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MANCEF Member News
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November 2005 Board of Directors Election Results
MANCEF strives to be a very transparent, inclusive, and global organization in its internal and external activities. Members should be aware that on 30 November, 2005 the foundation successfully completed an important governance exercise, namely the cyclical election of key Board of Directors and Officers seats. Candidates, who stand for election to the Board, are selected from among MANCEF's General Advisory Councillors and existing Board of Directors around the world. The five Directors will be seated 1 Jan. 2006 and their term of service will extend to 31 December, 2008.
Congratulations to the following Directors and Officers. You can read their elections statements by clicking each name:
Not Enough Thanks for Dr. Richard Smalley
As the Small Tech community is well aware, Dr. Richard Smalley passed away on 28 October 2005 after a six year battle with cancer. The Nobel Laureate served both science and humanity. Tributes to him from the Houston business community and his Rice University compatriots are heart-felt and accute. Only a few days ago, Rice University's Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) was renamed the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (28 December 2005, OE Magazine).
However, not enough recognition has filtered to the larger public of how important a man has departed from among them. While widely covered among scientific community newsletters and magazines, Smalley's passing was sparcely covered outside of those channels. We were saddened to see that Smalley, and scientists in general, were not widely included in end of year obituary lists of great people leaving us in 2005. CBS News was one outlet offering brief one-liner notes to the passing of several important science and technology innnovators. Disappointing was the seemingly majority concern for the entertainment or celebritized realm. Smalley wasn't a celebrity; he was a visionary motivated by nanotechnology's potential to transform economies and focused on new solutions for the global challenges of health, energy, food, water, and poverty. It seems a worthy distinguishment. We take the lack of recognition as part of the larger challenge to increase awareness and enthusiasm for the visionary contributions science and technology make to all of us. In 2006, we ask the MANCEF community to re-double their efforts to reach the wider public about MNT's potential to positiviely impact their lives and futures.
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New Mexico in Tokyo
 The State of New Mexico's Economic Development Department (NMEDD) wanted other MANCEF members to be able to take advantage of one of the highest attended Nanotechnology fairs in the world. NMEDD's International Trade Division will be co-sponsoring a booth with the Asian Technology Information Program at Nano Tech 2006 held in Tokyo Japan, at the Tokyo Big Site between February 21 - 23. New Mexico-related MNT firms can display company and research information for interested investors, clients, and partners at the New Mexico booth. In preparation for this exciting event, the State office will be sponsoring a free nanotechnology seminar in late January. Please e-mail Danielle Duran at danielle.duran@state.nm.us for more information on this opportunity.
Ahead of Nano Tech 2006, MANCEF's Executive Director will be serving as a liaison on an upcoming Small Tech industry visit to Kumamoto prefecture in Japan with MANCEF Member companies. Member's requests for specific information from either the Kumamoto or Tokyo events may be sent to the Executive Director's office. If the foundation can be of assistance in either venue, we will try.
ROI Engineering 2006 ANSYS Training Schedule
ROI Engineering Inc. is the Canadian ANSYS channel partner designated to serve the local market and to respond to the needs of current ANSYS customers. View ROIE's 2006 training schedule (.pdf) or visit www.ROIEng.com for descriptions of training courses.
SAME-TEC: Call for 2006 Educator and Industry Award Nominees
The Semiconductors, Automated Manufacturing, Electronics – Training and Education Conference (SAME-TEC) announces a Call for Award Nominees for the 2006 Intel Educator-of-the-Year Award, the SEMI Award for Excellence in Workforce Education, and the MATEC Industry Recognition Award.
The Intel Educator-of-the-Year Award and the SEMI Award for Excellence recognize outstanding faculty members and teachers for their contributions to technology education and workforce development.
The MATEC Industry Recognition Award recognizes key industry personnel for outstanding contributions to promote technology education and career awareness.
Nominees for these awards must have had a demonstrated impact on technology education and/or workforce development on both a local and national level.
Give your educators and workforce developers the recognition they deserve. Award nominations are now being accepted. For more information about the awards and to see past recipients, please visit www.same-tec.org.
ABOUT SAME-TEC
SAME-TEC brings together faculty, teachers, trainers, workforce development personnel, learning managers, and program development specialists. People come seeking information on emerging technologies and solutions.
Now in its twelfth year, SAME-TEC provides educators a close-up look at the tools and training needed by technicians for our emerging workforce. The event features pre-conference workshops, great keynote speakers, and sessions to help faculty build their programs. C2V first in SenterNovem's "Gallery of Fame"
Let no one doubt MANCEF community has some excellent firms and organizations working within it. One such company is MANCEF Board member Job Elders' C2V. MANCEF is pleased to note that Senter Novem, an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, has selected C2V as the first company in the "Gallery of Fame". Being listed in the Gallery of Fame is a token of appreciation for the outstanding work executed by the identified company and for the acknowledgement that the investments resulted in benefits for the company and Dutch society as a whole.
The award was personally presented by Mr. Ludo Korteman in Enschede, The Netherlands on 13 October, 2005. Congratulations, Job and the C2V Team!
The award recognizes the combination of excellence in high-tech innovation and economical ambitions. In particular the microDELTA micro-fluidics integration technology, now applied in C2V's ultra fast handheld micro Gas Chromatograph, contributed to this success. The handheld microGC has applications in security and safety, industrial processing, laboratories, and quality control.
SenterNovem's Gallery of Fame site
About Concept to Volume BV (C2V)
C2V is one of the world's leading independent small-tech companies, offering customized solutions for OEM products. C2V has in-house MEMS, microfluidics and integrated optics design, software and manufacturing capabilities. C2V is specializing in fast, handheld analytical instrumentation based on micro/nano fluidics technology platforms. These versatile technologies and products provide value to life sciences, industrial, and security applications. CMC Microsystems Strengthens Leadership Team
MANCEF General Advisory Councillor, Dan Gale, has recently been appointed Chief Technology Officer, in addition to his role as Vice-President, of CMC Microsystems. In his new capacity, Mr. Gale will focus on CMC's strategic positioning and generate opportunities relating to technologies and associated partnerships that will benefit Canada 's microsystems community in the future.
CMC's
President and CEO, Dr. Brian Barge, announced the decision as the strengthening of CMC's leadership team to enable the implementation of Canada's national microsystems agenda. These strategic roles will increase CMC's capacity to serve a broader client base, launch new products and services and forge new national and global partnerships, for the benefit of the microsystems community and Canadians. Congratulations/Félicitations, Dan!
Third Edition International Micro / Nano Roadmap
Call for Authors and Reviewers
The process of contributing to a chapter with
other chapter leaders is a productive and valuable experience,
and we hope to be working with members in the upcoming phase of
building the different roadmap contributions. At SEMICON Europa,
MANCEF held a kick-off meeting to discuss the chapters for the
next MANCEF International Micro Nano Roadmap edition. People at
the meeting were very interested in knowing where the technology
and product platforms are headed for:
- Food Instrumentation for Life Sciences
- Precision Engineering/Assembly Optimization
of MEMS processing
- System Integration Standards/Normalization
in Equipment and Tooling
- Education/Work Force Development
- Measurement/Characterization
If members are interested in contributing to
new chapters, please contact Steve Walsh
(swalsh@mancef.org).
Equipment Maker Notes
EV Group
Surface Technology Systems
SÜSS MicroTec
Veeco
Zyvex
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SUPPORTED EVENTS
Here are some upcoming events in 2006 that the foundation believes are important. This is not a final list of supported events for 2006. September seems to be an especially busy month for conference activity. Keep an eye on our Events webpage for exact dates, venues, and other information:
| Nanotech 2006 |
21-23 February |
Tokyo, Japan |
| SEMICON Europa |
4-6 April |
Munich, Germany |
| Hannover Messe |
24-28 April |
Hannover, Germany |
| Micromachine Summit |
26-29 April |
Beijing, China |
| NSTI Nanotech 2006 |
7-11 May |
Boston, USA |
| SEMICON West: Emerging Technologies |
10-14 July |
San Francisco, USA |
| 3rd Ibero-American MEMS Symposium |
15-16 July (tentative) |
Mexico |
| SAME-TEC |
24-27 July |
Albuquerque, USA |
| Micro-Nano Breakthrough Conference |
24-26 July |
Vancouver, USA |
| Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems 2006 |
27-31 August |
St. Petersburg, USA |
| MINAPIM |
1-4 September |
Manaus, Brazil |
| TEX-MEMS |
September |
San Antonio, USA |
| METRIC |
September |
Pittsburgh, USA |
| NanoCon International 2006 |
20-22 September |
Las Vegas , USA |
| Albany Symposium |
26-28 September |
Bolton Landing , USA |
| nanoTX'06 |
27-28 September |
Dallas, USA |
| NanoFoods Forum |
October |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Dear
MANCEF community, 
The
2004 edition roadmap is a "living document" that has been
6 years in the making. With the introduction of the hugely successful
First Edition in September 2002, the Second Edition builds on what
the leadership team learned and our customers told us what they
needed to know to succeed in the MST marketplace. We've almost sold
out of the 2nd Edition copies, so order yours soon.
