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CANEUS 2009 Workshops: An OverviewCANEUS 2009 is the world’s premier international forum dedicated to fostering international collaboration onthe development of advanced micro and nanotechnologies (MNT) from concepts to ultimate infusion into nextgeneration aerospace systems. The NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California will host the entireevent from March 1 to 6, 2009.The CANEUS 2009 Workshops take a practical approach to efficiently overcoming the challenges associatedwith matching aerospace application needs with the new capabilities offered by emerging micro and nanotechnologies.The program emphasizes measurable deliverables with lasting impact for the aerospace industry.Over 350 world experts from Europe, the Americas, and Asia will address the current and future needs of theaerospace industry, state of the art in micro and nanotechnologies, government and private investment forconcepts-to-systems development, and policies such as ITAR and export control regulations that affect internationalcollaborations. Participants of the CANEUS 2009 Workshops will also collectively prepare implementationplans for well-defined projects and identify new project concepts in the areas of small satellites, fly-by-wireless,aerospace reliability, devices, and materials.A wide range of <strong>org</strong>anizations representing developer, user, and funding communities will participate in theseactivities, including NASA, EADS, ESA, CSA, Space X, NRC, LMCO, United Launch Alliance, Boeing, Airbus,Bombardier, and the U.S. Air Force, among many others.The 2009 event will include five short courses, twenty-one thematic Panel Sessions, twelve Sector Consortiaworkshop sessions, three poster sessions, exhibits, and technical tours.MissionThe CANEUS 2009 Workshops are chartered to oversee the formation of international public/private partnershipswithin the aerospace community by fostering a collaborative environment aimed at the adoption, adaptation,and accelerated commercialization of micro and nanotechnologies.1CANEUS 2009 Workshops: An Overview