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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">UGIM2014 Call for Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The goal of this symposium is to bring
together educators and researchers involved in micro/nanotechnology management
around the world and to provide a forum for exchanging information and
presenting new lab operations and educational concepts. Representatives of
micro/nano fabrication facilities, ranging from new labs to nationally
recognized facilities, have found this symposium an excellent forum for
exchanging information. Industry/university interactions, including technology
transfer, collaborative research, and training efforts are included. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Abstract Submission Deadline: 14
February 2014<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Submission and Registration
information at:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></i></b><a href="http://www.cns.fas.harvard.edu/UGIM2014/"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">http://www.cns.fas.harvard.edu/UGIM2014/</span></b></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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none"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">Symposium on<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:
none"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">Operations and Management of Nanotechnology Research Facilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Submissions on all topics
involving management of nanotechnology research facilities and academic
laboratories will be considered. Papers are requested with a focus on one of the
session topics listed below. Since this two-day symposium is dedicated to shared
laboratory management, research papers are not appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Presentations Solicited on
the Following Topics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Multi-User
Facility Operations <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Laboratory
Safety and discipline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Anti-Contamination
Policies <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Supporting
Numerous Wafer Materials and Sizes <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Lab
Control Systems, Instrument Interlocks, Electronic Records <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Emerging
Processes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:
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Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Staffing
Strategies including use (or not) of student “Super Users”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:
Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Financing
for Core Facilities, Capital Planning, and lab accounting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Also
at UGIM2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Discussion
Panel Topics:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">In
addition to the Oral Paper Sessions, there will be 4-6 Discussion Panels on
topics of cleanroom operations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Topical
Lunch:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Networking and topic discussion will continue during lunch at
topic-assigned tables.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Exhibits:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Meet leading cleanroom and
equipment vendors in a relaxed environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">New
This Year:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Optional
“New Lab Bootie Camp”:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Sunday
preceding the start of UGIM there will be a half-day tutorial session on new
laboratory startup including presentations on safety, tool maintenance options,
and electronic tool management (interlocking and reservations).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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