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1. MINOS Road Show, 15-30 May 2008 [...details]
The full programme of the Roadshow:
First part: UK Road Show (15-16 May 2008)
Second part: Continental Europe Road Show (26-30 May 2008)
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2. Nano2Life Research School: Nanostructures and Materials for Biomedical Application - From Idea to Market, Saarbruecken, Germany,
25 - 30 May 2008 [...details]
Several companies, academic speakers with spin-off experience and institutes with different funding system/ business models will not only present state-of-the art science but as well create an entrepreneurial spirit. Challenging topics about production, application and characterisation of nanomaterials, visits and debates at large multidisciplinary centres are on the program. |
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3. GOSPEL Summer School, Analipsi (Crete), Greece, 25 - 31 May 2008 [...details]
Building on the success of previous GOSPEL schools, this event provides an opportunity to understand new developments in artificial olfaction and their potential impact on the next generation of medical, environmental, and security technologies.
Programme
- Biological Chemoreception
- Sampling and Analytical Measurements
- Sensing Devices
- Electronics and Signal Processing
- Information Processing
- Applications of Chemical Sensing
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4. "minaSYS interCOOP 2008", Bratislava, Slovakia, 26 May 2008 [...details]
 Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of EE & IT and BIC Bratislava in co-operation with the FFG Vienna in the frame of the “Enterprise Europe Network” initiative and the “MINOS-EURONET” and “REACT” projects organise: minaSYS interCOOP 2008, an International co-operation event in the field of micro-, nano-, opto-electronics & technology, embedded systems, smart systems and RFID.
In conjunction with “minaSYS interCOOP 2008” there will be a plenary session & trans-national brokerage event dedicated to the fields of micro-, nano-, opto-electronics & technology, embedded systems, smart systems and RFID, organised by Slovak University of Technology and BIC Bratislava, supported by the MINOS-EURONET and Enterprise Europe Network projects. Participants will be provided with an opportunity to meet their potential partners for the research and technology development and/or technology transfer projects and to set up new partnerships for future co-operation.
Contact: Bedrich Weber, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia, E-mail: bedrich.weber@elf.stuba.sk. |
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5. STIMESI MEMS Training Course Programme
MEMS Design and INTEGRAMplus Prototyping Services,
Tyndall National Institute, Cork (Ireland), 9 - 12 June 2008 [...details]
This 4-day course will be given by a combination of academic experts, industrial designers and software developers. It provides an overview of MEMS processing technologies and how to approach the design of MEMS devices. Underpinning concepts of micro-mechanics (with worked examples of accelerometer and gyroscope) and microfluidics, electronic transduction techniques, and the principles of Finite Element Analysis will be reviewed. This will be followed by tutorials on the INTEGRAM/plus /silicon MEMS processes, design rules and introduce various design tools for analytical design, layout and simulation (circuit-level and finite element). This course will also introduce concepts and drivers for multi-domain integration and INTEGRAM/plus/ polymer and microfluidic services.
An INTEGRAM/plus/ hands-on microfluidics training day is planned to be held on Friday 13 June immediately following the STIMESI course and at the same venue. This will include more detail on microfluidic design, modelling and the use of the INTEGRAM/plus/ polymer microfluidics kit and associated prototyping service. |
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6. 1st International Conference from Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials to Nanodevices and Nanosystems- 1st IC4N 2008, Halkidiki, Greece, 16 -18 June 2008, [...details]
A major objective of the conference is to address and discuss current state-of-the-art, identify barriers to progress, and future challenging and rewarding research directions. It is our goal to provide a stimulating environment for interaction and foster collaboration among participants. Progress in this field can have a tramendous impact on science and technology and critical global issues such as human health, energy and our environment. |
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7. 4M Summer School- Micro Mechanical System Design & Manufacturing, Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 June - 4 July, 2008 [...details]
This course is situated in the context of emerging micro/nano technologies. Micromechanical components play an increasing role in micro systems. The use of metals, polymers and ceramics for miniature components requires product development methods as well as manufacturing technologies. Product dimension will range from micrometre to millimetre. The attendees will get insights on the complete product development from requirements and technology possibilities to manufacturing and testing, in an industrial perspective. Indeed it is now well known that micro/nanotechnology is not only a matter of downscaling applications and methods. |
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8. 5th AMICOM Summer School 2008 [...details]
The 5th AMICOM Summer School 2008 will take place in week 28 (July) in Toulouse, France. |
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9. New Videowebsite - Research School Lund [...details]
The recordings made during the Research School in Lund are available on the new Videowebsite of Nano2Life.
This site contains a collection of video recorded scientific lectures and other reference materials in the nano and nano-bio fields. This content is intended for the use of the European member bodies of the Nano2Life network. Using this site, member institutes will be able to upload their content contribution of recorded scientific lectures for the benefit of the scientific nano-bio community. |
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1. ENIAC JOINT UNDERTAKING CALL FOR PROPOSALS [...details]
Call Title: ENIAC Call 2008
Identifier: ENIAC-2008-1
Publication date: 8 May 2008
Deadline: 3 September 2008 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
Objectives: Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI) aim to achieve strategic focus by supporting common ambitious reserach agendas through mid-term technology R&D in areas that are crucial for competitiveness and growth, assembling and coordinating at European level a critical mass of research. The focus of the ENIAC JTI will be industrial R&D in the 'More Moore' and More than Moore' domains, executed with a clear application focus. The ENIAC JTI will also cover design, equipment and material R&D activities. Detailed objectives of the Call are set out in the Annual Work Programme 2008. |
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2. IEEE LEOS- International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, Freiburg, Germany, 11-14 August 2008 [...details]
The 2008 International Conference on Optical MEMS & Nanophotonics will bring together the latest technical advancement in the fields of optical micr-electro-mechanical systems and integrated micro-optics. The conference will also include the growing fields of nanophotonic devices and integrated systems. |
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3. EthicSchool Summerschool on Ethics of Nanotechnology, Twente, The Netherlands, 24 - 29 August 2008 [...details]
Ethicschool organises two summerschools on ethics of emerging technologies. Both will present a mixture of lectures by leading researchers with remarkable visions on ethics of nanotechnology or converging technologies; workshops where all participants should contribute to the debate on responsible technology development; and masterclasses where young researchers are welcome to table their strategy for investigating techno-ethics for discussion with keynote speakers and other participants.
Preliminary Programme, version April 2008. The deadline for applying for this funding is 1 June 2008.
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4. IMEKO TC 2 Symposium on Photonics in Measurements 2008, Prague, Czech Republic, 25 - 26 August 2008 [...details]
Symposium Topics:
- Interferometry & Optical Testing Techniques
- Development of Optical Measurement Systems
- Optical Measurement in Micro - and Nanotechnologies
- Image Processing and Simulation
- Optoelectronic Sensor-Technologies and Light Sources
- Applications for optical 1D and 2D sensors
- Fiber Optical Sensors
- Structured Illumination Techniques
- Spectroscopy and Scattering Techniques
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5. ARCSIS Micropackaging Days 2008, Gardanne, France, 4 - 5 December 2008 [...details]
For the last six years, ARCSIS has organized a number of technical and scientific days dedicated to Micropackaging.
The program includes scientific and technical Conferences and a closing poster session. Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Become familiar with the most recent technical advances in micropackaging and advanced-assembly techniques, in particular new SIP packaging technologies.
- Communicate on recent achievements in organic/plastic electronics.
- Identify the needs of industry in diverse applications ranging from portable/mobile devices to medical microanalytic systems.
- Share information at the poster session and discuss the latest research results in an informal atmosphere.
- Make new connections and open new prospects for partnership
Deadline for submission of papers: 20 June 2008. |
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5. FSRM courses [...details]
- Carbon Nanotubes: Unique Nanomaterials with a Broad Field of Applications, 15 September 2008 [...details] |
| - Nano-engineering, 22 September 2008 [...details] |
- Optical MEMS, 25 September 2008 [...details] |
- Polymer Optoelectronic Technologies and their Applications, 29 September 2008 [...details] |
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Other future events (source NEXUSplus website, event list sponsored by 4M2C PATRIC SALOMON GmbH)
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MINAM Technology Transfer Workshop, Zurich, Switzerland, 21 May 2008 [...details]
This one day workshop of the European Platform for Micro and Nanomanufacturing will address technology transfer activities within European Commission Framework Programme 6 NMP and IST Projects in their final stages of implementation. The meeting is designed to showcase good practice in technology transfer and the commercialisation of scientific research in the field of micro and nano manufaturing . It will also provide a forum for related projects to communicate technology developments brought about during their project to potential industrial users.
The meeting will facilitate expertise sharing in the field of micro and nano manufacturing by profiling examples of: - Improved industrial performance delivered through innovation and new collaborations by driving the flow of people, knowledge and experience between business and the research base, between busineses and across sectors; -Effective knowledge transfer between the supply and demand sides of technology enabled markets; -Best practice examples within the community in the development of its ideas and interactions; -FP6 project outputs in the field with commercial potential.
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NEXUS Consultation meeting on Structural Health Monitoring to provide the EC with input on FP7 future calls, 9 June 2008, Eindhoven, The Netherlands [...details]
Structural Health Monitoring will be widely used in the future to ensure safety and optimise maintenance. This second in a row workshop is bringing together key users from the aerospace, building, marine and other application areas with sensor systems researchers and industrialists to exchange views and identify barriers and opportunities for implementation. After the very successful first meeting, NEXUS is now organising on behalf of the European Commission the second consultation meeting on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).
This meeting will address (but not limit itself to) the following key areas:
- SHM for civil infrastructure, offshore windmills, aerospace, chemical industry,
- Integrated sensor systems to be used in wireless networks, network
- Self-sustaining sensor systems, including energy scavenging
- Long term visions on SHM: smart pebbles etc.
- Modeling of degradation, prognosis of damage
- Standards, etc.
The meeting, hosted by the Holst Center in Eindhoven, will aim at a high level of interaction between participants.
The workshops are for invited experts only but a few places are still available. Interested parties will receive the report from the first meeting.
Contact: Henne van Heeren, Nexus Taskforce on Structural Health Monitoring, E-mail: henne@enablingmnt.com.
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IMS 2008 International Microwave Symposium, Atlanta, GA, USA, 15 - 20 June 2008 [...details]
The International Microwave Symposium is the headline conference of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S). This will be the largest technical Conference to be held in Atlanta in the next two years and will feature a large trade show as well as a wide variety of technical papers and workshops. The IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium 2008 (IMS2008) will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, June 15 through Friday, June 20, 2008, as the premiere event of Microwave Week 2008.
Microwave Week 2008: The IMS 2008 technical sessions will run from Tuesday through Thursday of Microwave Week. Workshops will be held on Sunday, Monday, and Friday. In addition to IMS2008, a microwave exhibition, a historical exhibit, the RFIC Symposium (www.rfic2008.org), and the ARFTG Conference (www.arftg.org) will also be held in Atlanta during Microwave Week 2008.
For other future events, see NEXUSplus website.
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1. CAS 2008, 13- 15 October 2008, Sinaia, Romania [...details]
The 31st edition of the International Semiconductor Conference will take place in the mountain resort Sinaia. The conference is organized by IMT-Bucharest, under the aegis of the IEEE-Electron Devices Society.
Main topics will be: Nanoscience and nanoengineering; Micro and nanotechnologies for biomedical and environmental applications; Novel materials and intelligent materials; Microoptics and microphotonics; Micromachined devices and circuits for microwave and millimeter wave applications; Micro and nanotechnologies for transducers, interfaces and microsystems; Power devices and microelectronics (including CAD).
Deadline for submission of papers: 1 June 2008. |
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