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Abstract:
13th Foresight Conference Focuses on Energy, Clean Water, Health, Agriculture, Information Technology and Development of Space
Menlo Park, CA. | September 01, 2005
How will nanotechnology benefit
humankind? What is currently happening in nanotech that will translate into
solutions for problems facing mankind? Panelists and speakers will discuss
nanotechnology solutions and environmental issues surrounding the Foresight
Nanotechnology Challenges at the 13th Foresight Conference: Advancing
Beneficial Nanotechnology: Focusing on the Cutting Edge, to be held October
22-27, 2005 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott. Newcomers and veteran
nanotechnology trackers will hear how nanotechnology can help solve some of
the most critical challenges facing humankind.
The Foresight Nanotechnology Challenges are:
"There is a lot of conversation and debate about the pros, cons and possibilities of
nanotechnology." said Scott Mize, President of Foresight Nanotech Institute. "Our
conference is designed to highlight what is happening on the cutting edge today,
illuminate how it can solve key problems facing humanity, ask the hard questions,
and contemplate the future of this powerful technology."
Panels and presentations include the following: Nanotech for Clean Energy,
Capturing the Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology, Assessing Risks of Nanoscale Materials,
Nanotech for Clean Water, Federal Government Regulation
of Nanotechnology - Present and Future Trends, Health Applications of Nanotech,
Nanotechnology and the Environment, State-of-the-Art Nanotechnology for
Space - Near-Term and Long-Term, Nanotech for Food Production and Reducing
the Environmental "Footprint" of Agriculture, Nanotech for Ubiquitous,
Inexpensive Information Technology, From Carbon Nanotubes to the Space
Elevator, and Is the Public Interest Being Protected?
Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology: Focusing on the Cutting Edge is
organized into three stand-alone, complementary sessions - Vision, Applications
& Policy, and Research - featuring world-class speakers discussing key
advances, funding and applications, and debating the controversial issues
surrounding this new Industrial Revolution.
The Vision Weekend provides a rare opportunity to hear speakers including: Peter
Diamandis, X Prize Foundation; Aubrey de Grey of University, Cambridge; Eric
Drexler, Nanorex; Carl Kohrt, Battelle; and Richard A.L. Jones, University of
Sheffield, discuss the future of nanotechnology candidly and off-the-record.
Scheduled for October 22-23, 2005, these sessions also feature a debate,
"Nanotechnology: Revolutionary or Questionable?" between Jerry Mander,
Director, International Forum an Globalization, and Ralph Merkle, Dept. of
Computer Science, Georgia Tech.
The Applications & Policy sessions focus on the Foresight Nanotechnology
Challenges, and will examine the commercial breakthroughs and public policy
actions that are driving nanotechnology solutions to these challenges facing
humanity. Speakers include: George Atkinson, U.S. Department of State; Scott
Hubbard, NASA Ames Research Center; Randy Hayes, Rainforest Action
Network; Peter Singer, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics; David
Bishop, Lucent; Jim Von Ehr, Zyvex; and Adam Werbach, Conservationist and
former President, Sierra Club. Scheduled for October 24-25, 2005, this segment
also features presentations and panels on nanotechnology applications for clean energy, clean water,
human health, agriculture, information technology, and space development.
The Research sessions are a forum for researchers from all disciplines to present
and discuss important recent work and results. The research days include
technical talks from: Steve Mayo, Caltech and Howard Hughes Medical Institute;
Z.L.Wang, Georgia Tech; Roy Bar-Ziv, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel);
William Goddard, Caltech; Alex Zettl, UC Berkeley; and Hiroshi Yokayama,
AIST (Japan). Scheduled for October 26 and October 27, 2005, these sessions
also include a presentation on the Technology Roadmap for Productive
Nanosystems, a joint initiative between Foresight Nanotech Institute, Battelle and
The Waitt Family Foundation.
Attendees can customize this "a la carte" conference experience by choosing the
days and sessions that provide the nanotechnology information and contacts they
are seeking. Participants choosing to attend all six days receive a comprehensive
overview from Vision, through current Applications & Policy, to Research.
Current sponsors of the Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology Conference are:
Battelle, The Waitt Family Foundation, Biophan Technologies, Dorsey &
Whitney LLP, Zyvex, Buchanan Ingersoll, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sun
Microsystems, Nanoscience Technologies, NaturalNano, Nanorex, Inc., Foley &
Lardner LLP, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, White & Case,
Greenberg Traurig and nanoTITAN Incorporated.
For registration and additional details about Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology: please visit www.foresight.org/conference2005.
About Foresight Nanotech Institute:
Foresight Nanotech Institute is the leading think tank and public interest
organization focused on nanotechnology. Founded in 1986, our mission is to
ensure the beneficial implementation of nanotechnology. Focusing on the six
Foresight Nanotechnology Challenges, Foresight provides balanced, accurate and
timely information to help society understand nanotechnology through
publications, guidelines, public policy activities, roadmaps, prizes, tutorials,
conferences, discussion forums and networking events.
For more information about Foresight Nanotech Institute, visit: www.foresight.org
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