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NanoFabrication Enabling Open Innovation in Adjacent Markets:
Transportation, Energy & Security


   Agenda || Speakers || Registration II Location II Contact Info || Hosts II Sponsors

CIRCA 08 Information

Join global nanoelectronics and technology industry leaders by attending or sponsoring CIRCA 08, the second annual industry-leading conference on the convergence of international research and commercialization, to be held May 19-21, 2008 at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York, and at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering's state-of-the-art, $4.2 billion Albany NanoTech Complex. Last year's inaugural two-day CIRCA 07 conference -- also co-hosted by AeA and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering -- was a tremendous success with nearly 175 attendees and 30 speakers.

A welcome cocktail reception is planned for those arriving and staying at the Gideon Putnam on the evening of May 18.  The reception will be held in the Arches room at the hotel from 5:30 - 7:00 PM.


Download the Agenda for CIRCA 08
(PDF Format)

For photos of CIRCA 07 visit the
Photo Gallery at the College of Nanoscale and Engineering website.

Speakers

Keynote

Dr. Santokh Badesha (bio)
Fellow & Manager, Open Innovation, Xerox Innovation Group
Xerox Corporation

Conference Chair

  • Harvey Frye, President, Tokyo Electron America

Speakers

  • Dr. Michael Polcari, President & CEO, International SEMATECH
  • Larry Sumney, President, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC-NRI)
  • Dr. James 0'Neill, Senior Manager - Silicon Technology, IBM
  • Dr. Alaine E. Kaloyeros, Vice President & Chief Adm. Officer, CNSE
  • Terry A. Francis, Chief Technologist of Electronics, Matheson Tri-Gas
  • Dr. Mark Little, (Invited) Senior Vice President, GE Global Research Center
  • Dr. Ronald Pirich, Technical Fellow, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Paul Brubaker, Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Dr. John M. Pellegrino, Director, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate (SEDD), Army Research Laboratory
  • Michael Fancher, Assistant Vice President for Economic Outreach & Business Development, CNSE
  • Jon Harris, Business Group Director (Panama Canal Project), CH2MHill
  • Ralf Graeber, Executive Vice President, M+W Zander
  • Eric Ferret, Project Executive, EYP Architecture & Engineering
  • Dr. Robert "Buzz" Paaswell, Director, University Transportation Research Center
  • Dr. Ken Young, Consortium Manager, ARL Collaborative Technology Alliance, Telcordia Technologies
  • Michael Balboni, Deputy Secretary, NYS Office of Homeland Security
  • J.R. Reagan, Vice President, Global Risk Compliance & Security, BearingPoint
  • Brett Piekarski, Specialty Electronics & Sensors - ARL -SEDD
  • Jon Weston, Deputy Director of Capital Programs, Port Authority of NY & NJ
  • Mary Ann Crotty, President, Macro Enterprises
  • Forrest Gist, Senior Security Consultant, CH2M Hill Electronics & Advanced Technology Group
  • Nick Santhanam, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company, Palo Alto Office
  • Dr. Michael Schen, Acting Director, Information Technology & Electronics Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology – Technology Innovation Program (TIP)
  • Dr. Paul Amirtharaj, Chief of RF & Electronics – ARL-SEDD
  • Ron Rock, Brown, McMahon & Weinraub, LLC
  • George Philip, Interim President, University at Albany–SUNY
Registration

Who Should Attend?  Senior-level business, research and government affairs executives from leading high tech corporations around the world. This conference will address the interests of:

  • Semiconductor manufacturers and packaging providers

  • Designers and tool developers

  • Equipment and materials suppliers

  • End-users and system integrators

  • University, government and related research programs

  • Investment advisers and industry analyst

  Corporate
Early Registration Rate
Corporate
Registration Rate
Government/
University
AeA Member: $350 $399 $350
Non-AeA Member: $350 $499 $350

Register online or contact Michelle Scott at 518.273.3407 to register by phone/email.
Do not email your credit card information; you will be contacted for payment.
 

Location


 
Day 1 Day 2
Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa
24 Gideon Putnam Rd.
Saratoga, New York 12866
P: 518.584.3000 or 800.732.1560
F: 518.584.1354
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE)
University at Albany
255 Fuller Road
Albany, NY 12203
P:  518.956.7322
F:  518.437.-8603
 
Directions to CNSE and the Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa
Transportation from the Gideon Putnam Resort to CNSE will be provided the morning of day two
 
Those attending Day 2 only or staying for Day 3
A small block of rooms are reserved at Courtyard by Marriott Albany Thruway 1455 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12206 for those arriving late on the 19th attending Day two only or those staying for Day three.  Rooms are offered at a discounted rate of $105/room.  Information to make is a reservation is as follows:
 
To reserve rooms with a king bed, please follow this link:

Contact Information
     
Michelle Scott, CMP
CIRCA 08 Event Planner
P:  518.273.3407
 
Steve Janack
Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
University at Albany
255 Fuller Road
Albany, NY 12203
P:  518.956.7322
F:  518.437.8603
Justin Wright
Executive Director
AeA New York Council
255 Fuller Rd
Albany Nanotechnology Complex
Albany, NY 12203
P: 518.437.8820
F: 518.437.8821
Hosts

AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), founded in 1943, is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping our members’ top line and bottom line. (Learn More)

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany is the first college in the world devoted exclusively to the research, development and deployment of innovative nanoscience, nanoengineering, nanobioscience and nanoeconomics concepts. CNSE's Albany NanoTech complex - a $3 billion, 450,000-square-foot facility that has attracted over 250 \global corporate partners - is the most advanced research complex of its kind at any university in the world. (Learn More)
 

Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

   
 

Bronze Sponsors

   

Media Sponsor

Supporting Organizations



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For more information on increasing your exposure to industry leaders, key customers, industry partners, and New York State government leaders please contact:

Justin Wright
Executive Director
AeA New York Council
255 Fuller Rd
Albany Nanotechnology Complex
Albany, NY 12203
P: 518.437.8820
F: 518.437.8821

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