Virtual Conference on Nanoscale Science and Technology October 26 - 29, 2011 Chengdu, China

Web page: http://www.oanano.org/vcnst2011 

The Virtual Conference on Nanoscale Science and Technology (VCNST) is in fact so much more than just another conference. We have an opportunity together to be explorers as we enter a new era of sharing and dialoguing about science.

A typical face-to-face conference will take place from October 26 - 29, 2011 at Chengdu, China. Beyond the well-prepared topical sessions, there will be a range of other exciting opportunities for visiting participants to get out and explore Chengdu, the vibrant, dynamic and accessible city.

Together with its face-to-face counterpart will be a joint virtual conference run in real-time, providing an advanced collaborative environment for participants from every corner of the world to share their knowledge while carrying on their regular scholarly duties and without the expense of physically traveling to Chengdu. By using the computers in their offices or homes, through the Internet VCNST participants will be able to present their research on thousands of screens along with oral or poster presentations as they become part of the face-to-face conference in Chengdu and the whole world.

This is a new type of platform for the rapid dissemination of information on the important scientific achievements by nanoscience and nanotechnology researchers worldwide. With latest screen sharing techniques and voice over Internet protocol, every VCNST presenter is offered the opportunity to deliver their research to additional thousands of audience members and receive their responses, both in real time. Now, audiences are not limited to conference attendees alone as with a conventional conference.

VCNST conference programs will utilize the extraordinary possibilities of the current course of technological revolution and explore the unlimited possibilities of the future.

Because this is an experiment in a new form of conference, we seek further comments and suggestions.

VCNST 2011 Conference Chairs
 

Zhiming M. Wang, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Abstract, Manuscript, and Registration

Publication of the VCNST 2011 manuscripts is sponsored by Springer. Nanoscale Research Letters (NRL, impact factor 2.56), the first nanotechnology journal from a major publisher to offer open access, is open for VCNST submission. When authors submit their manuscript to NRL, they should specify that their manuscripts are VCNST proceedings for a special issue "Nano Component 2011" in their comments to NRL editors. Through the Springer co-sponsorship for the VCNST conference, the NRL open access article fee is voluntary, otherwise the processing charge is US$1140 per article. The VCNST manuscript deadline is November 18th, 2011. 

Registration

All presenters including both internet and on-site must pay registration fees accordingly: US$480 by Credit Cards through Paypal gateway or RMB￥2800 by cash at desk during on-site registration. The registration includes: 1). All the scientific program during the conference; 2). Lunches and Coffee breaks on Oct. 27-28; 3). Dinners and social events on Oct. 26-28; 4). Conference Banquet on Oct. 27. 5). Conference program and abstract book; 6). Paper publication at Nanoscale Research Letters without additional cost.