Asia Nano Forum

ANF Event Details:

Asia Nano Forum Summit 2005 (ANFoS2005)

Location:

Geelong, Victoria, Australia @Sharaton Four Points Hotel

From: 2005/12/08 To: 2005/12/08

Introduction:

The Asia Nano Forum (ANF) is a network organization, founded in May 2004, to promote excellence in research, development and the economic uptake of nanotechnology within the Asian region. This collaborative network seeks to benefit its member economies educationally, socially, environmentally and economically by fostering collaboration and acting as a focus for regional and global nanotechnology issues. Asia Nano Forum (ANF) Network is supported by 13 economies in the Asia Pacific Region including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

During the past 16 months, the ANF has built the information sharing platform-ANF website which allow all network economies to upload and share information on nanotechnology across the Asia Pacific region. ANF has been actively supporting member economies with their nanotechnology initiatives and events through ANF special workshops on societal impact in China, Malaysia Nanotech Forum (MNF2005), and other international or bilateral nanotech events in Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Taiwan. ANF has also started human resource exchange program between Malaysia and Japan. Steering Committee meetings have been held in Beijing (Nov. 04), Johor Bahru (July 05), Hong Kong (Aug.05), and Taipei (Sept.05) to review ANF activities and the future operation of ANF.

The ANF Objectives are to:
? Foster nanotechnology in the region by creating mechanisms to share information, human and physical resources and expertise.
? Coordinate joint investment in and mutual access to major infrastructure by member economies
? Initiate, promote and manage co-operative scientific and technology research projects within the member economies
? Support regional economic and environmental development through joint projects addressing major regional issues, with an emphasis on support of developing and emerging economies
? Enhance public awareness and education of nanotechnology and associated social, environmental, health and economic issues
? Act as an advocacy group for nanotechnology in the region and for adequate regional representation of nanotechnology at global forums
www.asia-nano.org

Program:

SUMMIT PROGRAM

Wednesday, December 7

18:30 - 20:00 Registration & Cocktail Reception

Thursday,
December 8

7:30 - 8:30 Registration (cont.) & Networking

8:30 - 9:00 Introduction and Summit Objectives: Kazunobu Tanaka & Terry Turney
Outline of summit objectives in education, research, infrastructure and commercialization of nanotechnology. Role of ANF and member economies. Funding opportunities.

9:00 - 9:30 Official Opening,
Keynote Speech by The Hon Andr? Haermeyer, Minister for Manufacturing and Export
9:30 - 11:30 Morning Chairmen: Teerachai Pornsinsirirak (Thailand) &
Hamdan Halimaton (Malaysia)
Five-minute summaries of each economy?s nanotechnology activities since ANFoS2004. Only New Developments occurring since the ANFoS2004 Summit should be presented. Pro-formas for reports will be circulated before meeting (requesting information on new funding programs & initiatives, new infrastructure, new collaboration within Asia and elsewhere, new education programs, new national R & D and industry network, Nanotech Standardization, Societal Issues, and new industry support programs)
? Japan
? Australia
? Thailand
? Korea
? India
? New Zealand
? Taiwan
? Singapore
? China
? Vietnam
? Malaysia
? Hong Kong
? Indonesia
? Observer country activities

10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea

11:00 - 11:30 Country Reports (cont.)

11:30 - 12:30 Round Table on Education & Workforce Training within the Asian Region (T.K. Lee & Terry Turney)
? School K-12
? University
? Industry and vocational (ie technical workforce) training
? Establishment of joint programs ? structure and funding

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Networking

14:00 - 14:20 Nanotech Regional Overview: Lerwen Liu (Japan)

14:20 - 15:30 Roundtable Discussions: Masahiro Takemura & Erol Harvey
Nano Networks for education, researcher, industrial exchange and infrastructure access
General overview of Existing Global Networks:
? Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation (MANCEF)
? International Council on Nanotechnology (Vicky Colvin, Rice University)
? International Center for Materials Research, S.E. Asian Network (ICMR, Singapore)
? n-ABLE, Nanotechnology in Manufacturing (Germany)
? Global Nanotech Network (Robert Chang, Northwestern Univ.)
? Advanced High Tech Network (AHTN)
? NanoForum (EU)

14:20 - 15:30 Roundtable Discussions (cont.) ? Masahiro Takemura & Yohanes Surya
Infrastructure-specific Networks ? Asian Region
? Synchrotrons, neutron sources, fab facilities, nanofoundries, open access pilot-plant facilities, others
National Networks ? Asian Region

15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Tea

16:00 - 17:30 Role of Nanotechnology in the Development of Advanced and Emerging Economies in Asia ? Michael Claessens & Toru Nakayama
Industrial and economic impact of nanotechnology. The ?North-South? divide and use of nanotechnology to alleviate health, poverty, and environmental issues in developing economies. Impact of existing schemes and current sources of support. Do we need a new network? ? if so, what is its aims & structure and sources of support?

18:00 - 21:00 Cocktail & Dinner
Speaker ? APEC speaker

Friday,
December 9
Development and Industrialization of Nanotechnology in S.E. Asia.

8:00 - 8:20 Introduction: Issues to be addressed and outcomes

8:20 - 9:00 Water, Energy and Environment

9:00 - 9:40 Healthcare, Food, Aquaculture & Agriculture

9:40 - 10:30 Manufacturing Industries

10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea

11:00 - 12:00 Roundtable Discussion on Industrialization Issues

12:30 Buses depart for afternoon excursions (two options). Lunch provided
? Half-day golf amongst the kangaroos (http://www.angleseagolfclub.com.au/guests/golf/intro.mhtml)
? Coach tour along Great Ocean Road to Lorne (bring swim suit) (http://www.greatoceanrd.org.au/surfcoast/lorne/index.asp)

19:00 BBQ Dinner at the Anglesea Golf Club

Saturday, December 10 8:30 - 10:30 Incorporation Options for the Asia Nano Forum

10:30- 12:30 Planning for 2006 and beyond
Development of an Asian nanotechnology collaborative strategy (common infrastructure, R&D, education initiatives and technology transfer to developing economies)

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30- 15:00 Planning for 2006 and beyond
Summit conclusions, follow up actions, next summit, election of Committee

15:30 Buses Depart to Melbourne Airport or Melbourne City

Summary:

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