Short Course 1 – From Concept to Commercialization
Sunday, March 1, 2009
INSTRUCTOR: Elias Carayannis, George Washington University, USA
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to help participants understand the key issues and challenges in transitioning proposal concepts into mil-std prototypes. It will cover the triggers, catalysts, and accelerators of the twin, mutually complementary and reinforcing phenomena of entrepreneurship and innovation that are found at the nexus of people, culture, and technology. The related concepts of strategic knowledge serendipity and strategic knowledge arbitrage will also be discussed. This review will also include cases of several multi-regional high technology ventures with a global/local focus – that are university and other R&D centers spin-offs. The challenges and opportunities of a more systematic architecting and leveraging of a country’s human and intellectual capital via innovation networks and knowledge clusters and the accruing geo-economic and geo-political implications for the country and its periphery will also be discussed.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Program managers; business development; engineering researchers; small business personnel.
Short Course 2 – Standards and Metrology for Micro and Nanotechnology
Sunday, March 1, 2009
INSTRUCTORS: Jon Pratt, National Institute of Standards and Technology
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The course is intended to help researchers who must measure the mechanical behavior of materials and devices at the micro and nanoscale keep abreast of the latest developments and emerging standards in this field.
Short Course 3 - Small Satellites: Past, Present, and Future
(Related to Micro, Nano and Pico Satellites)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
INSTRUCTOR: Henry Helvajian, The Aerospace Corporation, USA and Siegfried Janson, The Aerospace Corporation
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
Over the last fifty years, more than 860 microsatellites, 680 nanosatellites, and 38 picosatellites have been launched worldwide. This workshop provides a brief record of the past, a snapshot of the present, and what may be possible in the future with respect to small satellites. It is a brief synopsis, given by the editors, of a recent book with the same title. This workshop will start with the Russian Sputnik, US Explorer, and US Vanguard satellites, discuss the historical, political, technical, and economic drivers for small satellite development, and provide some details on specific small satellite efforts such as Clementine, PCSAT, ANDE, RAFT, PANSAT, NPSAT1 SNAP-1, MOST, TUBSAT, PROBA-1, ORBCOMM, INDEX, REIMEI, Mini AerCAM, and MEPSI. It will also provide a glimpse into the near, mid, and far future for small satellite missions and manufacturing technologies.
Short Course 4 – ITAR: Inter-Governmental Agreements, Flight Opportunities, Standards, Export Policy Restrictions, Environmental, Safety
Sunday, March 1, 2009
INSTRUCTOR: George Grammas, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, USA
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course will explain fundamental concepts of international trade controls on nano-technology and provide a framework to determine if U.S. government approval is required. The course will also explain basic administrative requirements for complying with regulations, and ramifications and penalties for noncompliance.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: This course will provide an insight as to how Inter-Governmental Agreements can facilitate participants of multi-national MEMS and NEMS projects to address and accommodate the requirements, concerns and restrictions of specific national jurisdictions and policies.
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Short Course 5 – Funding and Financial Management for The CANEUS-Initiated Projects / Initiatives
Sunday, March 1, 2009
INSTRUCTOR: David Oppenheimer, RAMP, USA
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course will provide attendees with a current and in-depth understanding of the financial strengths and needs of each CANEUS member along with their marketing reach, countries within which they are performing work, and their technical project strengths. The goal of the course is to be able to match member capabilities to present a unified services platform to our customers.