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 equilibrated in the range between 200 and
300. To reflect the international nature of the research field, the following 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. With NT'05,
the conference will return to Europe.
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:
NT'99: Michigan State University, East Lansing,
USA
NT'01: Potsdam, Germany
NT'02: Boston College, USA
NT'03: Seoul National University, Seoul,
Korea
NT'04: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
