posted October 16, 2005 09:36 PM               

ICNT 2005 is one of the largest gatherings of world-class experts in nanotechnology, featuring more than 150 speakers and 50 plus poster presenters from 38 countries, and covering a broad spectrum of Nanotechnology:
Science
Technology
Societal Issues
Business
Venture Investment
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Martin L. Perl, the Nobel Laureate in Physics will be the keynote speaker on Tuesday November 1, 2005

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. Temple, AZ, USA. (keynote)

Prof. Chih-Minh Ho, Director of the Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
"Using Nano Modalities Towards the Control of Bio-Systems" (keynote)

Keith R. Larson
Managing Director, Strategic Investments, INTEL CAPITAL CORPORATION, Hillsboro, OR, 97124 USA
< /ALIGN>< /ALIGN>Dr. Minoo N. Dastoor
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, Ibaraki, JAPAN
"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, Berlin, GERMANY
"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 SPAIN
“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. Ivanov
Center for Modern Medicine, Quantum Therapy and Rehabilitation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA
"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, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, TAIWAN
"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, Jurong Island, SINGAPORE
"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, Alameda Capital LLC, Pleasanton, CA 94566 USA
"Opportunities and Challenges for Nanotechnology Start-ups"


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 info@ianano.org

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.

Best regards,

Douglas Pryor