Nano and Giga Challenges in Microelectronics Conference: Arizona State University; March 12-16, 2007

第三届纳米和千兆挑战，题为“纳米电子学和光子学的纳米和千兆挑战研讨会和学校：从原子到材料到设备到系统架构”，将于2007年3月12日至16日在亚利桑那州立大学举行。前两天将由国际知名科学家和大学教师进行一系列指导讲座（春季学校）。这些讲座的对象是研究生、工程师和不直接在该领域工作的科学家。讲座将在亚利桑那州立大学研究实验室进行实践培训，并将在施普林格纳米科学与技术系列中发表，就像分别在莫斯科（NGCM2002）和克拉科夫（NGCM2004）举行的前两次会议之后所做的那样。每次会议后出版两期期刊和本书。申请资金支持学生参加本次会议。已经建立了几个途径来促进学生的兴趣和参与：已经建立了一个学生论文竞赛，以增加亚利桑那州立大学和国家级学生对纳米技术问题的参与和认识。海报环节将为学生提供与他们研究领域的科学家交流的机会。学生可以担任会议志愿者和兼职助理（由赞助商提供给亚利桑那州立大学的会议补助金支付）。此外，在会议的专题讨论期间，也欢迎学生参加演讲。会议还将在会议网站和会议展区的招聘会上提供就业交流机会。本次会议旨在汇集学术界和企业界的科学家和工程师，加强思想交流，促进对电子和光子学纳米技术新解决方案的问题和潜在领域的理解，范围从现代到先进微电子到未来的分子、生物和光电子。目标是促进对特定纳米技术问题和方法的基本理解，以帮助解决这些技术挑战，为当今的信息技术提供基础。更广泛的影响本次会议将聚集来自学术界、国家实验室和工业界的顶尖科学家、工程师和管理人员，讨论电子和光子学纳米技术的新解决方案，范围从现代到先进微电子到未来的分子、生物和光电子。此外，参加会议的学生将有机会与纳米电子学和光子学领域的知名研究人员建立联系和合作。在亚利桑那州举行的NGC2007会议将延续前两次会议的传统，即以一本书的形式发表指导讲座，并在两三期期刊上发表研究论文。会议亦会提供理由，增加本地初创公司的商业机会和国际知名度。它将为大公司提供一个有效的机会，为亚利桑那州纳米技术商业基础设施和教育的发展做出贡献。

The third Nano and Giga Challenges, titled "Symposium and School on Nano and Giga Challenges on Nanoelectronics and Photonics: From Atoms to Materials to Devices to System Architecture," will be held at Arizona State University from March 12-16, 2007. The first two days will consist of a series of tutorial lectures (Spring School) by internationally renowned scientists and university faculty. These lectures are targeted for graduate students and engineers and scientists not directly working in the field. The lectures will be complimented by hands-on training in ASU research laboratories and will be published in the Springer Nanoscience and Technology Series as was done after the first two meetings held in Moscow (NGCM2002) and Krakow (NGCM2004) respectively. Two journal issues and the book have been published after each meeting.Funding is requested to support student participation at this conference. Several avenues have been created to promote student interest and involvement: A student paper contest has been set up to increase ASU and national-level student participation and awareness of Nanoscale technology issues. A poster session will offer students an opportunity to interface with scientists in their field of research. Students can serve as conference volunteers and part-time assistants (paid by conference grants provided to ASU by sponsors). In addition, students are also welcome to attend presentations during the symposium period of the conference. The conference will also provide employment networking opportunities both at the conference website and at the job fair in the exhibition area of the meeting.Intellectual MeritThis conference aims to bring together academic and corporate scientists and engineers to enhance an exchange of ideas and to advance an understanding of the problems and potential areas of new solutions in nanotechnology for electronics and photonics, ranging from contemporary to advanced microelectronics to future molecular, bio and optoelectronics. The goal is to contribute to a fundamental understanding of specific nanoscale technology problems and approaches to help solve these technical challenges that provide the basis for today's information technology.Broader ImpactThe conference will make possible a gathering of leading scientists, engineers and managers from academia, national labs and industry to discuss new solutions in nanotechnology for electronics and photonics, ranging from contemporary to advanced microelectronics to future molecular, bio and optoelectronics. Additionally, students who participate in the conference will have an opportunity to network and collaborate with established researchers in the field of nanoelectronics and photonics. The NGC2007 meeting in Arizona will continue in the tradition of the two previous conferences of publishing tutorial lectures in the form of a book and the research papers in two or three journal issues. The meeting will also provide grounds to enhance business opportunities and international visibility of the local start-up companies. It will provide an effective opportunity for large companies to contribute in the development of the nanotech business infrastructure and education in Arizona as well.