Upcoming Events
Sensors Expo 2007 (June 11-13, 2007)
For over 20 years, corporate executives, product design engineers, system design engineers, consultants, and system integrators have been gathering at Sensors Expo and Conference to find solutions to their sensing challenges.
Sensors Expo & Conference is the only industry event in North America exclusively focusing on sensors and sensor-integrated systems. The expo hall brings together the largest showcase of sensing technologies and systems for attendees to evaluate and make informed decisions. For more information, please visit the Sensors Expo 2007 website
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PPPS 2007: Plasma Science and Pulsed Power Conference (June 17-22, 2007)
The 34th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and the 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference will be combined into one conference. Only for the second time will these conferences join together to create an exciting program of plasma physics, fusion, microwave generation, pulsed power engineering, and applications in the fields of plasma science and pulsed power. It will be held June 17-22, 2007, at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information or to register, please visit PPPS 2007 website.
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Unlocking RFID's Real Value (June 20)
"Unlocking RFID's Real Value," a one-day executive conference that will take place on Wednesday, June 20 at The University of Texas at Dallas School of Management, will bring together industry and research thought leaders on the wide-ranging impact of radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology.
Underwritten and co-sponsored by industry pacesetters like business software company SAP and Texas Instruments, the event was organized by the School of Management's Center for Intelligent Supply Chain Networks (C4iSN) and the university's Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science.
"Conference participants will discuss the state of RFID technology today and what its impact and implications for supply chain networks will be in the future," said Dr. Divakar Rajamani, C4iSN's managing director.
Speakers will address such issues as key barriers to adoption of RFID, minimizing risks and opportunities in the value chain.
"RFID is changing the world around us," Rajamani explained. "This event will give us a chance to get a glimpse of where the technology will be leading us."
Speakers at the conference will take an interdisciplinary approach to RFID, offering an academic perspective from several universities and a user perspective from a range of industries.
Speakers from the industry, representing such companies as Wal-Mart, Southwest Airlines, SAP, Procter & Gamble, ChainLink Research, CHEP, Florida Crystals and the U.S. Department of Defense, will be on hand for the conference.
In addition, RFID technology and applications researchers representing the Auto ID Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the RF Innovation and Technology Center at University of Texas at Arlington, the University of North Texas and UT Dallas will discuss RFID research initiatives.
The event is underwritten by SAP, the world's largest business software company, and is co-sponsored by Texas Instruments, the University of Texas at Arlington, ChainLink Research and the Metroplex Technology Business Council. Hours of the conference are 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and the cost is $295. Event details and registration are available at the UT Dallas website. Dr. Rajamani can be reached at divakar@utdallas.edu or 469-371-4300 for more information.
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NanoTX'07 to Feature Important Printed Electronics Summit (Oct. 3-4)
After a successful Chicago inaugural conference in April, top minds in the emerging technology of printed electronics will hold a Summit at nanoTX'07 October 3-4. "This is a world-class line-up of international speakers from commercial and academic innovators in thin film, organic, and printable electronics, says Ray Pementel, the Summit's chair.
A broad range of industries are being transformed as never before by these rapidly advancing micro- and nanotechnology developments, including aerospace, chemicals, consumer goods, electronics, food & beverage, medical devices, packaging and semiconductors. The audience will include senior executives from the corporate world, and institutional venture capital executives will also be present. "The real promise of printed electronics is in the inherent lower capital requirements and unit manufacturing costs compared with the traditional photolithography processes used in silicon-based electronics, said Pimentel.
In much the same way that the printed word had such a profound impact on the world beginning in the 15th century, printed electronics now has the potential to revolutionize electronics and manufacturing through innovative advances in equipment, processes, and materials. "Advances in printed electronics are being driven by the unprecedented convergence of industries that have never before been so intricately linked, including semiconductors, aerospace, electronics, packaging, printing and consumer goods, echoed Peter Balbus, a recognized expert in nanotechnology commercialization.
The exciting future of printed electronics is that it will enable a wide range of next-generation products including photovoltaics, batteries, and fuel cells; medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications; radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and other components; smart cards, smart labels, and smart packaging; lighting; display applications such as flexible displays, advertising and point-of-purchase displays, and components for high-end LCD and OLED displays.
Perhaps the most ongoing area of technological debate to be addressed during the Summit will be whether ink-jet printing or conventional analog graphic arts processes such as screen printing, gravure, offset printing and flexography will prevail. There are strongly held opinions on both sides of the argument.
The Printed Electronics Summit continues the work begun in Chicago to bring all these industries together in one common forum to discuss the factual state of the art in printed electronics and identify the technological and business hurdles to be solved next. The aim is always to separate hype from reality and identify where the real opportunities are emerging from a product and market development perspective.
NanoTX'07 means business, and succeeds by working closely with Industry, Capital, Governments, Universities and R&D labs (www.nanotx.biz). Featured are the major four co-locating Expos: Defense/Homeland Security/Aerospace, BioMed/Health Science/Nanohealth, Energy/Chemical/Environment, Semiconductor/MEMS/NEMS.
Trends/Finance/Investing are also thoroughly covered, and featured this year are one-on-one sessions with VCs and other investors.
NanoTX'07 is the one nanotechnology conference & trade expo during International Nanotechnology Week, hosted at the Dallas Convention Center October 3-4, 2007, created to highlight the world's commercial micro and nanotechnology initiatives. Exhibitors at nanoTX show their brands as major industry leaders in science, technology, engineering, and the Global Nanotech Business Community. This vital conference attracts attention from thousands of technology leaders in the Americas and abroad. Here top minds from around the world confer at important Summits, not only in Printed Electronics, but also in Advanced Materials, Energy, Health, Environment, CMOS, etc. The kick-off is a Nobel Laureates Legends Reception, the industry's premier networking event, which hosts luminaries of the business and scientific community under one roof, bringing nanotech issues to the forefront while sharing knowledge and solutions.
