past event

Center on Nanotechnology and Society
1st Annual Nanopolicy Conference
NanoWorld: Toward a Policy for the Human Future
April 28, 2006
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.

Although "nano" has become a pop culture buzzword, studies on nano's public perception have raised flags about governmental oversight and safety concerns and its potential impact on all aspects of human society - including human nature itself. So, what should be done as we embark on the nano century?
To address these issues and a panoply of others, the Center on Nanotechnology and Society at Chicago-Kent College of Law/Illinois Institute of Technology is hosting the premier nanopolicy conference of 2006 in Washington, D.C., featuring:

• A keynote address by Mihail C. Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology at the National Science Foundation;
• Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL);
• Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA);
• Sean Murdock, Executive Director of the NanoBusiness Alliance;
• David Forman, Associate Editor of Small Times; and
• Other leading nano experts from policy, law, business, and the social sciences.