Renaissance Hotel Washington, D.C. February 26-28, 2003

• Learn about national priorities in research and nanoscale science and engineering from key Senators and Representatives, the President's Science Advisor, and funding agency and scientific community leaders
• Learn about research opportunities in nanoscale science and engineering at the DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers and related facilities
• Participate in the first national users meeting for DOE's Nanoscale Science Research Centers

The program will include:

The program can be viewed here.

Background

Over the past year, a series of DOE workshops has been held across the nation to obtain input from the scientific community on future needs and priorities for nanoscale science user facilities. The response to these workshops has been overwhelming, with more than 2000 participants, mostly from universities. This is the largest response to date for any proposed DOE major facility initiative.

Based on the results of the workshops and extensive peer review, 5 DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers ( NSRCs) have been planned. These centers will be collocated with major DOE synchrotron, neutron, and microfabrication facilities at Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory/Sandia National Laboratories, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. They will operate as user facilities with access based on scientific merit.

Each center will have a distinct signature determined by the special facilities and competencies of the host laboratory. As a collection, they will constitute the world's most powerful array of capabilities for nanoscale science research. The Nanoscale Science Research Centers will bring together materials, chemical, biological, engineering, and computational sciences to address some of the greatest intellectual challenges of our times. Construction of the first center, the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at ORNL, will begin in 2003, with other centers to follow in rapid succession.

This workshop is the first national users meeting for DOE's Nanoscale Science Research Centers. It will provide a forum for communication on nanoscience among agencies, policymakers, and scientific community. It will also provide a forum for discussion of user policies and research opportunities in nanoscale science.

Venue

The workshop will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, located midway between the White House and Capitol Hill at 9th Street and L in downtown Washington, D.C. The hotel is several blocks north of the Gallery Plaza-Chinatown Metro station (on the Yellow and Red Lines) on 9th Street.

A limited number of rooms at the Renaissance are available at the prevailing government rate. These rooms must be reserved no later than January 27, 2003. Room reservations may be made on-line, with Renaissance Worldwide reservations at 1-800-HOTELS-1, or directly with the hotel at 202-898-9000. The name of the event is "DOE Nanoscience Workshop."

Registration

For the full workshop, registration is $150. For one day (Thursday), it is $100. The registration fee is due no later than January 27, 2003.

Registration is available on-line. Late registrations will be accommodated on a space available basis only.

Information

Additional information can be obtained at the Workshop Homepage or by contacting Teri Hagan, workshop secretary, at haganta@ornl.gov, 865-574-4750.