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Christine Peterson Christine Peterson lectures on nanotechnology to a wide variety of audiences, focusing on making this complex field understandable, and on clarifying the difference between near-term commercial advances and the "Next Industrial Revolution" arriving in the next few decades. She directs the Foresight Conferences on Molecular Nanotechnology, organizes the Foresight Institute Feynman Prizes, and chairs the Foresight Vision Weekend conferences. Wearing her for-profit hat, she advises investors on evaluating startups in nanotech and other key technologies, and helps entrepreneurs improve their plans and locate funding. She serves on the Advisory Board of Alameda Capital. |
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Dr. Ralph C. Merkle The New York Times said "Dr. Ralph C. Merkle is...a leading theorist of molecular nanotechnology, the still unperfected art of building machines that are little bigger than atoms." Winner of the 1998 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology for theory, the ACM Kanellakis Award, and the IEEE Kobayashi Award; Dr. Merkle has testified before Congress and given talks to audiences at the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Caltech, DARPA, IBM, Lockheed, MIT, NASA, NATO, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), RAND, the Royal Society of Medicine, and hundreds of others. He pursued research in nanotechnology at Xerox PARC and then at Zyvex. He continues his research at Foresight, and consults and speaks on nanotechnology. Ralph is currently Distinguished Professor, Georgia Tech College of Computing. |
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David I. Lackner David Lackner brings a mix of technical, policy, and business strategy skills to his role at NASA. Mr. Lackner leads the technology transfer and partnership development activities at Ames' Center for Nanotechnology, the federal government's largest dedicated nanotechnology group. David negotiates multi-million dollar license deals, manages NASA Ames' growing nanotechnology IP portfolio, and been involved in the spin-off of several startups from NASA's labs. NASA brought him to Ames after assignments in advanced spacecraft systems engineering at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and space shuttle payload operations at Johnson Space Center. Prior to joining NASA, Mr. Lackner specialized in technology commercialization and deployment as an analyst with Stanford Research Institute. There, he consulted for firms including Motorola, Sprint, the New York Stock Exchange, and DEKA (developers of the Segway). As a member of the Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium he is editor of a report on cutting edge regional R&D. Mr. Lackner holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA and a M.S. in Technology Management & Policy from MIT, where his thesis addressed strategic technology investment decisions. |
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Steve Jurvetson Steve was the founding VC investor in Hotmail (MSFT), Interwoven (IWOV), and Kana (KANA). He also led the firm's investments in Tradex and Cyras (acquired by Ariba and Ciena for $8B), and most recently, in pioneering companies in nanotechnology and molecular electronics. He was featured as "The Valley's Sharpest VC" on the cover of Business 2.0 and chosen by the SF Chronicle and SF Examiner as one of "the ten people expected to have the greatest impact on the Bay Area in the early part of the 21st Century." He was profiled in the New York Times Magazine and featured on the cover of Worth and Fortune Magazines. Steve was chosen by Forbes as one of "Tech's Best Venture Investors", by the VC Journal as one of the "Ten Most Influential VCs", and by Fortune as part of their "Brain Trust of Top Ten Minds." Steve now focuses on nanotech and related technologies. |
The Fundamentals of Nanotechnology Tutorial is open to the public. Space is limited to a first come, first served basis. Individuals can register online (see below) or over the telephone at 650.917.1122. Registration for the general public is $395. Current or new Foresight or IMM Institute Senior Associates, spouse or guest of a Senior Associate, or full-time students*, can attend for $195.
The Fundamentals of Nanotechnology tutorial is scheduled in conjunction with the Foresight Vision Weekend, annual Senior Associates Gathering: "Putting Feynman's Vision into Action" which will be held May 14-16, 2004.
*Limited number of student places available, send email with qualifications by March 31. Students pledge to join as a Senior Associate within one year of graduation. Full time students must Include proof of current student status & graduation date.
Registration payment may be made by VISA, MasterCard, check or international money order valid in the U.S (AMEX not accepted). Make checks payable to "Foresight Institute"; checks and bank drafts must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. Bank. Donations with payment by credit card may be faxed.
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Room Rate (Single/Double): $109 per night plus tax. Mention Foresight Institute to obtain the group rate of $109. Hotel reservations should be made by May 14 to obtain the special rate.
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