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<DIV>Dear Micro/Nano Enthusiast,</DIV>
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<DIV>We wish to invite you to participate in the 17th Biennial IEEE UGIM (University Government Industry Micro/nano) Symposium. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together leading educators and researchers from university, government, and industry around the world to promote the various exciting fields of micro/nanotechnology. Representatives of university micro/nano fabrication facilities, ranging from new labs to nationally recognized facilities, have found this symposium an excellent forum for exchanging information and presenting new research and educational concepts. Government agencies such as NSF, NIH, NIST, SEMATECH, SRC, DoD and ONR regularly participate with research papers and updates on funding opportunities. Industry interactions with universities, including technology transfer, collaborative research, and training efforts are frequently presented.</DIV>
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<DIV>The conference will be held from July 13-16, 2008 in downtown Louisville (the 16th largest city in the US) at the historic Brown Hotel. The Brown is an award-winning hotel that has enjoyed the visits of 6 former US presidents. Included as part of the conference will be tours of the University of Louisville's new $20M, 10,000 sq ft class 100/1000 cleanroom facility, one of the largest and newest in the midwest/southeast. This conference allows groups from academia, government labs and organizations, and industry the opportunity to network and present their latest findings/opportunities in the area of micro/nanotechnology. </DIV>
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<DIV>The scope of the UGIM symposium includes:<BR>New Initiatives in University micro/nano programs, courses, laboratories, technology transfer, and industry interaction <BR>Government-University micro/nano research programs<BR>Micro/nano research projects in the areas of devices, materials, simulation, design, processing, testing, and reliability<BR>Process development, manufacturing, statistical process control and design of experiments<BR>MEMS and microelectronic programs, courses, applications, processing, interactions, and research<BR>Standard silicon and compound semiconductors <BR>Bioengineering and biotechnology activities related to micro/nanotechnology<BR>Nanotechnology and nanofabrication<BR>Metrology, sensors and actuators<BR>University micro/nano research facilities and their operation<BR>Industry efforts in micro/nanotechnology including technology transfer</DIV>
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<DIV>Keynote Speakers for 2008 include:</DIV>
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<DIV>Abbie Gregg, President of AGI (Abbie Gregg, Inc.)<BR>Abbie Gregg is president of AGI which is recognized as one of the leading cleanroom and engineering consulting firms in the world</DIV>
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<DIV>Dr. Stephen Campbell, Professor of ECE, University of Minnesota<BR>Dr. Campbell is Director of the Minnesota Nano Fabrication Center and author of the popular engineering text The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication</DIV>
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<DIV>Dr. Rajinder Khosla, National Science Foundation Program Director<BR>Dr. Khosla is the director of the Electronics, Photonics, and Device Technology (EPDT) and Integrative Systems (IS) Programs in the Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS) Division</DIV>
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<DIV>Dr. Mark Lundstrom, Professor of ECE, Purdue University<BR>Dr. Lundstrom is the founding director of the national NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>The University of Louisville is excited about hosting this premier international conference. We hope you can join us for what promises to be 4 days of valuable networking experience. The symposium Call for Papers is attached.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Thank You,</DIV>
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<DIV>Kevin Walsh<BR>2008 IEEE UGIM Conference Chair</DIV>
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<DIV>Dr. Kevin M. Walsh<BR>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<BR>Director of the Lutz and BRB Micro/Nanotechnology Cleanroom<BR>University of Louisville<BR>BRB Building, Room 234<BR>2210 S. Brook St<BR>Louisville, KY 40292<BR>(502) 852-0826 office<BR>(502) 852-8128 fax<BR><A href="mailto:walsh@louisville.edu">walsh@louisville.edu</A> or <A href="mailto:walsh@ieee.org">walsh@ieee.org</A> <BR><A href="http://www.mems.louisville.edu">www.mems.louisville.edu</A> <BR></DIV>
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