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Agenda at a Glance
World
Nano-Economic Congress SINGAPORE
Morning Keynote
& Plenary Presentations Day 1
Meeting
Room 203 (Level 2)
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Day
One, Wednesday, October 13, 2004 |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Conference Registration & Morning
Coffee |
| 9:0-9:30 |
OPENING ADDRESS AND WELCOME: How Academic Science
is Transformed into Business: Singapore’s
Role in the Support of Making Science into Products
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| 9:30-10:00 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS; Asia: A Unique Opportunity for
the Development and Commercialization of Nanotechnology
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee and Networking Break |
| 10:30-11:15 |
Executive Panel: How Nanotechnology Initiatives
of Asia & the Pacific Rim are Making a True Nanotechnology
Hub
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| 11:15-12:00 |
Executive Panel: Examining the Industrial Applications
for Nanotechnology: Where are the low hanging fruits?
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| 12:00-1:30 |
Luncheon for Delegates |
WNEC SINGAPORE Afternoon
Breakout Sessions, Day 1 October 13th, 2004
Meeting Rooms 311, 312,
313 (Level 3)
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| Breakout Sessions |
Track A:
TEXTILES
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Track B:
ELECTRONICS
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Track C:
PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICAL |
1:30-2:05
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“Smart Apparel”: The role
nanotechnology is poised to play in the enabling of
wearable technology |
Examining the various nanotechnology
solutions being applied to displays and their state
of development |
Nanostructure Processing of Advanced
Biomaterials |
| 2:05-2:40 |
Examining the importance and implications
of nanotechnology on the Asian textile industry |
Analyzing the technical and economic
pressures pushing the adoption of nanotechnology solutions
for data storage and how nanotechnology options compare
with competitive technologies |
Analyzing nanotechnology solutions
for application drug and vaccine delivery from technical,
market, and regulatory perspectives |
| 2:40-3:10 |
Refreshment Break
and Opportunity to Visit Exhibit Hall |
| 3:10-3:45 |
Nanomaterials for functional/performance
textiles: What exists today and what can we expect
in the near future
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Nano Photonic Devices:
From telecommunications to optical integrated circuits
how will nanotechnology re-start the optical revolution |
Employing nanotechnology
solutions for medical device and biomaterial applications |
| 3:45-4:20 |
The Home Furnishings of
Tomorrow—Here Today with Nanotechnology. |
Quantum Computing and
Secure Data Transmission: Is the future here today
enabled by nanotechnology? |
Determining the use of
nanoparticles in antibacterial applications from personal
products, textiles for medical clothing, and coatings
for sterile environments |
| 4:20-5:00 |
PANEL FORUM
Determining how will the applications of nanotechnology
within textiles transform the industry: What should
we expect the textiles of the near future be offering
consumers and the industry? |
PANEL FORUM
Determining how will the applications of nanotechnology
within the electronics industry transform its products:
What will computers and communication devices look
like and how will they work due to the application
of nanotechnology? |
PANEL FORUM
Determining how will the applications of nanotechnology
within the medical & pharmaceutical industry will
transform healthcare in the future: How will the hospitals
and healthcare solutions be transformed by nanotechnology?
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World
Nano-Economic Congress SINGAPORE
Morning Keynote
& Plenary Presentations Day 2
Meeting
Room 203 (Level 2)
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Day
Two, Thursday, October 14, 2004 |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Conference Registration & Morning
Coffee |
| 9:00-9:30 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
The Future of Nanotechnology in Industry and the
Trend of Nanotechnology in Korea
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| 9:30-10:15 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
The Commercialization of Nanotechnology in Japan
(Tentative Title)
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| 10:15-10:45 |
Coffee and Networking Break |
| 10:45-11:15 |
Tools: How can the microscopy and
software modeling tools that enabled the nanotechnology
revolution propel nanotechnology from lab projects
into manufacturing processes? |
| 11:15-11:45 |
The Role of Nanotechnology in the
Semiconductor Industry (Tentative Title)
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| 11:45-12:30 |
PANEL
Analyzing the financial markets and nanotechnology:
When will IPOs of nanotechnology become common place
and what will this mean for the commercial development
of nanotechnology? |
| 12:00-1:30 |
Luncheon for Delegates |
WNEC SINGAPORE Afternoon
Breakout Sessions, Day 2October 14th, 2004
Meeting Rooms 311, 312, 313 (Level 3)
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| Breakout Sessions |
Track A:
ADVANCED POLYMERS
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Track B:
NANOMANUFACTURING
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Track C:
WATER |
1:30-2:05
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Examining the compatibility of nanotubes
and nanofibres with polymers |
Scaling Down: Using Microscopy Tools
in Nanotechnology Research & Manufacturing |
Improving Filtration Technologies through
the Application of Nanotechnology Solutions |
| 2:05-2:40 |
Determining the economic benefits of
nanotechnology-based solutions over other commercially
available polymer additives
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NanoMachining |
Addressing Ground Water Contamination
with Nanotechnology
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| 2:40-3:10 |
Refreshment Break
and Opportunity to Visit Exhibit Hall |
| 3:10-3:45 |
Identifying nanotechnology solutions
for further enabling plastic formulation and manufacturing
and overcoming the technical challenges for their
adoption
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NanoLithography
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Employing Nanotechnology for Improved
Water Contaminant Detection
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| 3:45-4:20 |
Employing nanotechnology for polymer
composites as both structural materials and coatings
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Software
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Combining Nanotechnology, Solar Energy,
and Water: Purification & Sustainability
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| 4:20-5:00 |
PANEL FORUM
Determining how will the applications of nanotechnology
within the advanced polymer industry alter this industry
and consumer products: What should we expect in the
near future? |
PANEL FORUM
How will the “NanoFactory” evolve over
the next five years? Migrating Tools from the Laboratory
to Processes |
PANEL FORUM
Determining how applying nanotechnology to water issues
will address the world’s water demands |
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