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Nanowater 2004: Amsterdam, September 27, 2004

The aim of the NanoWater conference is to examine how nanotechnology can help address the issues facing the world's water supplies. According to Unesco, although 70 percent of the world's surface is covered by water, only a fraction of that - 2.5 percent - is freshwater, of which 70 per cent is frozen in ice caps.

27 September 2004 - 27 September 2004
Netherlands
The remainder is present as soil moisture. This leaves less than one per cent of the world's freshwater resources accessible for human use.
Nanotechnology, while providing only a few radical new technologies for desalination, purification or waste water recovery, does have the ability to tilt the economic balance of many existing water related technologies in favour of large scale use. NanoWater will provide insight on those nanotechnologies and how they can be leveraged into the Water Industry to make them not only economically feasible but desirable.
The NanoWater Conference is followed by AquaTech, the International Trade Event of Water Technology and Water Management, which takes place from 28 September - 1 October.
NanoWater 2004, has confirmed a list of speakers representing water industry giants (Veolia Water), innovative nanotechnology companies (Inframat, Argonide, NanoSight), leading international research institutes (CSEM) and leaders from the financial community (McGovern Capital) to address how nanotechnology can lower costs and improve efficiencies of established water industry processes as well as provide insights into new techniques and technologies
Kevin M. McGovern, Chairman and CEO, McGovern Capital LLC ,Dr. Ir. Jeroen Boom, Project Design and Build Manager for Membrane Filtration, Veolia Water ,Fred Tepper, President, Argonide ,Dr. Uri Sagman, Executive Director, Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance & Founder & Director, C Sixty Inc. ,Tim Harper, CEO, Cientifica & Executive Director, European NanoBusiness Association ,Dr. David E. Reisner, President & CEO, Inframat Corp. & President & CEO, US Nanocorp, Inc. ,Dr. Bob Carr, Chief Technology Officer, NanoSight ,Dr. Philippe Rychen, Head of Environmental Systems, Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM SA) ,Diederik Jaspers, Senior Consultant, Altran Technologies NetherlandsCientifica ,Cientifica is the world's largest supplier of nanotechnology information, with activities spanning from basic research, through scientific networks to consultancy, business intelligence and investment appraisals. Cientifica is in constant contact with thousands of scientists, businesses and investors active in the nanotechnology world. ,http://www.cientifica.com,http://www.nanowater.org ,Club of Amsterdam,The Club of Amsterdam helps shape your future in the Knowledge Society. It is an independent, international think tank that supports thought leaders and knowledge workers to form opinions, visions and agendas about preferred futures. The Club of Amsterdam provides resources through publishing and organizes events, seminars, workshops and exhibitions. ,http://www.clubofamsterdam.com
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