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International Congress of Nanotechnology 2005 October 31-November 4, 2005 San Francisco |
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October 12, 2005 Update International Association of Nanotechnology |
Dear Colleague:
I am writing to invite you to participate in the upcoming International Congress of Nanotechnology 2005, which will be held on October 31-November 4, 2005 in San Francisco.
The conference is being
organized by a non-profit association, the International Association of
Nanotechnology with a mission to foster research and business
collaboration in nanotechnology worldwide.
ICNT 2005 features more than 150
speakers and 50 plus poster presenters from 38 countries covering a
broad spectrum of Nanotechnology:
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Science
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Technology
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Societal Issues
- Business
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Venture Investment
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS
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Prof. K. Barry Sharpless, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry will be the keynote speaker on Thursday November 3, 2005 |
PARTIAL LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS:
Dr.
George Maracas,
Director of Nanotechnology Program, MOTOROLA, Inc.
Prof. Chih-Minh Ho,
Director of the Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration, UCLA,
"Using Nano Modalities Towards the Control of Bio-Systems" (keynote)
Keith R. Larson
Managing Director, Strategic Investments, INTEL CAPITAL
CORPORATION, Hillsboro, OR, 97124 USA
Senior Advisor to the Associate
Administrator
Office of Aerospace Technology, NASA, Washington DC, USA
"NASA and Nanotechnology"
Dr. T. Vo-Dinh
Director, Center for Advanced
Biomedical Photonics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN, USA
"Nanobiosensors and Nanoprobes: Frontiers and Potential in
Nanomedicine"
Prof. Fabio Pichierri, 21st century Center of Excellence,
Tohoku University, Sendai, JAPAN
"From giant molecules to nanoparticles: on chemistry’s contribution
to nanomedicine"
Dr. Kenji Hirose
Fundamental Research
Laboratories, NEC Corporation
Tsukuba,
"Contact effects on transport properties of single molecules between
metallic electrodes: ab initio calculation study"
Dr. Thomas Sawitowski
Nanotechnology Department
BYK-Chemie GmbH, Abelstrasse 45, 46483 Wesel, GERMANY
"The use of Nanoadditives in plastic and coating composites"
Dr. Dietmar Vogel
Fraunhofer Institute for
Reliability and Microintegration, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25,
"Nanoreliability for mechanically loaded devices."
Dr. A.M.
Gatti
Head, Laboratory of
Biomaterials – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ITALY
"Nanosafety in nanotechnologies"
Mr. David Vivancos
President, NANOESPACIO, S.L.
Madrid
“Roadmap of Nanotechnologies for
Space Exploration”
Prof. László Guczi
Chemical Research Center,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Isotopes, Budapest, HUNGARY
"Nano structured Interfaces between Gold Nanoparticles and Oxide and
its Role in Selective CO oxidation"
Prof. Georgi I.
"Nano-engineering approach in a
“lesion” zone in a neural tissue trauma"
Prof. E.R. Kutelia
Georgian Technical University,
Republic Center for Structure Researches (RCSR)
77, Kostava Street, Tbilisi, GEORGIA
"Obtaining of the Nano-Structured Ultrathin Membrane for the
Purification of Liquid Gallium from Impurities up to 8N"
Prof. Gordon C. C. Yang
Institute of Environmental
Engineering,
"Degradation of Nitrate in the Aqueous Solution by Nanoscale Iron
Prepared by Three Different Processes: Performance Evaluation and
Comparison"
Dr. James Highfield
Institute of Chemical &
Engineering Sciences, Applied Catalysis Technologies,
"Carbon Nanofibre Growth from Low Temperature Methane Decomposition
over Skeletal Transition Metal Catalysts"
Prof. Deb Bennett-Woods,
Regis University, Rueckert-Hartman
School for Health Professions, Department of Health Care Ethics, Denver,
Colorado, USA
"A Practical Framework for the
Pragmatic Integration of Ethical and Social Considerations into Funding
Proposals for Emerging Technologies"
Mr. John C. Monica, Jr
Partner,
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Ohio , USA
"Preparing For Future Health Litigation: The Application of Product
Liability Law To Nanotechnology"
Mr. Richard Helfrich
General Partner,
"Opportunities and Challenges for Nanotechnology Start-ups"
(Additional keynote speakers and invited lecturers will be posted online at a later date)
Plus a distinguished group of 150 speakers from 38 countries.
For further information, please visit our web site: http://www.ianano.org
REGISTRATION: To register online:
http://www.nanotechcongress.com/registration.htm
If you have any questions,
please contact us at address@hidden
Best regards,
Douglas Pryor
International
Association of Nanotechnology
Email:
address@hidden
Web site:
http://www.ianano.org
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