Program Overview

The program consists of the following activities:

General presentation by Palestinian scientists and decision makers on research activities at various institutions as well as the S & D policies and national plans of Palestine, and local funding and resources at the governmental, private and commercial levels.
General presentation by American scientists and industrialist on the themes of the workshop. These are plenary presentation on each of the topics, and with a general kind of focus. The talks should be of general character to suit the interdisciplinary audience, of a level that brings the audience to the state of the art, and suggestive of interesting problems that may be of low cost yet of interest to American researchers.
Panel / group discussions:
Avenues for education and training through research
Role of the university in general education (outreach and special programs for the talented and the gifted)
Avenues for partnership between academia and industry and tech transfer
Centers for scientific excellence in nanotechnology
Avenues for collaborations and funding (local, regional and international)
Visits to K-12 schools
Demonstration and hands on training on nanotechnology for students, teachers, and young researchers

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