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Dr. Michael Postek, NIST to Keynote 2008 Micro and NanoManufacturing Events
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(Nanowerk News) The Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME) announced that Dr. Michael T. Postek, chief of the precision
engineering division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for both the
MicroManufacturing and NanoManufacturing Conferences. The events are
scheduled April 22-23, 2008 at the Framingham Sheraton in Framingham,
Mass.
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Postek's presentation entitled "You Can't Make It If You Can't Measure It" will
discuss the challenges faced in the development of the necessary
instrumentation, metrology, and standards for micro and nano manufacturing
that is scaleable, controllable, predictable, and repeatable to meet market
needs. He has been involved with micro and nano-scale scanning electron
microscope-based length metrology for over 20 years and has published over
200 papers, articles and book chapters on this and related topics.
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The addition of Postek adds to the high caliber leaders who are slated to
appear at these industry events that focus on not just the future of the
technology, but what is actually available today. Speaker applications are
still being accepted. For more information visit the event website and click
on "Call for Speakers."
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For more information and registration, go to www.sme.org/micro,
www.sme.org/nanomanufacturing or call (800) 733-4763.
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About SME:
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The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional
society supporting manufacturing education. Through its member programs,
publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME
promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps
keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and
technologies. Headquartered in Michigan, SME influences more than half a
million manufacturing practitioners and executives annually. The Society,
which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2007, has members in more than 70
countries and is supported by a network of hundreds of technical communities
and chapters worldwide.
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