Today’s issue of the Federal Register carries a "Notice of Public Meeting", announcing the 2012 Regional, State and Local (RSL) Initiatives in Nanotechnology workshop, to be held 1-2 May in Portland, Oregon.

This workshop will bring together leaders of regional, state, and local
organizations to engage in dialog with the Federal government; economic
development groups; investors and entrepreneurs; technology leaders;
and scientists and engineers from industry, business, government, and
academia. The discussion will address a wide range of resource,
organizational, and policy issues impacting RSL nanotechnology
initiatives.
 

Principal themes addressed in the workshop will include:

  • Current landscape of U.S. RSL nanotechnology initiatives and their health

  • Current Federal resources available for RSLs

  • RSL best practices, business models, and opportunities for partnering; and

  • Role of nanotechnology RSLs in future U.S. economic growth and job creation.

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The workshop is cosponsored by the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and theOregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institutes (ONAMI).

Anyone planning to attend the workshop is required to register, either online, via e-mail ( RSL12@nnco.nano.gov ) or via regular US mail (  RSL 2012 Workshop, c/o NNCO, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,  Stafford II, Suite 405, Arlington, VA 22230). Registration is on a "first come, first served" basis and runs from today, March 5, 2012 until 5PM April 27, 2012. Those interested in presenting 3-5 minutes of public comments at the meeting should also register at http://www.nano.gov/rslregistration. Written or  electronic comments should be submitted by email to RSL12@nnco.nano.gov  until April 27, 2012. The workshop will include an opportunity for any
regional, state, or local nanotechnology initiative or related  organization to present a poster explaining the activity.
 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice,
please contact James Kadtke or Halyna Paikoush at the National
Nanotechnology Coordination Office by telephone (703-292-8626) or email
(RSL12@nnco.nano.gov).

A draft agenda has not yet been posted to the website. Once the agenda for the workshop is available, a link to it will be posted.