NanoCommerce & SEMI NanoForum Chicago Nov. 1-3, 2005 - TechVenue.com Event Coverage & Interviews

NanoCommerce & SEMI NanoForum Chicago Nov. 1-3, 2005 - TechVenue.com Event Coverage & Interviews

I stopped by the the largest nanotechnology business event in the U.S. today - NanoCommerce & SEMI NanoForum, going on November 1-3, 2005 in Chicago.

http://NanoCommerceForum.com

Wow!

The technology world is literally reaching new heights by shrinking to new, well, lows. Small Times Magazine was there of course, covering the event and presenting many industry awards. The event itself was well organized and well attended from the slice of time I was there. Educational tracks were set up to cover both the technical and business side of this growth market that smacks of the early beginnings of the semi-conductor industry - State of the industry, Bio Pharma, Electronics, Energy, Environmental, Societal, Defense & USA Homeland Security, Deposition, Patterning, Metrology and of course, the cross-over into the semi-conductor world.

The Midwest had a strong exhibitor showing with 24 out of 48 total exhibitors from the Midwest USA - about 50%! Universities were very involved, as well as many International showings from Canada to the UK to New Zealand, Australia and Japan.

Coming up in the audio Podcast is a portion of an interesting panel on Defense and Homeland Security: Nano for Soldiers - which featured having the previous main track speaker, Mr. Keith B. Ward, Ph.D., Office Director CBRNE Defense for Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) from Washington D.C. - he's the one with a slight southern accent and a knack for illustrating and getting to the heart and point of the matter at hand in these panel discussions that had, pun intended, good chemistry.

What was encouraging to see when I visited the parallel panel on Environmental and Societal Implications is that both panels were talking about the same technologies (Ex. Detection Technology) from very different perspectives, but not without expressing a common desire that these technologies, no matter where they originated from (Academia, Defense, Private Innovations) be shared and cross-pollinate each other for the common good, since the potential for profits are boundless for all involved - not something that the Semi-conductor industry could say for very long...

The final bit of audio coverage comes from a Chicago company Arryx, Inc. which employs holographic laser steering at micro and nanoscopic levels to accelerate research and innovation in multiple disciplines. They presented a very compelling demonstration during the refreshments and networking part of the evening - which says a lot about the presenter when you consider the diametrically opposed mix of mind boggling scientific material, Amstel Light and Wine in the room!

A more complete list of participating companies is found below...

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ORGANIZATION NAME: NanoBusiness Alliance
EVENT NAME: NanoCommerce & SEMI NanoForum 2005
EVENT START DATE: 11/1/2005 8:00:00 AM
EVENT END DATE: 11/3/2005 5:00:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago IL
EVENT REGION: US - Midwest
EVENT THEME: Conferences/Trade Shows
EVENT DESCRIPTION: NanoCommerce & SEMI NanoForum 2005 is the largest business-oriented nanotechnology event in North America. It is an applications-focused conference and trade show geared towards business, technology and manufacturing solutions.
EVENT PURPOSE: The best opportunity in the world to identify and access nanotech innovations for your business. Find new growth opportunities and establish new partnerships to differentiate your existing products and build new businesses.
EVENT SPEAKERS: Floyd Kvamme, Kleiner Perkins and Co-chair President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Rick Snyder, CEO Ardesta and Chairman of Gateway; Jim O'Connor, VP Motorola Accelerator
EVENT COST: $895
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://www.nanocommerceforum.com
EVENT CONTACT NAME: Sean Murdock
VENT CONTACT PHONE: 847.568.8413
CONTACT EMAIL: sean@nanobusiness.org
RSVP PHONE: 847.568.8415
RSVP EMAIL/LINK: alisa@nanobusiness.org
MUST ONE RSVP?: No
INVITATION ONLY?: No
EVENT NOTES: The largest nanotechnology business event in the U.S. -NanoCommerce & SEMI NanoForum, November 1-3 in Chicago! www.nanocommerceforum.com
You won't want to miss the largest nanotechnology business event in North America, bringing together nanotechnology leaders from Fortune 500s to startups. www.nanocommerceforum.com/registration You'll hear from: - Floyd Kvamme, Co-Chairman of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (NEW) - David Anderson, President and CEO of QinetiQ, a UK based company (NEW) -Rick Snyder, CEO of Ardesta and Gateway Chairman of the Board - Alexei Andreev, Managing Director, Harris & Harris Group - Shinji Aoki, Managing Director, Presidio STX (a Sumitomo Corp. Company.) - Gian-Luca Bona, Department Group Manager, IBM Research Center - G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill & Company - Joe Cross, President & CEO, Nanophase Technologies - Paul Epner, Director of Global Business Research, Abbott Laboratories - Mauro Ferrari, iMEDD Founding Scientist, The Ohio State University - Don Kania, President & COO, Veeco Instruments - Kevin Matthews, CEO, Oxonica - Chad Mirkin, Director, Nanotechnology Institute, Northwestern University - Jim O'Connor, Vice President of Technology, Motorola - Vahe Sarkissian, Chairman and CEO, FEI Company -Candace Stuart, Editor-in-Chief, Small Times Media - Geoffrey Varga, Director, Degussa - Keith Ward, Office Director, Department of Homeland Security You'll also see the top 20 emerging nanotech companies at a special forum, the Emerging NanoBusiness Showcase. Look for the winning company names to be announced soon. Accommodations: The conference hotel is completely sold out. You may check to see if there have been any cancellations at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place by calling 312.567.1234. Assuming there are no rooms available, we would recommend the Hyatt Regency Chicago on Wacker Drive. It is a few miles away, but is a nice hotel located in the heart of the city. You can reach that hotel at 312.565.1234. (Note that the two phone numbers are very similar.) Right now rates are $199 per night. Please note that this is not a conference room block, so these are the normal hotel rates. To view the full conference agenda, visit http://www.nanocommerceforum.com/agenda. Register by Friday October 14th to save $200! http://www.nanocommerceforum.com/registration Tutorial You'll also want to be sure to register for our tutorial on October 31. This full day educational forum features the latest information on nanomanufacturing from Stanford and Northwestern Universities. Professors will present on key topics covering nano electronics, nano characterization, nano photonics and nano structures. register now to be sure you're up-to-date on the latest developments. More info at: http://www.nanocommerceforum.com/agenda/day0-tutorial-session Exhibitors and Sponsors The exhibit space provides an area for you to see actual products using nanotechnology, easily find and meet executives from the various companies and browse through the exhibit companies and get a sense for the commercial product space. Our exhibitors and sponsors this year include: Advance Nanotech * Aetos Technologies * Applied Thin Films, Inc. * Argonne National Labs * Arryx * Bioforce Nanosciences * Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione * Carl Zeiss SMT * Consulate General of Canada * Contec * CVD Equipment Corporation/First Nano * Exitech, Inc. * FEI Company * Foley & Lardner * Honeywell/Zellweiger * Illinois Institute of Technology * Integrated Dynamics Engineering * International Institute for Nanotechnology * IpIQ * Keithley Instruments * Microbonds Inc. * Midwest Vacuum Inc. * Michigan Small Tech Association * Nanobusiness Alliance * NanoDynamics * Nanogram Corporation * NanoInk * Nanometrix * Nanophase Technologies Corporation * NanoScale Materials, Inc. * Nanotechnologies, Inc. * NaturalNano * nPoint * QuesTek * SEMATECH * SEMI * Small Times Media * TAC Tour Andover Controls * Tennessee's Innovation Valley (ETEDA) * UK Trade & Investment * University of Illinois (Urbana Champaign) * The University of Michigan * Veeco Instruments * Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. Gold Sponsors: Advance Nanotech (www.advancenanotech.com) ipIQ (www.ipiq.com) Winstead Sechrest & Minick (www.winstead.com) Global Partners: Foley & Lardner LLP (www.foley.com) UK Trade & Investment (www.uktradeinvestusa.com/nanotech) Silver Sponsors: FEI Company (www.feicompany.com) Keithley Instruments (www.keithley.com) NanoDynamics (www.nanodynamics.com) NanoInk (www.nanoink.net) Nanophase Technologies (www.nanophase.com) SEMATECH (www.sematech.org) Veeco Instruments (www.veeco.com) Strategic Partner: Lockheed Martin (www.lockheedmartin.com) Session Sponsor: NaturalNano (www.naturalnano.com) Best of Small Tech Awards Reception Sponsor: Ardesta (www.ardesta.com) ENBS Sponsor: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione (www.brinkshofer.com) Internet Cafe Sponsor: Welsh & Katz (www.welshkatz.com) Association Partners: Ben Franklin Technology Partners (www.benfranklin.org) Chicago Microtechnology & Nanotechnology Community (www.chicagonano.org) Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (www.iest.org) IPC (www.ipc.org) Michigan Small Tech Association (www.michigansmalltech.com) Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (www.onami.us) Society of Manufacturing Engineers (www.sme.org) Texas Nanotechnology Initiative (www.texasnano.org) tinytechjobs (www.tinytechjobs.com) Tooling & Manufacturing Association (www.tmanet.com) Washington Technology Center (www.watechcenter.org) World Business Chicago (www.worldbusinesschicago.com) Media Partners: Chip Scale Review (www.chipscalereview.com) Micro/Nano (www.rdmag.com/micronano.aspx) NanoVIP (www.nanovip.com) Red Herring (www.redherring.com) Semiconductor International (www.reed-electronics.com/semiconductor/) Semiconductor Manufacturing Magazine (www.semimfg.com) Solid State Technology (www.solid-state.com) Register by Friday to save $200! www.nanocommerceforum.com/registration Presented By: Small Times (www.smalltimesmedia.com) NanoBusiness Alliance (www.nanobusiness.org) SEMI (www.semi.org)

...And now without further analysis or delay - here's the audio portion!

http://TechVenue.com/Podcasts/NanoForum_2005.mp3

Music intros created by me - David Flint