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
500 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.
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:
