The Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance on behalf of the Air & Waste Management Association is pleased to announce a Nanotechnology session at the AWMA Chemicals, Health and the Environment Conference taking place in Ottawa on November 1, 2006.

The Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance on behalf of the Air & Waste Management Association is pleased to announce a Nanotechnology session at the AWMA Chemicals, Health and the Environment Conference taking place in Ottawa on November 1, 2006. The nanotechnology session will feature:

Co-chairs

François Lauzon
Area Manager Jacques Whitford

John Hilborn

Senior Advisor, Science and Risk Assessment Directorate, Science and Nanotechnology Branch, Environment Canada

-8:30 – 8:50 Canadian Federal Government’s Approach to Nanotechnology

Nigel Skipper

Director, Departmental Biotechnology Office, Health Canada

-8:50 – 9:10 OECD and Nanotechnology

Jim Willis

Director, Chemicals Control Division,

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S. EPA

-9:10 – 9:30 Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Nanotechnology

Lorraine Sheremeta

Research Associate, HealthLaw Institute, University of Alberta

-9:30 – 9:50 Will Canadian Industry Be World Leaders in Nano-environmental Solutions?

Neil Gordon

President, Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance Inc.

Sheraton Ottawa Hotel
150 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G2
Phone: 613-238-1500