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      "Sensors and Homeland Security - Who's Getting Real Today"


       Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003
      Location: Deloitte, 1750 Tysons Blvd, Mc Lean VA
      Organized by Jim Hurd of the NanoScience Exchange and Vince Caprio


      Sponsored by Deloitte and BurnsDoane



      Cost $75
      To register, email jim@NanoScienceExchange.org

      What sensor technologies are getting real right now to provide strengthened U.S. Homeland Security? What are some of the high priority obstacles - technical, political and financial - we must make progress on?

        Agenda:
        09:30 am - Introduction by Jim Hurd, NanoScience Exchange

        09:40 am - Keith Ward, Dept of Homeland Security and Liaison to NNI

        10:00 am - Panel of 4 leading start-ups "Which Companies are Producing Real Products Today?"
        Moderator: Jim Hurd, NanoScience Exchange
        Applied Nanotech: Mr. Prabhu Soundarrajan, Research Engineer, Applied Nanotech Inc.,
        Invited talk on "Nanobiosensors for Homeland Security"
        Cyranno Sciences
        Diana-Hitech
        Luna Innovations

        11:10 am - Break

        11:25 am - Industry Expert - Arun Seraphin, staffer for Sen Levin on Armed Services Committee

        11:40 pm - Panel discussion
        Ed Moran, Deloitte - Moderator and speaker on Deloitte Sensor report
        Livermore Lab, Betsy Cantwell
        Sandia Lab, Greg Cardinale
        Raj Bawa, Professor, RPI

        12:50 pm - Lunch Break - Sandwich lunch provided

        1:35 pm - Panel of second group of leading start-ups

        Alliance America, Stephen Spoonamore
        Triton Systems (invited)
        Integrated Nano Technologies

        2:45 pm - Break

        3:00 pm - Investor panel "The Money side of Sensors - Challenges and Opportunities"
        Moderator: Mark Modzelewski, NanoBusiness Alliance
        Peter Hebert, Lux Capital
        Martin Lagod, Firelake Capital
        DARPA, Kwan Kwok
        Keith Ward, Dept of Homeland Security and Liaison to NNI

        04:30 pm - Closing