Meeting Agenda

Second Meeting of the International Nanotechnology and Society Network (INSN)

 

Monday, October 17, 2005 – Southwalk Cathedral Conference Center

10:00am         Introductions – Dan Sarewitz, Chair, INSN
10:15am         Presentations and Discussion of Progress on Action Items from the
                         Inaugural Meeting
10:45am         Update of Activities at Twente, Lancaster/Demos, CNS-UCSB, and CSPO/  
                         CNS-ASU 
11:30am         Discuss the Draft of the Mission Declaration            
12:00pm         Lunch 
1:00pm           Round the Table Discussion of Other Network Research Projects – James
                         Wilsdon, Chair, INSN

• Noella Invernizzi

• Julia Guivant

• Robert Doubleday

• Astrid Schwarz

• Steve Rayner

• Tatsujiro Suzuki

• Hideaki Shiroyama

1:45pm           Discuss Governance and Executive Committee Formation
2:15pm           Discuss Coordination of Activities with the Martin Forum
2:45pm           Discuss the Two-Page Synopsis of the Research Framework
3:15pm           Discuss and Intellectual Framework and Network Agenda Paper for
                         Publication
3:45pm           Break          
4:15pm           Develop Framework of Network Goals and Outcomes  

• Exchange of Students and Post-docs

• Sabbatical Visits

• Building and International Clearinghouse

• Methods for Learning within the Network

• How do we conduct good comparative work?

5:45pm           Conclude