NY Loves Nanotech to Represent Region at Material Research Society Fall Meeting
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
November 26, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALBANY, N.Y. – A number of New York state companies and economic development organizations, collaborating under the NY Loves Nanotech banner, will travel to Hynes Convention Center in Boston from Nov. 27 through 29 to participate in the Materials Research Society (MRS) 2007 Fall Meeting.
“For the third consecutive year, NY Loves Nanotech will market the region’s technology resources at one of the key annual events for the global materials science and engineering communities,” said F. Michael Tucker, CEG’s president and CEO. “By approaching the MRS Fall Meeting with this collaborative model, we can help generate opportunities for each exhibiting partner while also promoting the combined strength of New York state’s nanotechnology and advanced material sectors.”
The group will set up a pavilion-style exhibit area at the event as part of an international exhibit highlighting products and services for the materials industry. The event is completely sold out with 244 companies occupying 294 booths and more than 5,000 industry representatives expected to attend.
Exhibiting NY Loves Nanotech partners at the 2007 MRS Fall Meeting:
· Capovani Brothers Inc.
· Center for Economic Growth
· EDC, Warren County
· First Nano, a division of CVD Equipment Corporation
· Harriman Research and Technology Park
· Luther Forest Technology Campus
· Mohawk Valley EDGE
· Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
· Rensselaer Technology Park
· Saratoga Economic Development Corporation
· University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
· Vista Technology Campus
MRS is an organization of materials researchers from academia, industry and government that promotes communication for the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research to improve quality of life. Membership includes more than 13,000 materials scientists and researchers in more than 50 countries.
About NY Loves Nanotech:
The NY Loves Nanotech initiative is organized by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), with sponsorship support from National Grid, Empire State Development Corporation and the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR). NY Loves Nanotech maintains a Web site at www.nylovesnano.com.
About the Center for Economic Growth:
The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is a regional economic and business development organization dedicated to developing and promoting efforts to attract high tech talent and companies and to provide innovative services to bolster local businesses in New York's Capital Region and Tech Valley. CEG is committed to growing local companies, attracting new investment and preparing local communities for future opportunities to generate robust, contagious and intelligent economic expansion. Significant financial support is received from the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), New York’s high-technology economic development agency, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). CEG serves as NYSTAR’s designated Regional Technology Development Center for Tech Valley, one of nearly 350 MEP locations across the country assisting local manufacturing and technology companies with generating new sales, creating stronger operational infrastructure and overcoming barriers to growth. Visit www.ceg.org.
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