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Montreal – September 26-27, 2005

Future Manufacturing Forum and Live Webcast

August 09, 2005

The Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance is pleased to participate in an international forum and live webcast on the future of manufacturing to be held in Montreal on September 26-27, 2005. Designed to provide a comprehensive education for progressive manufacturers, the Future Manufacturing Forum encompasses all aspects of manufacturing - from factory location and layout to addressing the next advances in the delivery of product, from streamlining the manufacturing process to predicting product development, and from economic prosperity to environmental quality and social equity. Each of these factors are imperative to becoming a world class organization as they exist not just nationally but internationally. Future Manufacturing Forum will be broadcast live via the internet to a global audience. A world class program features some of the leading speakers in the industry including:

Monday, September 26

Featured Speakers:

Stephen Gold, Vice President, National Association of Manufacturers
Dragan Filipovic, Associate Principal Scientist, Kraft Foods
Jens Heitmann, Head of Systems Standardization, Airbus
Kenneth Porad, Head of Auto-ID Program, Boeing
Jeff Drust, VP Business Development, Lattice 3D
Lawrence M.Dietzler, Vice President Operations, L-3 Communications
Pat King, Global Electronics Specialist, Michelin

Nanotechnology Panel:

Meyya Meyyappan, Director of the Center for Nanotechnology, NASA Ames
Keith Blakely, Chief Executive Officer, NanoDynamics
Christopher Foster, Chief Technology Officer, State of Maryland
Iwona Turlik, Corporate Vice President, Motorola Physical Realization Research Center
Neil Gordon, President, Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance and NIL Fab

Tuesday, September 27

Featured Speakers:

Eric Mittelstadt, Chief Executive Officer, National Council for Advanced Manufacturing
Johnathan Macy, VP Global Manufacturing Operations, Becton, Dickinson and Company
Tom Luallen, VP Applied Science and Support, Cargill
Gilles Jean, Director General, Natural Resources Canada
Kent Statler, SVP Operations, Rockwell Collins
Jack Purchase, Head of Delegation, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

Automotive Industry Panel:

David Gonsalvez, Director of Global Supply Chain, General Motors
Dan Spellman, Vice President Logistics, Caterpillar
Krish Mantripragada, Director RFID Solutions, SAP
Michael Ryan, Vice President Operations, Ingersoll Rand

Venue
Centre Mont-Royal
2200 Mansfield
Montreal, Quebec

For further information or to reserve a place, please contact:
Nadia Fazioli
Events Director
Virtus International Group
Tel: (514) 989-9111 ext. 207
nadiaf@virtusinternational.com

Additional information on the forum can be found at:
www.virtusinternational.com/Future_News/news.htm

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About The Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance:
The Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance (CNBA) is a nanotechnology association and facilitator. Its dual mission is as follows:

To establish a Canadian National Nanotechnology Initiative including the creation of commercially-oriented nanotech hubs, the promotion of nanotechnology in Canada, and the promotion of Canadian nanotechnology capabilities internationally, and
To develop major nanotechnology initiatives across the globe.

For more information, please visit www.nanobusiness.ca

Contact:

Neil Gordon P.Eng, MBA
President, Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance
407 St. Laurent Boulevard, Suite 500
Montréal, Québec, Canada H2Y 2Y5
Tel: (514) 351-7878 ext 299
Cell: (514) 813-7936
Fax: (514) 351-7545
email: neil.gordon@nanobusiness.ca
Website: www.nanobusiness.ca

Dr. Uri Sagman, MD, FRCP(C)
Executive Director
Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance
446 Spadina Road, Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5P 3M2
Tel: 416-351-0208
Cell: 416-436-6640
Fax: 416-351-0410
email usagman@usagman.com
website: www.nanobusiness.ca

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