Hi Esther, I hope all is well. Also, I hope your principal approves your travel to this meeting. I have attached a fairly recent position paper published by the American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute which deals with green and sustainable nanotechnology. I hope you find this useful. Best regards, Buzz Cue BMHS Class of 1965 -----Original Message----- From: Esther Hines <des_hines@xxxxxxx> To: neact <neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, Jan 26, 2012 9:30 pm Subject: [neact] Re: 8th Annual Nanotech Teacher Conference--April 11, 2012 at Holloway Commons, UNH Thanks for the invitation. I am very interested in attending this conference since National Chemistry Week 2012 is devoted to nanotechnology. It will be a good way to prepare to present the topic to my students. I just would like to get some information on the workshops and about the keynote speaker so I can justify to my Principal missing a day of work to attend. Thank you Mrs. Hines Esther Hines Chemistry Billerica Memorial High School 35 River Street Billerica, MA 01821 ehines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: Susan.Greenberg@xxxxxxx To: neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [neact] 8th Annual Nanotech Teacher Conference--April 11, 2012 at Holloway Commons, UNH Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:52:18 +0000 It’s time to register for the 8th Annual K-12 Nanotechnology Teacher Conference Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Holloway Commons on the Campus of TheUniversity ofNew HampshireDurham,NH FREE and Open to all K-12 teachers with a knowledge of or interest in science and technology. Nanotechnology is the latest “revolutionary” technology that is bringing sweeping changes to the 21st Century. Some of the applications are already here. Find out what they are, and how they will affect the lives and professions of your students in the near future. Come to the Nanotechnology Conference and get answers to the following questions: What is Nanotechnology? Where is it being investigated? Why is it so important? What applications of nanotechnology already exist? What applications are thought possible in the next 5 to 15 years? What are the societal and ethical impacts of nanotechnology? Also learn howyou can get involved in developing ways to inform the next generation of workers (your students) who may very well earn their living as well as benefit from this new technology. If you have never been to this conference, or if you haven’t attended in some time, it’s time to get a fresh perspective on the up and coming field that is already sweeping the nation, and the world. Tentative Program Schedule: 8:30 am—check-in 9:00 am—Continental Breakfast 9:15 am—Welcome 9:30-10:30 am—First session of workshops 10:30-10:45 am—Break 10:45-11:45 am— Keynote speaker 12:00 pm — Buffet Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm— Second session of workshops 2:15 pm—Announcements and concluding remarks REGISTRATION BEFORE THE CONFERENCE ISREQUIRED—Deadline, March 26, 2012. Registration information available from the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing at theUniversity ofNew Hampshire and funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation. Please contact: Susan Greenberg, K-12 Outreach Coordinator, atUNH, Parsons Hall,23 Academic Way,Durham,NH03824, 603-862-3325, 862-4278 fax,susan.greenberg@xxxxxxxx