3M-NANO is an annual International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale, which will be held for the second time in Xi'an, China. The ultimate ambition of this new conference series is to bridge the gap between nanosciences and engineering sciences, aiming at emerging market and technology opportunities. The advanced technologies for manipulation, manufacturing and measurement on the nanoscale promise novel revolutionary products and methods in numerous areas of application. Scientists working in research fields related to 3M-NANO topics are invited to submit papers. All accepted full papers (presented at the conference and following IEEE format) will be included in IEEE Xplore database and eventually be indexed by Ei Compendex. Selected outstanding papers will be recommended for publication in the Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics, Int. J of Nanomanufacturing, Int. J of Intelligent Mechatronics and Robotics, the Open Mechanical Engineering J, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Int. J of Optomechatronics, and other SCI/Ei journals.
Opening workshop with high-profile keynote talks on selected topics in manipulation, manufacturing and measurement on the nanoscale will be arranged on the first conference day. Workshop attendance is covered by 3M-NANO registration fee.
Social events: 3M-NANO aims at encouraging long-term partnerships and collaborative activities between experts in nanosciences and in engineering sciences. Get-together events will be organized by 3M-NANO as part of this effort.
Venue: Xi'an shares fame with Athens, Cairo, and Rome as one of the major ancient civilization capitals. During 3100 year development, 13 Chinese dynasties placed their capitals here. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are praised as the eighth major miracle of the world. Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang is on the World Heritage List, and the City Wall is the largest Ming Dynasty castle in the world.
Upon many requests, 3M-NANO council decided to move the submission deadline to 15 April 2012. Many potential 3M-NANO contributors reported a schedule problem around the mid of March, which related to the submission deadline for project proposals in significant national research programs.
Important Dates
| Full paper submission |
1 March 15 April 2012 |
| Proposals for special sessions (5-6 papers) |
1 March 15 April 2012 |
| Notification of acceptance |
15 May 2012 |
| Final paper submission |
15 June 2012 |
| Advanced registration |
15 June 2012 |
| Registration for accepted papers |
15 June 2012 |
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