2nd August

6:30pm to 8:30pm

1^st Nano Today Conference Registration and Cocktail Reception
Venue: Royal Plaza on Scotts Hotel

3rd August

8:30am to 9:30am

Conference Registration and Breakfast
Venue: Level 2 Foyer, The Matrix, Biopolis

9:30am to 9:45am

Opening Address by 1^st Nano Today Conference Chair, Prof Jackie Y. Ying

9:45am to 10:30am

Plenary Lecture by Professor Herbert Gleiter, Institute of Nanotechnology, Research Center Karlsruhe, Germany
Venue: Auditorium, Level 2, The Matrix, Biopolis

10:30am to 12:15pm

Scientific Sessions and Exhibition
Venue: Breakthrough and Creation Theatrettes, Level 4, The Matrix, Biopolis

12:15pm to 1:30pm

Lunch and Poster Session I
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Thin Films
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Nanocrystals/Nanoparticles
Venue: Level 4 Foyer, The Matrix, Biopolis

1:30pm to 5:30pm

Scientific Sessions and Exhibition
Venue: Breakthrough, Creation and Exploration Theatrettes, Level 4, The Matrix, Biopolis

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Reception and Poster Session II
Functionalization and Size-Dependent Properties of Nanocrystals, Quantum Dots and Nanowires
Nanosystems for Sensing, Diagnostic, Imaging and Magnetic Applications
Venue: Level 4 Foyer, The Matrix, Biopolis

4th August

9:00am to 9:30am

Conference Registration and Breakfast
Venue: Level 2 Foyer, The Matrix, Biopolis

9:30am to 10:15am

Plenary Lecture by Professor C. N. R. Rao, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India
Venue: Auditorium, Level 2, The Matrix, Biopolis

10:15am to 12:00pm

Scientific Sessions and Exhibition
Venue: Breakthrough and Exploration Theatrettes, Level 4, The Matrix, Biopolis

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Lunch and Poster Session III
Processing and Templating of Nanotubes and Nanoporous Materials
Tailoring of Polymeric Nanoparticles, Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites and Biohybrids
Design and Engineering of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials
Venue: Level 4 Foyer, The Matrix, Biopolis

1:15pm to 5:45pm

Scientific Sessions and Exhibition
Venue: Breakthrough, Creation and Exploration Theatrettes, Level 4, The Matrix, Biopolis

7:00pm to 9:30pm

1^st Nano Today Conference Dinner
Presentation of the Nano Today 2009 Award to Professor Herbert Gleiter

5th August

9:00am to 9:30am

Conference Registration and Breakfast
Venue: Level 2 Foyer, The Matrix, Biopolis

9:30am to 10:15am

Plenary Lecture by Professor David Tirrell, California Institute of Technology, USA
Venue: Auditorium, Level 2, The Matrix, Biopolis

10:15am to 12:15pm

Scientific Sessions and Exhibition
Venue: Breakthrough, Creation and Exploration Theatrettes, Level 4, The Matrix, Biopolis

12:15pm to 1:30pm

Lunch and Poster Session IV
Nanosystems for Biological and Medical Applications
Nanosystems for Chemical and Catalytic Applications
Nanosystems for Energy and Environmental Applications
Venue: Level 4 Foyer, The Matrix, Biopolis

1:30pm to 4:00pm

Scientific Sessions and Exhibition
Venue: Creation and Exploration Theatrettes, Level 4, The Matrix, Biopolis

4:00pm to 4:30pm

Young Scientist and Poster Awards Presentation and Closing Remarks
Venue: Auditorium, Level 2, The Matrix, Biopolis