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ICSU - CODATA Workshop on the Description of Nanomaterials
Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherché
25 rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève
75231 Paris France
Metro Maubert-Mutualité (Line 10)
23-24 February 2012
AGENDA
| Workshop Introduction – Kathleen Cass (Session Chair) | ||
9:00 am |
Workshop goals – John Rumble (CODATA) and Françoise Roure(France) | |
9:15 am |
Welcoming remarks ICSU - Carthage Smith French Ministry-Robert Plana |
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9:30 am |
Participant introductions | |
| Overview Talks – Philippe Gaucher (Session Chair) | ||
10:20 am |
The Importance of Nanomaterials for Future Technologies - Renzo Tomellini (EC) | |
10:20 am |
Coffee | |
10:45 am |
The Value of International and National Nanomaterials Standardization – Jean-Marc Aublant (France) | |
11:15 am |
The Description of Materials – John Rumble (CODATA), Steve Freiman (VAMAS), and Clayton Teague (United States) | |
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Issues in Describing Nanomaterials – John Baglin (Session Chair) | |
11:45 am |
Nanomaterials - Nathan Baker (United States) | |
12:15. |
Lunch | |
1:30 pm |
Nanomaterials as Chemicals– Daniel Bernard (IUPAC) | |
2:00 pm |
Nanomaterials as interacting with living organisms – Kenneth Dawson (Ireland) | |
2:30 pm |
Nanomaterials as Engineering Material – Rodrigo Martins (Portugal) | |
3:00 pm |
Coffee | |
3:15 pm |
Plenary Discussion: What are workshop participants doing today in areas
affected by descriptive systems for nanomaterials – Andy Henson (Session Chair) 3-5 minutes contributions from each attendee; there will be sufficient time for questions and discussion |
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4:30 pm |
Breakout Session I Defining the uses for the description of nanomaterials Three separate groups
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6:00 pm |
End of Day | |
9:00 am |
Reports from Breakout Session 1 and Plenary Discussion – Clive Willis (Session Chair) Defining the uses for the description of nanomaterials |
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9:45 am |
Panel: Stakeholder needs in creating a discipline-independent nanomaterialdescription – Nathan Baker (Panel Chair) Panel Members: Martha Marapese (United States), Denis Koltsov (Nanotechia), Pingfan Rao (IUFoST), Michelle Ostraat (United States) Minimum descriptors for commercial sale, the workplace, and for regulation |
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10:45 am |
Coffee | |
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Challenges to creating a discipline-independent nanomaterial description | |
11:00 am |
Breakout Session 2 How do we actually create a description of nanomaterials independent of disciplines? What are the roles of standards organizations, discipline-bodies, government, industry, research community, others? What are the prerequisite actions by different communities and interests groups? How can the Unions participate in the process? | |
12:15 |
Lunch | |
1:30 pm |
Report of Breakout Session 2 and Plenary Discussion – Rickey Yada (Session Chair) How do we actually create a description of nanomaterials independent of disciplines? |
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2:15 pm |
Plenary Discussion – John Rumble (Session Chair) Top challenges to progress on nanomaterials description and how are they addressed |
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2:45 pm |
Coffee | |
3:00 pm |
Workshop Summary and Recommendations – Françoise Roure (Session Chair) | |
4:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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