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Nanotechnology: The Money, Science and Politics of the "Next Big Thing"
Cosponsored with The Economist

CITY SEMINAR
Thursday, December 11, 2003
11:00 AM

Featuring Kevin D. Ausman, Executive Director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, Rice University; Geoffrey Carr, Science and Technology Editor, The Economist; Wayne Crews, Director of Technology Policy, Cato Institute; Eric Drexler, Chairman, Foresight Institute; Neil Jacobstein, Chairman, Institute for Molecular Manufacturing; and F. Mark Modzelewski, Executive Director, NanoBusiness Alliance.

Crowne Plaza Cabaña Hotel, Palo Alto, California

Is nanotechnology--the science and business of the very small--overhyped, or is it the "next big thing"? What are the implications of public vs. private funding for the emerging nanotechnology industry's long-term health and progress? Should government subsidize and promote it--constrain and regulate it--or simply leave it alone? Will federal funding also come with substantial consequences such as unwarranted regulation or blind research alleys? What are appropriate government and market approaches for averting possible environmental hazards or risks that nanotechnology might pose ( the so-called "gray goo" scenario)? Or does nanotech instead promise a cleaner environment? Might nanotechnology raise novel homeland security issues?

10:30-11:00 a.m.	Registration
11:00-11:05 a.m.	Wayne Crews—Welcoming Remarks Director of Technology Policy, Cato Institute
11:05 a.m.-12:45 p.m.	Panel Discussion Geoffrey Carr—Moderator *Kevin D. Ausman* Wayne Crews Eric Drexler *Neil Jacobstein* F. Mark Modzelewski
12:45-1:30 p.m.	Reception and Buffet Luncheon

For further information on the seminar, please call Lesley Albanese at (202) 789-5223 or e-mail her at lalbanese@cato.org.

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The Cato Institute is located on the southwest corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 10th Street.
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Nanotechnology: The Money, Science and Politics of the "Next Big Thing"Cosponsored with The Economist

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Nanotechnology: The Money, Science and Politics of the "Next Big Thing"
Cosponsored with The Economist