Nikkei Business Publications and Tsinghua University to Jointly Hold a Nanotech Forum in Beijing

Tokyo and Beijing -- March 5, 2004 -- Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., Japan's largest publisher of business and technology information, and Tsinghua University, China's renowned university, today announced plans to jointly hold "Tsinghua University - NikkeiBP Nanotech Forum" on April 15 and 16, 2004.

It is the second time for NikkeiBP to jointly organize seminars with universities in China, its first seminar being held in collaboration with Shanghai's Fudan University on companies in the 21st century in November 2002. Taking into account that nanotechnoloy is one of the most important emerging technologies today as well as that it is a hot topic in China, the upcoming seminar will mainly focus on nanotechnology to feature the nanotech policies of both the Japanese and Chinese governments as well as nano materials. National Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in China will extend their support to NikkeiBP and Tsinghua University in holding this forum. In addition to speakers, members of Tsinghua University, Peking University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and NikkeiBP's premium PDF newsletter "Nikkei Nanotechnology (premiered in September 2003)" also took part in crafting program details.

The forum will consist of five specialized sessions. Front-liners both from Japan and China including Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry Dr. Hideki Shirakawa are scheduled to speak at the seminar. Advance registration is required to attend. Participants will not be limited to students and researchers of Tsinghua University, Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but will be solicited widely from corporate engineers and researchers.

For further details, please contact:

[Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.]
Xianhua Li/ Yuko Tanaka/ Hisashi Okamura at:
International Office
Tel: +81-3-5210-8502
http://www.nikkeibp.com
e-mail: info@nikkeibp.com

[Tsinghua University]
Tang Xinhua/ Gao Celi at:
Science & Technology Office
Industry Research & Development Institute
Tel: +86-10-6278-5479

[Seminar Outline]
Organizers: Tsinghua University & NikkeiBP
Special Supporter: National Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (China)
Date: April 15 (Sessions 1 to 3) & April 16 (Sessions 4 & 5)
Venue: Tsinghua University

[Program]
Opening Remarks: Tsinghua University Dean Dr. BingLin Gu and
NikkeiBP President & CEO Yukoh Kawamura

Session 1: Japan and China's Nanotech Policies
Speaker: Dr. Sishen Xie, Professor, Center for Nano Science & Nano Technology, Institute of Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Speaker: Dr. Hideki Shirakawa, Tsukuba University Professor Emeritus

Session 2: Simulating nano materials calculator
Speaker: Dr. Duan Wenhui, Tsinghua University Professor
Speaker: Dr. Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Tohoku University Professor

Session 3: The latest research trends of nanocarbon
Speaker: Dr. Fei Wei, Tsinghua University Professor
Speaker: Dr. Hisanori Shinohara, Nagoya University Professor

Session4: Nano Materials Application
Speaker: Dr. Xing Zhu, Peking University Professor
Speaker: Dr. Sashiro Uemura, General Manager, SDP5, Development & Engineering Group, Noritake Co., Ltd.

Session5: Ways of Collecting Nanotech Information
Speaker: Takashi Kurokawa, Nikkei Nanotechnology Editor-in-Chief

Attendance Fee: Free Admittance
To attend, register (registration form in Chinese): "Click here"