<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">The Institute
of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) announces
that a new track of sessions has been added to ESTECH 2013,
the 59th Annual
Technical Meeting and Exposition of IEST, which will be held
in conjunction
with the University, Government, Industry Micro/Nano (UGIM)
consortium. Presentation
abstracts for the new track, Operation and Management of
Nanotechnology
Research and Manufacturing Facilities, are now being accepted
on the following
topics:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol"><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Nanotechnology
Facility
Management</span></p>
<ul><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Management
systems</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Scheduling and
billing</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Space utilization
and prioritization</span></li><li><span><span><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Rules and
enforcement</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Priorities:
Research vs. Education</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Staff management
structures</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Fostering
collaboration</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">International
partnerships and collaboration</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol"><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Dealing
with
Anomalies</span></p>
<ul><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Emergency
planning and response</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">PM shutdown
management</span></li><li><span><span><span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Recovery from
events</span></li></ul>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Financial Management</span><br>
<ul><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Charging models</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Income streams</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Reporting</span></li></ul>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Materials Management</span><br>
<ul><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Chemical procurement and
distribution</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Decommissioning equipment and
nanotechnology facilities</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">ITAR and Homeland Security
issues</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Priorities for equipment
purchases</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Processing equipment
selection</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Collaboration and
cross-contamination</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Sustainability opportunities
in nanotechnology cleanrooms</span></li><li><span style="font-size:10pt">Training and education</span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">The deadline
for abstracts is
September 17, 2012. For more information on submitting
presentation abstracts,
contact Heather Wooden at <a href="mailto:marketing@iest.org" target="_blank">marketing@iest.org</a> or
847-981-0100.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">ESTECH 2013,
the 59th Annual
Technical Meeting and Exposition of IEST, offers technical
conference sessions,
continuing education training courses, working group meetings,
and exhibits in
the fields of contamination control; design, test, and
evaluation; product
reliability; aerospace; and nanotechnology. The conference
will take place
April 29-May 2, 2013, <span> </span>in San Diego,
California.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">More
information about IEST
can be found at <a href="http://www.iest.org" target="_blank">www.iest.org</a>.</span></p><br clear="all"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Heather Wooden</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">IEST Marketing and Meeting Coordinator</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Arlington Place One</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">2340 S. Arlington Heights Road</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Suite 100</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Arlington Heights, IL 60005</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Phone: 847-981-0100 ext. 20</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">E-mail: </span><a style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" href="mailto:hwooden@iest.org" target="_blank">hwooden@iest.org</a><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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