Under the nanoLINK initiative (see www.nano-link.net)

the EU support projects MINAEAST-NET and MINOS-EURONET are disseminating information through
a n@noLINK e-newsletter (continuing the dissemination done previously by the e-newsletter MINAEAST-NET)

Week 33-42, No. 21 (October 11, 2006)

MINOS-EURONET information (Contract No.015704) Web site: www.minos-euro.net

1. MINOS-EURONET Brokerage Event at ASDAM Conference venue, 16 October 2006, Smolenice, Slovakia (Details...)

Faculty of EE & IT, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava as a partner of EU funded MINOSE-EURONET project organises brokerage event. It is aimed to provide a space for finding partners for future R&D cooperation mainly in the field of micro- and nano-electronics, systems and technologies as covered by the ASDAM Conference topics. Personal meetings will be organised based on the registration on the Conference/Brokerage web site.
Participation at the Brokerage event is free of charge and the event is opened for everyone, not exclusively for Conference participants.

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2. MINOS-EURONET event "Visit to STUBA and International Laser Centre labs", 19 October 2006, Bratislava, Slovakia (Details...)

The visit will come after a presentations and discussions at the ASDAM’06 Conference but it is opened for everyone interested.
The aim is to learn in more details on a potential and facilities pf both organisations for possible future R&D cooperation.
Potentially interested partners are kindly asked to contact Bedrich Weber at bedrich.weber@elf.stuba.sk October 12 at the latest.

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3. Course on "MEMS Design and INTEGRAM Prototyping Services", 6-9 November 2006, Malvern, UK (Details...)

The objectives of the course are:

• Introduce MST and the key concepts of micro-mechanics, including the use of standard equations to analyse a range of simple mechanical devices and their properties
• Provide awareness of common sensor transduction methods and how to extract signals from MST sensors
• Explain methods to help participants design and analyse MST devices, culminating in a basic grasp of multiphysics design tools and when and how to use them.
• Explain INTEGRAM process flows and design rules to enable students to design with confidence
• Provide familiarity with major CAD tools, including L-Edit for layout and CoventorWare for MEMS design with supporting INTEGRAM-specific modules
• Reinforce learning through practical case studies and worked examples based on simple devices during and after the course
• Support participants to develop their own design ideas

Contact: Christoph Pickering, QinetiQ, Malvern, UK, E-mail: CPICKERING@qinetiq.com.

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4. GoodFood Second Open Day, 15 November 2006, Grenoble, France

This year the event will be devoted to milk and dairy food sector and results from the project on this subject will be presented. Also relevant external end users and MNT developers in this area will be invited.

Agenda; Registration Form

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5. 2006 Annual Event in Information Society Technologies IST2006, 21-23 November 2006, Helsinki, Finland (Details...)

The annual event will be organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Finnish Presidency of the European Union.

The two main goals are:
- bring key policy-makers together from across Europe to discuss
a holistic policy approach to European ICT development
- explore how tomorrow's future ICT technological, business and social challenges
will be addressed by FP7, the EU's 7th Framework Programme for Research (2007-2013)

AMICOM the network of excellence on RF MEMS and RF Microsystems is organising in this framework a networking session on
“Radio Frequency Microsystems technology (RF-MST) for smart integrated systems”. (Details...)

This networking session will be devoted to the status and perspectives of the RF-MST/MEMS in Europe. Opportunities for broader and deeper cooperation in the framework of FP7 programmes will also be introduced and open discussions will be encouraged.

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1. Fourth MINAEAST Workshop, 16 - 17 October 2006, IMT - Bucharest, Romania (Details...)

The workshop will be focused mainly on opportunities of cooperation in FP7 or other programs and will contain the following topics, provided by Romanian organizations, together with representatives of European organizations:

a). Preliminary info about topics in FP7\
b). Perspectives to participation to MNT activities through European organizations such as NEXUS and EUROPRACTICE (the actual status)
c). “Good practice” of new member states in developing local/national initiatives fostering European cooperation (networks, programmes, structural funding etc.).

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2. Event in Czech Republic:
Nanostructured Materials for Functional, Structural and Bio-applications- NANO '06, 13- 15 November 2006, Brno UT, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Details...)

NANO '06 is the fifth in the series of conferences that have been held annually at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Brno UT. It has as its primary aim to provide scope for the dissemination of knowledge obtained in the area of nanostructure materials and nanotechnologies, and the application of this knowledge to industrial practise. The Conference is also expected to serve as an interactive forum for establishing and amplifying personal contacts within the "nano-community frame" and supporting cooperation in national and international research and development programmes.

The Conference has set itself, in particular, the aim of
   - Nanostructured Metallic Materials,
   - Nanostructured Ceramics Materials, Nanopowders, Nanoparticles,
   - Polymer Nanostructures,
   - Nanocomposites,
   - Nanocoatings,
   - Semiconductor Nanostructures, Nanoelectronics,
   - Novel Synthesis Techniques of Nanomaterials,
   - Nanomaterials for Bio-applications, Nanobiotechnology,
   - Nanotechnology: Devices and Applications,
   - Nanotechnology: Risks to Humen Health,
   - Nanoscience and Education.

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3. Event in Switzerland:
The 10th Annual European Conference On Micro & Nanoscale Technologies for the Biosciences- NANOTECH- Montreux , 14-16 November 2006, Montreux (Details...)

Short Course on Microsystems Technology (MST)"Trends and Visions in MicroNano Technologies for Biosciences",
12-13 November 2006 

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4. Event in France:
Elec Mol’ Grenoble’s International Meeting in Molecular Electronics, 11-15 December 2006, Grenoble, France (Details...)

Conference topics:

• Single Molecules & Quantum Dots: Junctions, Memories & Switches
• Organic Electronics: Materials & Devices
• Organic Optoelectronics & Photonics: Materials & Devices
• Carbon Nanotubes & Nanowires: Synthesis & Devices
• Self-Assembly & Supramolecular Architectures
• Scanning Probe Microscopies & Near Field Approaches
• Molecular Theoretical Modelling
• Bioinspired Approaches & Biomimetic Devices

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Common section (general information)

1. European Forum on Nanosciences: A converging Approach Across Disciplines, 19 - 20 October 2006, Brussels, Belgium (Details...)

The “European Forum on Nanosciences” aims to explore the wide range of new possibilities, underlining the international and interdisciplinary character of this field.
Objectives of the “European Forum”: to promote multidisciplinary/converging approaches on nanosciences; to encourage networking; to identify research and training priorities; to contribute to the debate on nanosciences in society and to increase public awareness; to provide a forum to discuss recent scientific results in nanosciences and assess options for future developments; to explore synergies in the involvement of different funding agencies; to promote nanosciences and converging approaches as driving forces in the knowledge-based society

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2. Course: Nanotechnology for Life Science (NEW), 28 November 2006, Neuchâtel (CH), FSRM (Details...)

In particular, relevant applications are the development of :

• nanomaterials (nanoparticles, dendrimers, polymer nanocontainers) for biomedical imaging and minimally invasive drug delivery
• new generation of biomaterials used for example in implants or as scaffolds for tissue engineered products
• micro- and nano-devices for early disease detection and diagnosis

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3. μSapient Brokerage Event, 7-8 November 2006, FZ Karlsruhe, Germany (Details...)

The aim of the brokerage event is to formulate new project ideas and help form new industrially led consortia and special interest groups on specific topics of common interest to the EU micro- and nano-manufacturing industry.

The brokerage event will include a set of industrial presentations from key micro and nano manufacturing industries in Europe followed by parallel sessions focused on specific research themes. We are inviting key industrialists from across Europe to participate in this event to ensure that various sectors and industrial priorities are represented. The event will be structured to enable special interest groups to discuss and formalise ideas on specific technical topics.

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