Nanotech Timeline
- 2012 Santa Clara, California
- 2011 Boston, Massachusetts
- 2010 Anaheim, California
- 2009 Houston, Texas
- 2008 Boston, Massachusetts
- 2007 Santa Clara, California
- 2006 Boston, Massachusetts
- 2005 Anaheim, California
- 2004 Boston, Massachusetts
- 2003 San Francisco, California
- 2002 San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 2001 Hilton Head, South Carolina
- 2000 San Diego, California
- 1999 San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1998 Santa Clara, California
Nanotechnology Conference
NSTI manages the most comprehensive nanotechnology event worldwide, the annual NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, Nanotech. Nanotech 2012 (15th annual) will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California, June 18-21. An estimated 5,000 nanotechnology attendees will be present, along with over 1,000 technical presentations, 200 early and established business presentations, and 300 exhibiting companies.
NSTI maintains an intimate knowledge of the research, business and investment activities occurring throughout the global nanotechnology community through its management and vetting of business and technology plans. The Nanotech 2011 conference had over 900 technical presentations, 240 business presentations, 180 exhibiting organizations, 100 vetted early stage companies, 125 sponsoring companies, and endorsements from 11 federal level agencies (in US these have included DARPA, NSF, NNCO, NIH) and a wide range of single disciplinary professional societies (APS, IEEE, ASME, AiCHE).
NSTI annually reviews over 2,500 technical abstracts, 200 early and established business presentations and over 600 technology corporations each year for the Nanotech conference.