Keynote Speakers Announced for TAPPI Nanotechnology Conference

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TAPPI announces the line-up of keynote presentations for the 2011 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials, June 6-8, 2011, at the Sheraton Crystal City in Washington, D.C., USA (Arlington Va.).

Attendees will hear from industry leaders including:

Mike Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Verso Paper Corp. -- Importance of Nanotechnology/Nanomaterials to the Forest Products Industry of the 21st Century

Vicki Stone, Director of the Nano Safety Research Group, Heriot-Watt University; Director of Toxicology for SAFENANO; and Editor-in-chief of the Journal Nanotoxicology -- Assessing the Potential Toxicity of a Variety of Nanomaterials

Mike Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology at the National Science Foundation (NSF) -- NSF Programs and the Future of Nanotechnology Research and Development

Dr. Leo Christodoulou, Director, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Tom Lindström, Director of the Biofibre Materials Research Centre (BiMaC Innovation), Royal Institute of Technology (KTH); Senior Research Scientist, Innventia AB -- NanoCellulose Research and Developments at Innventia

Learn more about this event including details about the networking dinner cruise and registration information at the website.