National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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The aim of this workshop is to establish a framework to enable cross-fertilization and identification of best practices to utilize currently available science and technology to improve manufacturing practices and performance of nanomaterials or products that comprise nanomaterials.

Specific technical areas to be covered are:

• Characterizing nanomaterials and enhancing their separation and fractionation to address challenges in commercial production of uniform, high quality, stable, and consistent (reproducible) nanomaterials in high volume.
• Understanding and controlling the surface-dependent properties of nanomaterials such as dispersion, aggregation, and adhesion at their interface with a matrix, with an emphasis on non-covalent bonding interactions.
• Understanding and controlling multiple properties of nanocomposites
  
  Within each of these topics, common issues to be discussed include, although are not limited to, measurement, characterization, modeling, environment health and safety, and performance properties.

NON U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE:
All foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and who wish to register for the Cross Industry Issues on Nanomanufacturing Workshop must supply additional information. Failure to provide this information prior to arrival on the site will result, as a minimum, in significant delays (up to 24 hours) in entering the facility. Authority to gather this information is derived from United States Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) number 207-12.

For Non U.S. Citizens, please complete the Foreign National Visitors Form before you register for the workshop. Please fax completed form to Angela Elllis at 301-948-2067

On-Line Registration

Registration fee: $300

Registration closes on 05/13/2008

Refund requests must be submitted in writing by 05/13/2008

A block of rooms has been reserved for the nights of May 19-21, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg, Two Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. The special rate is $113.00 per night plus 12% tax.To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly at 301/948-8900 by April 29, 2008 and mention that you are attending the "NIST/Cross Industry Issues on Nanomanufacturing Workshop".