8:30am - 9:00am

Registration

9:00am - 10:00am

Keynote Speaker: Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Laureate', Knight Co-Discoverer of the Bucky Ball, Professor at Florida State University
Creator of GEO (Global Educational Outreach)
Topic: "Architecture in Nano-Space"

10:00am - 10:15am

Break

10:15am - 11:15am

Dr. James Batterson
Special Assistant on Loan from NASA to the Secretary of Education
Topic: "Preparing Virginia’s Students for Their Century – How the 21st Century Differs from the 20th and What We Should Expect from Virginia’s SOL"

11:15am - 12:15pm

Dr. Wade Adams
Director of Smalley Institute, Rice University
Author of Nanotechnology Demystified
Topic: "Nanotechnology and Energy – Be a Scientist, Save the World!"

12:15pm - 1:15pm

Lunch with Marlene Bourne
President & Principal Analyst Bourne Research LLC. Futurist. Industry Analyst.
Radio Host and Author of A Consumers Guide to MEMS and Nanotechnology
Topic: Small is Cool: "The Amazing World of Nanotechnology"

1:30pm-2:30pm

Lisa Ragalla
Science Editor for Dragonfly TV,
NEO Graduate, and former member of the NISE Net programs team
Topic: "Nanoscience Tools for the Classroom: Bringing Nano to the Students"

2:30pm

End of General Session

2:45pm-4:00pm

Hands On Activities:
Limited to the first 30 people registered for this section