ANSI-NSP Meeting Focusing on Nomenclature and Terminology

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
September 29-30, 2004
Gaithersburg, MD

Overview

The first meeting of the ANSI-Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP) focusing on nomenclature and terminology in the area of nanotechnology will be held on September 29-30, 2004, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD.

This two-day event is sponsored jointly by the ANSI-NSP, in cooperation with NIST and Rice University’s Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN).

Program and Registration Information

Due to increased security, no on-site registrations will be accepted and all attendees must be pre-registered. Valid photo identification must be presented at the NIST main gate to be admitted to the meeting. Attendees must wear their conference badge at all times while on the campus.

$199 Registration fee (includes admission, materials, breakfast, lunch and all breaks)

Click here to register.
Registration deadline is September 20, 2004.
Advanced registration is required. Please note that on-site registration will not be permitted.

Please visit this page regularly for program information and updates.

Venue

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460
301-975-6478

Click here for directions to NIST.

Hotel Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Washington, DC North/Gaithersburg, (301) 977-8900. The special room rate is $109, plus 12% tax. To register for a room, please call the hotel directly, no later than September 13, 2004, and mention that you are attending the “ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel”, or you can make a reservation on-line at www.hilton.com under “Group/Convention Code”, enter ANS.

A block of rooms have also been reserved at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn, (301) 948-8900. The special room rate is $99, plus 12% tax. To register for a room, please call the hotel directly, no later than September 13, 2004, and mention that you are attending the “ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel”.

After September 13, the rooms will be released for general sale at the prevailing rates of the hotel. Reservations must be cancelled, in writing, by 4pm, day of arrival in order to receive a refund. Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and check-out time is prior to 12 noon.

Click here for a list of hotels and motels in the Gaithersburg area.

Related Event

The first meeting of the ANSI-NSP Steering Committee (SC) will be held on September 28, 2004. Please note that this meeting is by invitation only.

For more information about the ANSI-NSP SC, please visit the ANSI-NSP web page at www.ansi.org/nsp

For more information, please contact:

Heather Benko
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43^rd Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 1-212-642-4912
Fax: 1-212-840-2298
E-mail: hbenko@ansi.org

Anne Caldas
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43^rd Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10036

Tel: 1-212-642-4914
Fax:1-212-840-2298
E-mail: acaldas@ansi.org