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MinnTS is an annual joint meeting of area technical and scientific organizations. The first meeting occurred in March 2003. The 2003 meeting was sponsored by four participating groups (MMS, SEMI, AVS and ASM). By 2005, the number of participating groups had doubled to eight. MinnTS was started for the purpose of providing a venue for local technical professionals to get together for networking, dinner, and technical presentations given by local experts. The speakers are deliberately chosen from the local area, to avoid travel expenses and to minimize costs for the participating organizations. In some cases speakers from outside the area have been able to combine an appearance at MinnTS with scheduled visits to area businesses. Because of the wide diversity represented by the sponsoring organizations, the speakers are chosen to present a range of general interest topics. Date: March 19, 2009, 5:00 to 9:00 PM Location: Medtronic Headquarters at 694 & Hwy 65 in Fridley, MN. Map Attendance:
All interested persons are welcome to attend. Because there are a limited number of seats, sponsoring organization members and guests of members will be given preference if registrations exceed available seating.
Schedule of events: Speakers: Reservations: The reservation process will open approximately March 1. Reservation details will be added here at that time.MinnTS 2009 is currently in the planning stages. As details are finalized this page will be updated. Check back often!
Robert Gehrz - University of Minnesota: "Infrared Astronomy with NASA's New Spitzer Space Telescope" Robert Pepin - University of Minnesota: "Stardust" 2007 Frank Armatis - 3M: "Nanotechnology In Consumer Products" Mark Obrovac - 3M: "Lithium-Ion Batteries" (Slide Presentation) 2006 Dick Hemmingsen - University of Minnesota: "Biological Energy Sources and Minnesota Based R&D" John Goodman - Entegris Corporation: "Fuel Cells and the Potential Hydrogen Energy Future" (Slide Presentation) 2005 Vincent Chow - Optobionics: "Artificial Retina" Arthur Coury - Genzyme Corporation: "Advanced Biomaterials" 2004 Donald McClure - 3M Company: "Web Coating for Fun and Profit" William Smyth - 3M Company: "Displaying the Future" 2003 Prof. David Shores - University of Minnesota: "Corrosion, You've Got to Love It" Don Deal - Seagate: "Corrosion and Cleaning in Magnetic Read/Write Head Manufacturing" |
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