Nanotechnology and Public Health Track at ASME's Nanoengineering in Medicine and Biology 2nd Annual Global Congress to be held February 3-6, 2013 in Boston, MA

1322264平台本提案旨在支持在美国机械工程师学会（ASME）医学和生物学纳米工程（NEMB）年度全球大会上设立纳米技术和公共卫生专题。资金将用于旅费，以使原本不会出席会议的发言者和其他与会者参加会议，从而扩大和丰富社区。nemb提供深入报道纳米医学、纳米生物学、纳米技术和公共卫生的最新进展。该会议已成为国际纳米医学领域的重要会议，涵盖了广泛的多学科思想。对于学生、博士后研究人员和主要研究人员来说，这是一个接触广泛领域最新发展的理想平台。这对研究与纳米技术相关的EHS问题是非常有益的，因为它使EHS-纳米研究人员有一个独特的机会，可以看到有可能直接对人类和提高生态暴露（即通过排泄物和废水排放）的领域的新发展。它将使这些研究人员能够针对最紧迫的材料，并填补知识库中的空缺，这些知识库可能允许早期预测和补救与新型纳米技术相关的潜在后果。NEMB还为那些目前是纳米技术的主要实践者提供了一个机会，让他们更好地了解与他们的新技术相关的下游和潜在的不可预见的影响。有了这些知识，这些新型纳米药物的设计者可以在早期阶段将环境和公共卫生目标纳入其材料和治疗的设计中。为了使纳米技术在环境上可持续发展，这种思想交流是非常需要的。更广泛的影响学生和博士后研究人员将通过技术会议和讨论的演讲参与。海报将在大会期间展出，使学生和博士后能够最大限度地与资深同事互动。此外，每次会议都计划与来自工业界，学术界和政府的专家一起提供未来的方向和职业建议。会议主持人熟悉与会者和许多听众，并将积极征求学生和博士后同事的互动。最后，美国机械工程师协会已选定纳米技术和公共卫生专题，专门制作会议播客，发布在asme.org上，目的是面向更广泛的公众。赛道组织者已经为asme赞助的公共新闻片段做出了贡献，突出了会议将涉及的重要主题以及与广大公众的相关性。此外，赛事组织者正在与波士顿当地电台制作人联系，以报道赛事，并为公共媒体广播采访演讲者。

1322264PlataThis proposal is for support of a dedicated track on Nanotechnology and Public Health at the ASME Nanoengineering in Medicine and Biology (NEMB)Annual Global Congress. Funds will be used for travel to bring speakers and other participants to the meeting who would not otherwise attend, thereby enlarging and enriching the community.Intellectual MeritNEMB provides in-depth coverage of recent advances nanomedicine, nanobiology, and nanotechnology and public health. The event has become a premier conference in the field of nanomedicine internationally and encompasses a vast range of multidisciplinary ideas. For students, postdoctoral researchers, and principal investigators alike, this is an ideal platform for exposure to the state of the art developments in a broad range of fields. This is uniquely beneficial to the study of EHS issues related to nanotechnology because it allows EHS-nano researchers a unique opportunity to see novel developments in fields that have potential for direct human and elevated ecological exposure (i.e., through excretion and wastewater discharge). It will allow these researchers to target the most pressing materials and fill vacancies in the knowledge base that could allow early prediction and remediation of potential consequences associated with novel nanotechnologies. NEMB also provides an opportunity for those who are currently the primary practitioners of nanotechnology to better understand the downstream and potentially unforeseen impacts associated with their novel technologies. Armed with such knowledge, these architects of novel nanomedicines may incorporate environmental and public health objectives into the design of their materials and treatments at an early stage. Such an exchange of ideas is critically needed in order to enable the environmentally sustainable development of nanotechnology.Broader impactStudents and post-doctoral researchers will participate through presentations in technical sessions and discussions. Posters will be on display throughout the duration of the Congress, allowing students and postdocs to maximize interactions with senior colleagues. Furthermore, each session is planned with experts from industry, academia, and government to help provide future directions and career advice. The session moderators are familiar with the participants and many audience members and will actively solicit interaction from students and postdoctoral associates. Lastly, ASME has targeted the Nanotechnology and Public Health Track for the professional production of a meeting podcast to be posted on asme.org, intended to target the broader public. Track organizers have already contributed to an ASME-sponsored public news piece highlighting the important topics that will be covered in the conference and the relevance to the public at large. Additionally, track organizers are in the process of reaching out to local radio producers in Boston to cover the event and interview speakers for a public media broadcast.