CANEUS Announces Preliminary Program for the CANEUS 2006 Conference

The CANEUS 2006 Conference is unlike any other in that it is a unique conference with tangible, measurable deliverables. CANEUS 2006 provides an exceptional opportunity for the creation of continuous, smoothly functioning technology development “pipelines” for transitioning emerging Micro and Nano Technology (MNT) concepts to Aerospace systems. In order to overcome the Darwinian odds facing the transition of MNT concepts through the technology “Valley of Death,” CANEUS has united the developer, user, and funding communities under one roof. An impressive list of speakers and attendees includes world-renowned scientists, engineers, program managers, investors and policy-makers from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia.

The CANEUS 2006 Conference takes place from August 27 - September 1, 2006. The Conference begins with a one-day Short Course program, followed by a comprehensive Technical Program consisting of three days of oral and poster presentations. The Technical Program consists of sessions addressing all key aspects of the concepts-to-systems technology development process. The sessions are designed to maximize each participant's exposure to exciting developments in areas of emerging MNT concepts, MNT System Development, System reliability considerations, End-User needs and perspectives, Investment perspectives and development roadmaps, and Governmental policies affecting coordinated, international development of MNT-based systems for aerospace applications. Speakers at the conference are by invitation only and are world-class experts representing cutting-edge MNT research, system development, government and private investment, and aerospace-end users. In addition to the conference sessions, seven Pilot Projects will be presented and discussed.

The high point for the CANEUS 2006 Conference is the two-day Process Workshops sessions that immediately follow the Technical Program. The Process Workshops are highly interactive sessions allowing the participants the opportunity to shape the creation of “business plans” for seven MNT concepts in materials, devices and systems that have identified as promising candidates for aerospace system development. Ultimately, CANEUS measures its success as an organization by the number of MNT concepts that it has successfully “shepherded” to system-level products for aerospace applications. The Process Workshops are therefore a critical component of the overall CANEUS mission.