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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:36:50 -0800
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Dear Swiss-Listers,
Please find below the information on another event with very
international and top level participation. See you soon !
Christian
EUROPEAN "NANO-GIANTS" MEET SILICON VALLEY
Nanotechnology in Switzerland, Belgium and the USA
Monday February 24, 2003, 7:00pm
Meet top nanoscience and nanotechnology specialists from USA,
Switzerland and Belgium, active in research, development, industry and
investment, as well as various officials including HRH Prince Philippe
of Belgium for a very special networking dinner. Short keynote speeches
by distinguished scientists, seating with selected table hosts, lively
exchanges across tables managed by three mc's, and dinner in one of the
trendiest places in San Francisco shall offer the perfect conditions
for networking and initiating cooperations.
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DETAILS BELOW
- Program
- Location
- Registration
- Table Hosts
- Sponsors & Organizers
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PROGRAM
7:00 pm
Registration and Seating at dinner tables
7:30 pm
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Nanotechnology in the USA
Dr. Meyya Meyyappan, Director, Center for Nanotechnology, NASA Ames, USA
- Nanotechnology in Belgium : Research and Opportunities
Prof. Alain Jonas, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Switzerland
Prof. Hans-Joachim Guentherodt, University of Basel, Switzerland
8:15 pm
Asia de Cuba Sharing Concept Dinner : Oxtail Spring Rolls, Tropical
Scallop Ceviche, Tamari Marinated Beef Satay, Avocado Macadamia Nut
Crusted Halibut, Cuban Spiced Chicken, Grilled Mojito Glazed Strip
Steak, Stir-Fried Coconut Rice, Wok Sauteed Asian and Caribbean
Vegetables, Cuban Opera Mousse, Cielo de Coca, Pina y Crema, Wine,
Beverages and Coffee
During dessert
Interactions across tables and Q&As, with MCs Matthew Laudon,
Nanoscience & Technology Institute, Boston; Pierre Leclercq, Belgian
Trade and Investment Office, San Francisco; and Christian Simm, Swiss
Science & Technology Office, San Francisco
Finale
Compare chocolates !
Closing remarks by HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium
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LOCATION
Clift Hotel (Rita and Ava rooms on 2nd floor, above Asia de Cuba
restaurant)
495 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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REGISTRATION
Admission (includes full meal, wine and beverages)
general : $65 / students : $35
Total seating is 140. As about 60 are taken by the three delegations
(see lists below), about 80 are available to you, on a first come,
first serve basis. Therefore please don't wait with your registration
...
Registration with on-line credit card payment at :
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/events.htm
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TABLE HOSTS
Three hosts will be sitting at each table, one from each country. A few
days prior to the event, registered participants will receive the table
list with the hosts at each of them, for his/her seating choice.
- United States of America
Meyya Meyyappan, NASA Ames Research Center
Pheadon Avouris, IBM Research Division / Nanotechnology
Al P. Pisano, University of California at Berkeley
Andreas Hieke, Ciphergen
Srinivas Iyer, Los Alamos National Lab
David Ferry, Arizona State University
Ted Khoury, Zyvex
Neal D. Shinn, Sandia National Lab
Bart Romanowicz, CFD Research Corporation
Scott Mize, AngstroVision
Kurt Krause, University of Houston
Wolfgang Windl, Ohio State University
Eiichi Maruyama, Frontier Research System RIKEN
Narayan Aluru, University of Illinois
Chris Menzel, Nano Science and Technology Institute
- Switzerland
Christoph Gerber, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory
Hans-Joachim Guentherodt, National Center of Nanoscale Science
Harry Heinzelmann, CSEM - Swiss Center for Electronics and
Microtechnology
Petros Koumoutsakos, ETHZ - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
Zurich
Karl Hoehener, Top Nano 21
David Zilsener, Nanofair
Manfred Detterbeck, Nanoworld AG
Kurt Eggmann, Weidmann Plastics Technology AG
Giorgio Arnosti, Buehler AG
Alexandre Gauthier-Jaques, UBS Private Banking - Geneva
Aymeric Sallin, NanoDimension
Doug Ebert, Economic Development Western Switzerland
André Guedel, Location:Switzerland
Jim Heim, Greater Zurich Area
David Kouidri, Swiss Business Hub Chicago
Rolf Röthing, Basel Area Business Development
Annemarie Gemperli, Temas AG / Top Nano 21
Jackie Hess, PriceWaterhousCoopers
- Belgium
HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium
Baudouin Jambe, Belgium General Directorate for Technology and Research
Yves Geerts, University of Bruxelles
Alain Jonas, University of Louvain
Peter-Paul Knops-Gerrits, University of Louvain
Janos Bnagy, University of Namur / Nanocyl s.a.
Françoise Remacle, University of Liège
Michel Voue, University of Mons-Hainaut / Materia Nova
Eric de Lame, Belgium Trade Commissioner in San Francisco
Charles Delhaye, Wallonia Export Agency
Sylvianne Vanbocquestal, Wallonia Export Agency
Jean-Pierre Vasaune, Chicago Belgian Trade Commission
Andre Marsden, Belgium Office for Foreign Investors
Francois de Hemptinne, Agoria Trade Federation
Manuel Molina, Eupen Cables
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SPONSORS AND ORGANIZERS
- Gold Sponsors
Perkins & Coie LLP
SwissNanotech
- Silver Sponsors
Baker & McKenzie
Belgian Office for Foreign Investors
Presence Switzerland
Walloon Export Agency
- Organizers
Swiss Science & Technology Office, San Franciso
Wallonia Nanotech Initiative
Nanoscience & Technology Institute, Boston
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Christian Simm, PhD
Swiss Science & Technology Office
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94904 (USA)
T (415) 788-2272 x107 (direct) or x0 (general)
F (415) 788-1402
www.sciencelink.org
christian.simm_at_sciencelink.org
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