Organized by the Institute of Bioegineering and Nanotechnology and Nano Today, the 1st Nano Today Conference will be held from August 2-5, 2009, in Biopolis.

This international conference seeks to bring together researchers interested in nanoscience and nanotechnology, and will present the latest research at the multidisciplinary frontier of nanostructured materials and devices.

CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS
- Herbert Gleiter, Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe, Germany
- C N R Rao, Jawaharalal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, India
- David A Tirrell, California Institute of Technology, USA

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS
- Flemming Besenbacher, University of Aarhus, Denmark
- Frank Caruso, University of Melbourne, Australia
- I-Wei Chen, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Ruth Duncan, Cardiff University, UK
- Michael Grätzel, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- Paula Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Allan Hoffman, University of Washington, USA
- Taeghwan Hyeon, Seoul National University, Korea
- Cherie Kagan, IBM, USA
- Kam Leong, Duke University, USA
- Dan Luo, Cornell University, USA
- Hedi Mattoussi, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Daniel Morse, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
- Chung-Yuan Mou, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Mamoun Muhammed, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Paul Mulvaney, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Buddy Ratner, University of Washington, USA
- Subra Suresh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Edwin Thomas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Matt Trau, University of Queensland, Australia
- Thomas Tsakalakos, Rutgers University, USA
- Thomas Webster, Brown University, USA
- Bing Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
- Hong Yang, University of Rochester, USA
- Peidong Yang, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Shuguang Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

CONFERENCE TOPICS
- Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Materials and Films
- Functionalization and Size-Dependent Properties of Nanocrystals, Quantum Dots and Nanowires
- Processing and Templating of Nanotubes and Nanoporous Materials
- Tailoring of Polymeric Nanoparticles, Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites and Biohybrids
- Fabrication of Nano and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
- Design and Engineering of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials
- Nanosystems for Biological, Medical, Chemical, Catalytic, Energy and Environmental Applications
- Nanodevices for Electronic, Photonic, Magnetic, Imaging, Diagnostic and Sensor Applications

Deadline for abstract submission is February 1, 2009.

Visit www.nanotoday2009.com for more information.

Funding of up to USD500 and Registration Fee waiver will be provided to selected students and postdoctoral fellows to travel to Nano Today 2009 to present their research. Application details can be found at www.nanotoday2009.com. Important Dates Abstract Submission Deadline - February 1, 2009 Student Travel Award Application Deadline - March 31, 2009 Early Bird Registration Deadline - March 31, 2009 Online Registration Deadline - July 20, 2009 Registration Fees 3-Day Pass (Before March 31, 2009): Delegate - USD 500 and Student - USD 200 3-Day Pass (From April 1, 2009): Delegate - USD 750 and Student - USD 300 1-Day Pass (Valid for only 1 day): USD 300 Note: Rates shown exclude Goods and Services Tax. Conference Chair: Professor Jackie Y. Ying Editor-in-Chief, Nano Today Executive Director, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Visit www.nanotoday2009.com or email secretariat@nanotoday2009.com for more details.