The Bridge - Issue 3, 2023 - 4

Editor-in-Chief
THE BRIDGE, October 2023
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Jason K. Hui
Epsilon Delta Chapter
Dear IEEE-HKN Members and Friends,
The theme of this issue of THE BRIDGE magazine is " Humanitarian
Technologies for a Sustainable Society, " and we're pleased to highlight
content written by some of the most dedicated individuals involved
in the humanitarian engineering space, all with a passion and vision
of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. We express
our gratitude to guest editor, Professor Mohamed Essaaidi, 2023
IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT)
Committee Chair and Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan, 2023 IEEE-HKN President, for planning and
coordinating the feature articles. This month's society spotlight is fittingly on the IEEE Humanitarian
Technologies Board (HTB), which was formed in November 2022 after the IEEE Board of Directors
approved its elevation from the IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee. Lwanga Herbert, 2023 IEEE
HTB Chair, is our featured professional member.
The fall is always an exciting time as students are back in school and HKN activities are in full swing.
The premier event of the society is the IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference (SLC), taking place
this year on November 3-5 at the University of Houston. More information on how to donate to the
SLC fund to support our students can be found on page 31.
We're pleased to announce that for the tenth consecutive year, IEEE-HKN and THE BRIDGE have been
recognized with an APEX Award for Publication Excellence. Congratulations to former Editors-in-Chief
Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani and Dr. Steve Watkins and IEEE-HKN Director Nancy Ostin for receiving
a Grand Award for the October 2022 issue on Engineering Space Exploration. Additionally, kudos to
Dr. Katelyn Brinker, Dr. Jason Hui, and Nancy Ostin for being recognized with an Award of Excellence
for their contributions to the IEEE-HKN website redesign. This issue also recognizes the winners of
the 2023 IEEE-HKN Awards for their outstanding accomplishments and contributions, exemplifying a
balance of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.
IEEE-HKN strives for effective communication through its various channels, including our website,
YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and this magazine. The Editorial Board welcomes your ideas and content
and can be contacted by email at info@hkn.org. And as always, THE BRIDGE is available on the
IEEE App (older archival issues can be found in the Engineering and Technology History Wiki).
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