History of the Nanotube Conference Series
Since their conception in 1999, the Nanotube Conferences attempt to provide
an informal setting to exchange the most current information in the rapidly
evolving Nanotube research field.
During the
initial years, the number of registered participants exceeded the planned capacity
by a factor of two. This was manageable at NT'99 in East Lansing, with 120 instead
of the planned 60 participants. The following conference, NT'01, was planned
to accommodate 140 participants at a beautiful location in Potsdam. The large
number of applications, close to 300, turned from a blessing to a headache for
the organizers. Only half of the applicants could be admitted due to the hard
limit, imposed by the hotel capacity at the somewhat remote location. The strong
interest in the topic and the conference format held on at NT'02 at Boston College.
Since then, the number of participants has increased gradually, strongly exceeding
600 at NT'06 in Nagano.
To reflect
the international nature of the research field, the NT'03 conference was held
at Seoul National University in Korea. By that time, the Asia-Europe-Americas
"continent swapping mode" emerged as a pattern. The NT'04 conference
was held in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The NT'05 conference has been brought back
to Europe. NT'06 took place in Japan, NT07 in Brazil, and NT09 will be taking place in China.
Common
to all conferences is a venue located close to a strong center of Nanotube research
activity, and a local organization team active in Nanotube research. Contributions,
presented in oral "Poster+" and Poster sessions, have traditionally
been treated with a high priority, taking up about half of the total conference
time, with no parallel sessions. Other features common to the conferences include
an emphasis on quality, originality, and informality. Many of these desirable
commonalities have been captured in the "Charta of the Nanotube Conference
Series".
Locations of Previous Nanotube Conferences:
NT99: Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
NT01: Potsdam, Germany
NT02: Boston College, USA
NT03: Seoul National University, Korea
NT04: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
NT05: Göteborg, Sweden
NT06: Nagano, Japan
NT07: Ouro Preto, Brazil
NT09: Beijing, China
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