Thursday, October 26, 2006
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time / 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Program Overview:
Much has been said and written over the past several years about the promise that nanotechnology offers. Diverse industry sectors from medicine, energy, remediation, and many more are all beneficiaries of this powerful new technology that harnesses the power of the incredibly tiny. While nanotechnology is described as the "understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications," it is not immediately apparent what this means or why environmental, energy, and resource lawyers and others should care. Nor is it immediately evident why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and other health and safety organizations globally are interested in the implications of exposure to engineered nanoparticles, nanostructures, and nanomaterials.

This first in a series of eight quick teleconferences (QT) in the Nano QT series will provide a concise overview of the science of nanotechnology, including the physical and chemical properties of nanoscale materials, manufacturing methods, and industrial applications, to enable legal practitioners and others to understand better why a thorough grounding in the science of nanotechnology is a fundamental prerequisite to understanding the vexing legal, regulatory, and science policy issues that are now being discussed by regulators, law makers, and others around the world.

Educational Objectives:

• Brief participants on the fundamental science of engineered nanostructures.
• Evaluate the implication for environmental regulation.

Faculty:
Moderator:
Sunil K. Garg, Ph.D., Esq., The Ecoshelf Group Inc., Summit, NJ

Panelists:
John Balbus, M.D., Environmental Defense, Washington, DC
Kristen M. Kulinowski, Ph.D., Rice University, Houston, TX

This program will not offer CLE credit.

Host Site Location
Participation at the host site location is free of charge however, reservations are required.

Washington, DC: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
1203 Nineteenth Street, NW, Suite 300
RSVP: Chad Howlin, (202) 557-3816 or chowlin@lawbc.com

ConferTel Teleconference (Individual dial-in)
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Cancellation Policy:
Paid registrants who are unable to call in to the conference may request a refund less a $30 administrative fee. Substitutions are acceptable.

Late Registration Notice: Please register early, we cannot guarantee late registrations (day of event).

Do you have a question that you would like the panel to address? Please email your question to Lynn L. Bergeson at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., by October 18, 2006 at noon Eastern Time and the panel will make every effort to address your inquiry. You will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the panel live at the conclusion of the program.

November 16, 2006
Session 2: Nanotechnology: What You Need To Know On the Law, Regulation and Science Policy Overview

January 16, 2007
Session 3: Nanotechnology and the Clean Air Act (CAA)

February 15, 2007
Session 4: Nanotechnology and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

March 29, 2007
Session 5: Nanotechnology and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

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