It has been a mild winter back here in the NYC Metro Area. As we enjoy the Giants Super Bowl Victory and, I offer my condolences to our Boston Nano Friends, it is time to focus on the 2012 Winter and Spring Nanotechnology Conferences Calendar. Ladies and Gentlemen start your engines.

NNCO EVENTS
International Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnolgy
March 27-28, 2012
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
http://www.nano.gov/node/729

2012 Regional, State and Local (RSL) Initiatives in Nanotechnology
Partnering with ONAMI
May 1-2, 2012
Embassy Suites Hotel, Portland, OR
http://www.nano.gov/node/732

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FORUM: NANOTECHNOLOGY
March 27, 2012
9:00am-7:30pm
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
http://nano.cas.usf.edu/

NANOTECH COMMERCIALIZATION CONFERENCE
April 4-5, 2012
American Tobacco Campus, Research Triangle, Durham, NC
http://www.nanoevent.org/

LEHIGH NANOTECH NETWORK
Nano for Business 2012: Building Toward a Sustainable Future
May 23, 2012
7:30am-6:00pm
Lehigh University, Mountaintop Campus, Bethlehem, PA
http://www.lehigh.edu/lnn/events.shtml

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NANO NEWS
The Nano-economy: Time to Reap the Rewards
20+ years of planting seeds – now a crop of jobs is ready.
By Scott E. Rickert
Jan. 20, 2012
http://www.industryweek.com/articles/the_nano-economy_time_to_reap_the_rewards_26408.aspx

The Father of Green Chemistry
By Josh Wolfe
Feb. 2, 2012
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshwolfe/2012/02/02/the-father-of-green-chemistry/

This could be the year of nano-enabled medicines
http://www.fiercedrugdelivery.com/story/year-nanotech-enabled-medicines-polaris-bitterman-thinks-so/2012-01-24

Effectively Managing the Risks of Nanomaterials: Present Status and Future Challenges
Written by Jeff Morse, PhD
January 26, 2012
http://www.internano.org/content/view/644/251/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nnn_v5.1_Jan12

NanoBusiness Provides Insight on National Research Council Report
http://www.vincentcaprio.org/nanobusiness-provides-insight-on-national-research-council-report

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
~ Albert Einstein

Regards,

Vincent Caprio “Serving the Nanotechnology Community for Over a Decade”
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association
203-733-1949
vincent@nanobca.org
www.nanobca.org
www.vincentcaprio.org