The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) would like to encourage our Nanotechnology Community to participate in tomorrow’s MFG Day activities.

MFG DAY Celebrates its 5^th Anniversary Tomorrow

In just five short years MFG DAY has grown from a small celebration with 240 events in 37 states to a North American phenomenon with nearly 3,000 events – live and virtual – serving communities in every state, several Canadian provinces, Mexico and Puerto Rico. We anticipate that by the time the numbers are all in for this year more than half a million people will have participated.

Thank you to the manufacturers, industry suppliers, chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, MEP Centers, community and technical colleges, universities, government agencies, and school districts that have embraced the concept of Manufacturing Day and helped to accelerate its growth at such a rapid pace.

On behalf of the 17 sponsors, the 256 organizations and publications that have endorsed Manufacturing Day, as well as the co-producers and partners, here’s hoping for sunshine, blue skies and perfect temperatures for each and every MFG DAY event taking place across North America in October. Share your experiences on social media and be sure to use #MFGday16 when you do.

Once again, we encourage you to support our MFG Day friends tomorrow, October 7^th.

Here in the US, we tend to equate drought with California.  In recent years, California has made the news time and time again for increasingly strict rules on water usage.  In 2016 the Northeast is also suffering our worst drought in the last 20 years. To most Americans, the idea of water rationing is something that is almost entirely foreign.  Unfortunately, for hundreds of millions of Chinese, water rationing is a fact of life.

With a US population of approximately 320 million people, America has total renewable water resources of 3,069 cubic kilometers.  By contrast, China has a population of 1.37 billion people but only has total renewable water resources of 2,840 cubic kilometers.  This means that the average Chinese has access to less than a quarter of the water resources of the average American.  A full 60% of Chinas 661 cities face seasonal water shortages, while over 100 cities suffer severe water constraints.  Starting in 2013, the Chinese central government began issuing water quotas to every single province in the Peoples Republic.  Many experts predict that China faces a looming water crisis.

Due to the urgent nature of water resource usage in China, both the Chinese government and the Chinese private sector are taking rapid action to address the issue.  The Chinese government is currently constructing a multi-decade infrastructure mega-project called the South-North Water Transfer Project, which upon completion aims to divert 44.8 cubic kilometers of freshwater annually from water-rich Southern China to water-poor Northern China.  Meanwhile, environmentally-conscious corporations such as Alibaba are now building data centers that are cooled by natural bodies of water.

Nevertheless, China still has a long way to go if it wants to use its limited water resources to maximum efficiency, and everyone there knows it.  It is estimated that Chinese capital expenditure on industrial water and wastewater treatment will top $6.8 billion by 2020. Opportunities abound for American water companies with the right technology and the desire to enter the Chinese market.  However, navigating through the complex landscape of the Chinese market can be very difficult, especially without a local Chinese partner.

The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) will hold the next in its series of free webinars addressing challenges in commercializing nanotechnology on Thursday, September 22, 2016, from 1 to 2 PM EDT. This webinar will focus on the insurance industry and the challenges of underwriting nanotechnology and other emerging technologies. NNCO Director Dr. Michael Meador will moderate the webinar discussion.

Free NNCO Webinar: Nanotechnology and the Insurance Industry
Thursday, September 22, 2016, from 1 to 2 PM EDT
REGISTER

SPEAKERS

Allen Gelwick, Executive Vice President of the Lockton Companies. Mr. Gelwick is a leading insurance expert and has been active in the nanotechnology community for over ten years.

Christie Sayes, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Toxicology at Baylor University. Dr. Sayes is a subject matter expert in nanomaterial-related toxicology and exposure.

David Swatzell, Managing Partner at Knowtional, a management consulting firm. Mr. Swatzell is a business strategy expert in IT and other high-tech industries. Prior to joining Knowtional, he held various senior positions at Hewlett-Packard and other technology firms.

Madhu Nutakki, Digital Chief Technology Officer, Innovation & Mobile Delivery, at AIG. Mr. Nutakki develops digital strategies from concept to implementation at AIG, one of the world’s largest insurance companies.

AUDIENCE
Representatives of the insurance industry, the nanotechnology business community, and interested members of the general public, media, academia, industry, NGOs, and Federal, State, and local governments are encouraged to participate.

WHY
To engage in a dialogue about insurance and risk issues of interest to the nanotechnology and insurance communities through a free, online format.

HOW
Invited speakers will begin the event by providing an overview of their experiences, successes, and challenges in insuring and underwriting products based on nanotechnology and other emerging technologies.

Questions for the panel can be submitted to webinar@nnco.nano.gov from now through the end of the webinar at 2 PM on September 22, 2016.

REGISTRATION
This webinar is free and open to the public with registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is now open and will be capped at 500. To register, visit https://nnco.adobeconnect.com/e2lmvye37yw/event/registration.html

MEDIA CONTACT
Marlowe Newman
NNCO Communications Director
mnewman@nnco.nano.gov
703-292-7128

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NNI REQUEST

NanoBCA strongly recommends that Nanotechnology Community members take the opportunity to comment on the Draft 2016 NNI Strategic Plan.

Draft 2016 NNI Strategic Plan Available for Public Comment
Comments are due by Friday, September 23^rd.

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NANO NEWS

 
NanoBCA Member: NanoMech Wins Contract from U.S. Army to Develop Next-Generation Combat Uniforms

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NANO EVENT

Nano Manufacturing 2016
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Greensboro, NC
Register $250

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Once again, NanoBCA recommends your participation in the NNCO’s free webinar on Thursday, September 22^nd.  Also, please take the time to comment on the Draft 2016 NNI Strategic Plan.

The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) highly recommends participation in this very important survey.  The NanoBCA is distributing this information on behalf of Matthew D. Wood, US Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Matthew.D.Wood@usace.army.mil.  Any questions or comments should be directed to Matthew D. Wood.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is developing a web-enabled information and screening tool to help small businesses integrating or developing nanoscale materials address uncertainty related to regulatory compliance and environment, health, and occupational safety (EHOS) risks. To that end, we are conducting a brief survey to identify resources, regulations, and risks that are most important to companies and other organizations involved in product and material development. The insights you provide in this survey will help develop user requirements for a tool that can address future EHOS and regulatory needs in nanotech development for organizations like yours.

The U.S. Army ERDC is an expert in nanomaterial EHOS. It is a member agency of the National Nanotechnology Initiative through its affiliation with the Department of Defense and has produced many tools and publications in this research area.

All responses will be held in confidence by researchers at the U.S. Army ERDC. This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Please send us your responses by September 15, 2016.

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2982081/nanoSurvey

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NANO EVENT

Free NNCO Webinar: Nanotechnology and the Insurance Industry
Thursday, September 22, 2016, from 1 to 2 PM EDT
REGISTER

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NANO NEWS

A Brief Guide to Nanotechnology’s History
Gods of Small Things
Slate

EPA Establishes Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals and Seeks Experts to Serve

Continuous Roll-Process Technology for Transferring and Packaging Flexible LSI
National Nanomanufacturing Network Newsletter

Will the Science of Atom-size Objects Reshape the Economy?
CQ Researcher

PEN Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results
Market Wired

The Nanotechnology Startup Challenge in Cancer Announces 10 Winning Teams to Launch Startups around Promising Inventions
PR Web

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Once again, we ask you to participate in this very important survey.  Thank you for your time and cooperation.

By Vincent Caprio

Hurricane Hermine Misses Northeast, But Drought Remains

We survived Hurricane Hermine!  Actually, the hurricane did not hit the Northeast. That is the good news. The bad news is the Northeast did not get the needed rainfall. We continue to be in the worst drought in the last 10 years. Last year I said the California drought was coming to your neighborhood …  The Drought Comes East: All Water is Local

Summertime in the Northeast is a beautiful season well known for warm weather and backyard barbecues. There is nothing better than grilled fresh corn and local juicy tomatoes bought from your local farm market or produce section of the grocery store. Unfortunately, shoppers have been noticing an increase in prices of their favorite summer produce. This is the first time many people are realizing there is a drought in this country that reaches their own backyard.

I live in a Connecticut town where 20 percent of the area is used for farming. I have the opportunity to eat fresh vegetables and lettuce everyday in the summer. The drought in New England has affected the prices of produce. My favorite fruit is fresh blueberries for my Greek yogurt. Last summer 1 pint was $2.50 – this summer (2016) it is $5.00.

​Ask any farmer or gardener in the Northeast and you will hear the same results; this year has been a tough growing season. Between January 1 and June 29 of this year, the average precipitation levels between NYC and Boston, MA have decreased by about five inches. These changes are not going unnoticed. Residents are seeing brown lawns, pollen levels have increased throughout the region, and we are paying higher prices for locally grown produce. Farmers are watching their crop yields diminish with every dry day that passes by and must raise prices to cover the costs of growing. More and more Northeast farmers have been making the expensive upgrade to drip-irrigation systems to further preserve their water supply, which is becoming exceedingly scarce.

What can be done to reverse the damages from this drought that we are seeing in our own backyards? The answers that our children learn in elementary school such as “take shorter showers” and “don’t excessively water your lawn” are helpful, but are only back-end solutions. When we begin utilizing technology to recycle water for agricultural uses in the Northeast as well as on the West Coast, this drought will not be such a burden on our local farms, nor on our produce budgets. It is time to change the way we value water and take advantage of current innovative water technologies.  Events such as the Water 2.0 Conferences are addressing these issues.

Brooke Caprio stands with her father, Vincent Caprio, as Town Clerk Christine Halloran swears him in as Republican Registrar of Voters.

By Nancy Doniger
Easton Courier

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Last week we had the opportunity to discuss numerous emerging technologies to repair our American Water Infrastructure at our Water 2.0 Conference on August 3^rd in San Diego CA.

The $400 billion required to fix our American Water Infrastructure applies to residential and Manufacturing usage. Water is very important to American Manufacturing.  The Water-Manufacturing Nexus exists for American Manufacturing to prosper.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) had a Water Summit on March 22^nd in Washington DC.  I would like to share with you OSTP’s comments in regard to the upcoming 5^th Annual Manufacturing Day.

The following article was written by:

– Jason Miller, Deputy Director for the National Economic Council
– Thomas Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Senior Advisor for Science, Technology and Innovation for the National Economic Council

A Call to Action to Celebrate the Manufacturing of Today and Tomorrow

Summary: On the 5th Manufacturing Day (October 7, 2016), the Nation will celebrate the vitality and reality of American manufacturing to youth and workers across the country.

 “With ingenuity and a determined spirit, hardworking Americans are creating products and unlocking new technologies that will shape our Nation and grow our economy… On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate all those who proudly stand behind our goods and services made in America, and we renew our commitment to winning the race for the jobs of tomorrow.”

• President Obama, Manufacturing Day 2014 Proclamation

American manufacturing is world-class aircraft engines, next-generation electronics, life-saving biopharmaceuticals, and cutting-edge automobiles. It is inspirational entrepreneurs that run urban factories started in dorm rooms, and revolutionary technologies enabling products we never thought possible, from bendable electronics to synthetic organs. It is a resurgent industry, emerging from the near-collapse of the Great Recession, where more than 800,000 manufacturing jobs have been added since February 2010—the first sustained job growth in the sector since the 1990s. And it is an industry that is local, where Made in America’s competitive edge is rooted in the talent and resilience of strong communities and the world’s most productive workers.

Manufacturing Day is an annual celebration of the strength of American manufacturing and an opportunity to educate and motivate the next generation of manufacturers.

Last year, Manufacturing Day inspired factories, colleges, and cities to hold more than 2,600 manufacturing showcases across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. More than 400,000 people experienced first-hand what is made in their communities and the skills needed to pursue rewarding manufacturing careers by touring plants, exploring career opportunities, collaborating in hackathons, and celebrating local manufacturing communities.

These experiences matter—after participating in Manufacturing Day events, a recent study found that 81 percent of students and 91 percent of educators were more convinced that manufacturing provides careers that are interesting and rewarding, helping to inspire the next generation of manufacturers.

This year, we can do even more—that is why, today, the Administration is launching an effort to inspire the next generation of manufacturers and support entrepreneurs manufacturing their first product in the United States. We want to engage companies, universities, mayors and local communities, foundations, philanthropists, and individual makers and entrepreneurs. There are a number of ways to get involved. For example:

• Improving the image of manufacturing, by sharing the diverse testimonials from today’s manufacturers or hosting a virtual factory tour so that anyone can experience modern shop floors.

• Strengthening the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education pipeline by adding making and manufacturing courses to K-12 Career and Technical Education and undergraduate programs.

• Encouraging entrepreneurs to scale-up manufacturing in the United States by supporting the development of next-generation hardware and software that increase the variety and value of products that hobbyists and startups can manufacture, and investing in shared manufacturing facilities.

• Linking manufacturers to the Maker movement by serving as the anchor tenant for a regional makerspace or supporting maker spaces in schools and after-school programs.

Let us know what you can do to get involved using this online form by Friday, September 9, 2016.

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WATER NEWS

Water Exec Urges Professionals to Become Part of Water’s Global Advocacy Network in Water 2.0 Speech
Jim Lauria

How to Find Out If Your Drinking Water Is Safe
Time

Fresno enlists experts to investigate northeast water concerns
Fresno Bee

Study: High levels of toxic chemicals in drinking water of 6 million Americans
CBS News

Technavio Says the Use of Smart Water Management Technologies Can Help Save More than USD 12 Billion Revenues for Utilities Annually
Business Wire

Two Droughts in California
Our Water Counts
Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza (ret.)

An Independence Day Salute to Our American Heroes
Our Water Counts
Jim Lauria

O is for Outreach
Our Water Counts
Dr. Ken Russell

California Water Crisis Update
Our Water Counts
Vincent Caprio

Shifting Populations Demand New Innovative Water Systems for the Future
Our Water Counts
Janette F. Kennedy

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WATER 2.0 CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

Please join our roster of Corporate Members.  For further information, please contact Vincent Caprio vincent@water2.org or 203-733-1949 to discuss.

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WATER 2.0 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

We encourage individuals interested in continuing our efforts to provide information in regard to emerging water technologies to become individual Water 2.0 members.  Click here to become a Water 2.0 Individual Member.  The annual Individual Membership fee is $150.

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I highly recommend participation in Manufacturing Day.

We would like to announce the final agenda for our Water 2.0 Conference: Digital Transformation for the Water Industry.

Water 2.0 Conference: Digital Transformation for the Water Industry
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Conference Location:
Foley & Lardner LLP
3579 Valley Centre Drive
Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130

REGISTER TODAY – $250
The registration fee includes lunch and a post-conference networking reception.

The Water 2.0 – Digital Transformation for the Water Industry Conference will focus on the use of data analytics, software and cyber security for water utilities. Participants will include water and energy industry authorities and utilities professionals.

AGENDA

8:00-8:45  Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair

9:00-9:30  Dennis A. Cardoza, Public Affairs Director, Foley & Lardner, LLP

9:30-10:00  Herve Buisson, ​Vice President – Process Engineering Americas, Veolia Water Technologies

10:00-10:30  Framing Cybersecurity Risk
Jonathan Litchman, Founder, The Providence Group

10:30-11:00  Can General Electric Really Innovate Like a Water Start-Up?
Adam Tank, Digital Water Leader – GE Water & Distributed Power, GE Power & Water

11:00-11:30  Innovation@AmericanWater
Paul Gagliardo, M.P.H., P.E., Manager – Innovation Development, American Water

11:30-Noon  Kenneth E. Russell, Ph.D., Author of Social Knowledge

Noon-1:00  Lunch

1:00-1:30  FBI: Economic Espionage Program

1:30-2:00 Jim Hurd, Director, GreenScience Exchange

2:00-2:30  Small Water Systems’ Infrastructure: A New Side-stream Paradigm
Karen D. Sorber, Executive Chair/CEO, Micronic Technologies

2:30-3:00  Using Digital Media to Build Networks Within the Water Industry
Jim Lauria, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Mazzei Injector Company

3:00-3:30  Becky Scott, Community & Social Media Manager, Cisco

3:30-4:00
Glenn A. Stinebaugh, President and Acting CEO, Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc.
Raveendran “Ravi” Pottathil, Chief Technology Officer, Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc.

4:00-4:30  Erik Hromadka, CEO, Global Water Technologies, Inc.

4:30-5:00  IoT for the Water Industry
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair

5:00-6:00  Post-Conference Networking

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WATER NEWS

Los Angeles CTO leaves to join GE Digital
StateScoop
Jake Williams

Drought hits Northeast US, could last months
Boston.com

Two Droughts in California
Our Water Counts
Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza (ret.)

An Independence Day Salute to Our American Heroes
Our Water Counts
Jim Lauria

O is for Outreach
Our Water Counts
Dr. Ken Russell

California Water Crisis Update
Our Water Counts
Vincent Caprio

Shifting Populations Demand New Innovative Water Systems for the Future
Our Water Counts
Janette F. Kennedy

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Looking forward to seeing you in San Diego on August 3^rd!

Today, we would like to announce our speaker updates for our:

Water 2.0 Conference: Digital Transformation for the Water Industry
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Conference Location:
Foley & Lardner LLP
3579 Valley Centre Drive
Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130

REGISTER TODAY – $250

The Water 2.0 – Digital Transformation for the Water Industry Conference will focus on the use of data analytics, software and cyber security for water utilities. Participants will include water and energy industry authorities, utilities professionals and representatives from the EPA.

Our dynamic line-up of speakers feature:

Dennis A. Cardoza, Public Affairs Director, Foley & Lardner, LLP
Herve Buisson, Vice President – Process Engineering Americas, Veolia Water Technologies
Jonathan Litchman, Founder, The Providence Group
Adam Tank, Digital Water Leader – GE Water & Distributed Power, GE Power & Water
Paul Gagliardo, Manager – Innovation Development, American Water
Kenneth E. Russell, Ph.D., Author of Social Knowledge
Karen D. Sorber, Executive Chair/CEO, Micronic Technologies
Jim Lauria, VP Sales & Marketing, Mazzei Injector Company
Becky Scott, Community & Social Media Manager, Cisco
Glenn A. Stinebaugh, President and Acting CEO, Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc.
Raveendran “Ravi” Pottathil, Chief Technology Officer Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc.
Erik Hromadka, CEO, Global Water Technologies, Inc.
Jim Hurd, Director, GreenScience Exchange
Vincent Caprio, Water 2.0 Executive Director & Conference Chair

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HOTEL

San Diego Marriott Del Mar
11966 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130

$189 per night

To reserve your room please contact:
Mary Grace Glorioso
858-369-6036
Marygrace.glorioso@marriott.com

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WATER NEWS

Two Droughts in California
Our Water Counts
Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza (ret.)

An Independence Day Salute to Our American Heroes
Our Water Counts
Jim Lauria

O is for Outreach
Our Water Counts
Dr. Ken Russell

California Water Crisis Update
Our Water Counts
Vincent Caprio

Shifting Populations Demand New Innovative Water Systems for the Future
Our Water Counts
Janette F. Kennedy

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Looking forward to seeing you in San Diego on August 3^rd!

Water 2.0 is proud to announce the Speaker Lineup for our:

Water 2.0 Conference: Digital Transformation for the Water Industry
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Conference Location:
Foley & Lardner LLP
3579 Valley Centre Drive
Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130

REGISTER TODAY – $250

Water enters the digital era. Big Data Solutions, Information Powered Utilities and Smarter Customers. The Water 2.0 – Digital Transformation for the Water Industry Conference will focus on the use of data analytics, software and cyber security for water utilities. Participants will include water and energy industry authorities, utilities professionals and representatives from the EPA.

Speakers for the Water 2.0 Conference: Digital Transformation for the Water Industry include:

Dennis A. Cardoza, Public Affairs Director, Foley & Lardner, LLP

Herve Buisson, Vice President – Process Engineering Americas, Veolia Water Technologies

Jonathan Litchman, Founder, The Providence Group

Paul Gagliardo, Manager – Innovation Development, American Water

Kenneth E. Russell, Ph.D., Author of Social Knowledge

Jim Lauria, VP Sales & Marketing, Mazzei Injector Company

Becky Scott, Community & Social Media Manager, Cisco

Glenn A. Stinebaugh, President and Acting CEO, Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc.

Raveendran “Ravi” Pottathil, Chief Technology Officer Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc.

Erik Hromadka, CEO, Global Water Technologies, Inc.

Jim Hurd, Director, GreenScience Exchange

Vincent Caprio, Executive Director, WIAF & Water 2.0 Conference Chair

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HOTEL

San Diego Marriott La Jolla
4240 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

$189 per night

Please contact Vincent Caprio vince@waterinnovations.org to reserve your room.

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Looking forward to seeing you on August 3^rd in San Diego!