ADVISORY/COMDEX Kicks Off Innovation Forum Series with Chicago Event Exploring Issues in Nanotechnology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (May 20) --(BUSINESS WIRE) May 20th Forum Brings Together Nanotechnology nanotechnology: see micromechanics. nanotechnology Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). Leaders for Free Half-Day Educational Session
WHAT: The most recognizable technology brand in the world, COMDEX, is
hosting a series of topic-specific innovation forums as a
prelude to its twenty-forth annual fall conference in Las Vegas.
The Innovation Forums are comprised of one-day interactive
educational seminars scheduled to take place from May through
June in Washington DC, San Jose, Calif., New York and Los
Angeles, with the inaugural forum set for Chicago on Tuesday,
May 20, 2003.
In collaboration with i-Street, the leading business content
company focused on the high tech industry in Chicago and the
Midwest, and the Chicago Microtechnology/Nanotechnology
Community, COMDEX created a program aimed to educate the
business community about the innovations, benefits and issues
surrounding micro and nanotechnology.
The Chicago Nanotechnology Forum is a free educational session
that will consist of expert presentations and panel discussions
covering nanomaterials, nanobiology, nanoelectronics, and
nanoethics, from leading nanotechnology professionals. This
event is open to the public.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 20, 2003
9:00 a.m. - Noon
WHERE: Hotel InterContinental
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 944-4100
AGENDA:
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Registration and complimentary networking
breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.: Forum welcome
9:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.: Nanotechnology Tutorial
Nanomaterials
Clyde W. Kimball, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Physics,
Northern Illinois University
Nanobiotechnology
Annelise E. Barron, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemical
Engineering and BioMedical Engineering, Northwestern University
Nanoelectronics
Guy della-Cioppa, PhD, Executive Vice President Business
Development, NanoInk
Nanoethics
Vivian Weil, PhD, Director, Center for the Study of Ethics in the
Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
10:40 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.: Break
10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.: Nanotechnology Panel Discussion
Moderators:
Darcy Evon, Founder, President, CEO, i-Street, Inc.
Nik Rokop, Co-Founder, Chicago Microtechnology/Nanotechnology
Community
Panelists:
Gayle Woloschak, PhD, Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine,
Northwestern University
K. Shannon Mrksich, PhD, Attorney, Biotechnology and
Pharmaceutical Practice Group
Brinks Hofer Gilson Lione
Derrick Mancini, PhD, Associate Director, Center for
Nanostructured Materials, Argonne National Labs
Steve Johns, Senior VP Corporate and Business Development, Ardesta
11:50 a.m. - Noon: Forum closing
CONTACTS:
RSVPs may be forwarded via email to Emily Swanson at
key3media@fitzgerald.com or via phone at (650) 637-9600.
Questions related to media/analyst COMDEX registration can be
directed to Kennedy Jones at kennedy.jones@key3media.com. For
additional event information, visit www.comdex.com.
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