Several Nobel Laureates expected to grace Second Integrated Nanosystems program

Emily M. Smith
ASME NEWS

Hoping to build on last year's attendance figures, ASME has scheduled the Second Integrated Nanosystems conference to take place in September.

Integrated Nanosystems 2003: Design, Synthesis and Applications will take place Sept. 17-19 in Palo Alto, Calif.

The two-day conference will include presentations from nano science and engineering experts. There will be in-depth tutorials and an exhibit floor. In addition, there will be a tour of Stanford University's National Nanofabrication User Network facility for the first 100 confirmed registrants.

Last year's Integrated Nanosystems conference, the first, attracted more than 200 individuals.

The keynote address will be delivered by Richard Smalley, a professor at Rice University. Smalley, a Nobel Laureate, is also the founder of the Center for Carbon Nanoscale Science and Technology.

The conference will feature presentations by Nobel Laureate Stephen Y. Chou of Princeton University and by Evelyn Hu, who is the scientific co-director of the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Participants will gain from a laboratory tour of Stanford's National Nanofabrication User Network, tutorials and meetings with companies involved in the development of nanotechnology.

The conference Web site will be launched next month. Check the site for details by visiting www.asme.org/nano or by e-mailing nano@asme.org.

Those who register before Aug. 31 will receive a $100 discount on the attendance fee. After Aug. 31, registration fees will be $100 higher.

The cost will be $495 for ASME members, government employees, and members of academia and nonprofit organizations; industry employees will be charged $595. The fee for one-day attendance will be $295. Poster presenters will be charged $395, while students will pay $195.

To obtain additional information regarding the Second Integrated Nanosystems conference, contact Raj Manchanda at (212) 591-7789 or e-mail him at nano@asme.org.

 

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