istec.org: Nano Convergence Conference

Nano Convergence Conference

Monday October 26^th, and Tuesday the 27^th

General Information

The Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) and The Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation (MANCEF) will join the the Nano Network of New Mexico, the Nano Network of Northeast Ohio, The Southwest Nano Consortium and the Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory to further the collaborative nature of nanotechnology and to connect the networks together in the advancement of nanoscience and business development for the next wave of innovation.

The result of this collaborative effort is a Nano Convergence Conference that will highlight examples where convergence between scientific disciplines and industrial applications has yielded an improved commercial product or industrial shift.

Because nanoscience and nanotechnologies borrows from physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and materials, it must be seen as a new pan-industrial "enabling" platform technology upon which not just new products, but also new economies, will be built.

Attendee Profile:

Science and engineering educators, national labs, research institutes, micro/nano companies, techtransfer, nano entrepreneurs, tech officers and business development from energy, biotech and related areas; as well as economic development agencies.

Language:

English and Spanish

Important Dates:
Early Registration: Until midnight October 9th, 2009 (MST)
Summit: October 26, 2009

Registration:

The registration fee includes lunch, cocktail, coffee breaks and event program.

Nano Convergence Conference

Registration Period	Price in US Dollars
Until October 9th	$175
From October 10th	$250

Venue
Room: Ballroom A

Student Union Building (SUB)

Main Campus

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM – USA

For general information contact:

mancef@gmail.com

If you are interested in financially supporting this Summit please contact:

Scott Bryant

mancef@gmail.com or

Nicole Wylde

nwylde@gmail.com

Nano Convergence Conference

	Monday, October 26, 2009
Room	Ballroom A&B
8:00 - 8:30	REGISTRATION
8:30 – 9:00	WELCOME REMARKS to Nanoconvergence Conf. and Bi-Natl. Alt Energy Summit Default: Fred Mondragon, Secretary for Economic Development, New Mexico Secretary for Economic Development, Chihuahua, Mexico Invited: Governor of New Mexico Governor of Chihuahua
9:00 - 9:45	Parallel Event KEYNOTE Margie Tatro, Director Fuel and Water Systems, Sandia National Labs
9:45 - 10:00	Q&A
10:00 -10:30	C O F F E E B R E A K
10:30 - 11:00	CONVERGENCE Bob Hwang - Center for Integrated Nano Technologies
11:00 - 11:15	Q&A
11:15 - 11:45	GREEN NANO John Warner- Warner Babcock Institute
11:45 - 12:00	Q&A
12:00 - 13:30	L U N C H Lunch Speaker: Margie Tackas, SNL
13:30 - 14:00	Bottom-up NANO Keynote Scott Rickert, Commercializing and Convergence from the Bottom Up
14:00 - 14:15	Q&A
14:15 - 15:30	NANO, MINERALS, AND MATERIALS Panel Arthur Fritts (Nanosperce LLC) , Southwest Research Institute, Jesus Gonzales (CIMAV), Penoles
15:30 - 16:00	C O F F E E B R E A K
16:00 – 16:30	Nano Manufacturing Keynote: Anne Chaka, National Institute of Standards and Technology
16:30 – 17:30	Panel: John Tucker, (Keithley Instruments); Steve Dwyer, (EV Group); Mark Hampden-Smith (Cabot Corp)
17:30 – 18:00	John Finley – Nano Commercialization Success - keynote
19:00 - 20:30	STEED Reception Invited Speakers: Fred Mondragon - NM State Economic Developing Initiatives Scott Bryant and Ramiro Jordan - STEED/CORCEL

	Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Room	Ballroom A&B
8:00 - 8:30	REGISTRATION
8:30 – 9:00	NANO and Alternative ENERGY & Storage Keynote speaking to technology-product-market commercialization overview of solar, bio-fuels, batteries
9:00 – 10:00	PANEL ON NANO AND ENERGY Seamus Curran (U of Houston), John Finley (MEMSPro), Dale Peeters (U of Tulsa), Patrick McCann (Phononic Devices), Hiroshi Yokoyama (Kent State), Jeff Doub (Oerlikon)
10:00 -10:30	C O F F E E B R E A K
10:30 - 11:00	NANO AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Steve Walsh, MANCEF International Nano-Bio Commercialization Roadmap
11:00 - 11:45	PANEL ON NANO AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Seamus Curran (U of Houston) (N-B-electronics?), Harold Stalford (SNL, OU) (N-B-robotics?), Jan Wauters (Flanders N-B Alliance), Gabriel Lopez (University of New Mexico)
11:45 - 12:15	2009 Sandia National Labs University Alliance Award Winners Presentations “Novel Design” category - University of Oklahoma, Professor - Dr. Harold Stalford, Student - Kevin Bagnall “Characterization/Reliability/Nanoscale” category Texas Tech University, Professor - Dr. Tim Dallas, Students - Gabriel Gustavo Ramirez
12:15 - 12:30	Closing Remarks Scott Bryant, MANCEF