Conference Focuses on Nanotechnology Solutions; 13th Foresight
Conference Focuses on Energy, Clean Water, Health, Agriculture,
Information Technology and Development of Space

13th Foresight Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology

MENLO PARK, Calif. Sept. 1, 2005--How will nanotechnology benefit
humankind? What is currently happening in nanotech that will
translate into solutions for problems facing mankind? Panelists and
speakers will discuss nanotechnology solutions and environmental
issues surrounding the Foresight Nanotechnology Challenges at the
13th Foresight Conference: Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology:
Focusing on the Cutting Edge, to be held October 22-27, 2005 at the
San Francisco Airport Marriott. Newcomers and veteran nanotechnology
trackers will hear how nanotechnology can help solve some of the
most critical challenges facing humankind.

The Foresight Nanotechnology Challenges are:

1. Meeting global energy needs with clean solutions
2. Providing abundant clean water globally
3. Increasing the health and longevity of human life
4. Maximizing the productivity of agriculture
5. Making powerful information technology available everywhere
6. Enabling the development of space

"There is a lot of conversation and debate about the pros, cons and
possibilities of nanotechnology," said Scott Mize, President of
Foresight Nanotech Institute. "Our conference is designed to
highlight what is happening on the cutting edge today, illuminate
how it can solve key problems facing humanity, ask the hard
questions, and contemplate the future of this powerful technology."

Panels and presentations include the following: Nanotech for Clean
Energy, Capturing the Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology,
Assessing Risks of Nanoscale Materials, Nanotech for Clean Water,
Federal Government Regulation of Nanotechnology -- Present and
Future Trends, Health Applications of Nanotech, Nanotechnology and
the Environment, State-of-the-Art Nanotechnology for Space -- Near-
Term and Long-Term, Nanotech for Food Production and Reducing the
Environmental "Footprint" of Agriculture, Nanotech for Ubiquitous,
Inexpensive Information Technology, From Carbon Nanotubes to the
Space Elevator, and Is the Public Interest Being Protected?

Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology: Focusing on the Cutting Edge is
organized into three stand-alone, complementary sessions -- Vision,
Applications & Policy, and Research -- featuring world-class
speakers discussing key advances, funding and applications, and
debating the controversial issues surrounding this new Industrial
Revolution.

The Vision Weekend provides a rare opportunity to hear speakers
including: Peter Diamandis, X Prize Foundation; Aubrey de Grey of
University, Cambridge; Eric Drexler, Nanorex; Carl Kohrt, Battelle;
and Richard A.L. Jones, University of Sheffield, discuss the future
of nanotechnology candidly and off-the-record. Scheduled for October
22-23, 2005, these sessions also feature a debate, "Nanotechnology:
Revolutionary or Questionable?" between Jerry Mander, Director,
International Forum an Globalization, and Ralph Merkle, Dept. of
Computer Science, Georgia Tech.

The Applications & Policy sessions focus on the Foresight
Nanotechnology Challenges, and will examine the commercial
breakthroughs and public policy actions that are driving
nanotechnology solutions to these challenges facing humanity.
Speakers include: George Atkinson, U.S. Department of State; Scott
Hubbard, NASA Ames Research Center; Randy Hayes, Rainforest Action
Network; Peter Singer, University of Toronto Joint Centre for
Bioethics; David Bishop, Lucent; Jim Von Ehr, Zyvex; and Adam
Werbach, Conservationist and former President, Sierra Club.
Scheduled for October 24-25, 2005, this segment also features
presentations and panels on nanotechnology applications for clean
energy, clean water, human health, agriculture, information
technology, and space development.

The Research sessions are a forum for researchers from all
disciplines to present and discuss important recent work and
results. The research days include technical talks from: Steve Mayo,
Caltech and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Z.L.Wang, Georgia Tech;
Roy Bar-Ziv, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel); William
Goddard, Caltech; Alex Zettl, UC Berkeley; and Hiroshi Yokayama,
AIST (Japan). Scheduled for October 26 and October 27, 2005, these
sessions also include a presentation on the Technology Roadmap for
Productive Nanosystems, a joint initiative between Foresight
Nanotech Institute, Battelle and The Waitt Family Foundation.

Attendees can customize this "a la carte" conference experience by
choosing the days and sessions that provide the nanotechnology
information and contacts they are seeking. Participants choosing to
attend all six days receive a comprehensive overview from Vision,
through current Applications & Policy, to Research.

Current sponsors of the Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology
Conference are: Battelle, The Waitt Family Foundation, Biophan
Technologies, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Zyvex, Buchanan Ingersoll,
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sun Microsystems, Nanoscience Technologies,
NaturalNano, Nanorex, Inc., Foley & Lardner LLP, Howard Rice
Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, White & Case, Greenberg Traurig and
nanoTITAN Incorporated.

For registration and additional details about Advancing Beneficial
Nanotechnology: please visit
http://www.foresight.org/conference2005.

About Foresight Nanotech Institute

Foresight Nanotech Institute is the leading think tank and public
interest organization focused on nanotechnology. Founded in 1986,
our mission is to ensure the beneficial implementation of
nanotechnology. Focusing on the six Foresight Nanotechnology
Challenges, Foresight provides balanced, accurate and timely
information to help society understand nanotechnology through
publications, guidelines, public policy activities, roadmaps,
prizes, tutorials, conferences, discussion forums and networking
events.

For more information about Foresight Nanotech Institute:
http://www.foresight.org.

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