Registration

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Attention MN2006 Authors

A presenter must be identified for each paper or panel. The presenter or panelist of each paper will be required to pay the author registration by August 14, 2006. If the presenter or panelist does not register the paper will be removed from the conference proceedings and information on the paper or panelist will be removed from the conference website and on-site printed program. For more information about this requirement please visit the Mandatory Presenter Registration page.

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The Multifunctional Nanocomposites 2006 Conference is intended to provide a platform for researchers to exchange information, identify research needs and promote the industry-academia interactions in this emerging area of multifunctional nanocomposites.

Message From Hawai'i State Governor Linda Lingle and
Lt. Governor James R."Duke" Aiona Jr.

Governor Linda Lingle

Lt. Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona Jr.

Plenary and Keynote Speakers

Sir Harry Kroto Nobel Laureate for Chemistry - 1996

Dr. Pulickel M. Ajayan Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA

Dr. Rodney S. Ruoff Northwestern University, IL, USA

Dr. Morinobu Endo Shinshu University, Japan

Dr. Shoushan Fan Tsinghua University, China

Dr. Robert J. Robinson University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI, USA

Dr. Ben Wang Florida State University, FL, USA

Dr. Vijay K. Varadan University of Arkansas, AK, USA

NanoVenture Competition 2006
The NanoVenture Competition 2006 is a great opportunity to meet Asia-Pacific venture capitalists and angel investors who want to fund the next promising startups. Finalists will also receive coaching from a team of experienced startup executives, as well as feedbacks and suggestions from a panel of industry judges.

Competition Judges

Barry Wienman DragonBridge Capital

Po Chi Wu Dragon Bridge Capital

Gregory Kim Vantage Counsel

Jason K. Lau

Competition Coaches

Eric Darmstaedter ClearFuels Technology

Brad Bertoch The Wayne Brown Institute

John Chock Hawaii Strategic Development Corporate

Bill Spencer Hawaii Venture Capital Association