

Now in its 7th year, GHTC is the flagship IEEE Conference focusing on innovation, deployment and adaptation of Technology for Humanitarian Goals and Sustainable Development.

Please RSVP to learn about more how to enable humanitarian technologies to shape a better world as well as the opportunity to meet GHTC attendees.

Must RSVP at: https://ghtc.eventbrite.com; 

Please use code “IEEE_YP” or  “IEEE_WIE” for a $30 Discount for if you are member of these chapters.

The event starts with registration at networking , followed by 2 keynote speeches given by Rebeka Masisak, and Jim Connor. The event will conclude at 9:30. Hors d’oeuvres will be serve.

7:00PM: Rebecca Masisak is the CEO of TechSoup, a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance to other nonprofits. She joined TechSoup (formerly CompuMentor) in 2001 and after various positions in management has served in the CEO role since 2012. Masisak established TechSoup’s Europe office in Warsaw, Poland in 2009, and has overseen the organization’s growth since then.

7:30PM: Jim Connor has been an active angel investor for the past 12 years with the Sand Hill Angels. Jim currently serves as a Board Director of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), Liftopia, First Focus Learning Systems, Tabtor, Startup Learning and KMVT Sillicon Valley Community Media.

Looking forward to meet you at the event!