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Abstract:
On October 27th-31st 2008 "The First School of Metrology and Standardization in Nanotechnologies and Nanoindustry. Nanomaterials" took place at Zarya resort, Moscow region. The School was organized by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) together with the Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology. The School specifically aimed at generation of working proposals in the sphere of metrology, standardization and certification in nanoindustry, and improvement of metrology and standardization skills of specialists working in joint use centers, test centers and laboratories, including participants of the NANOCERTIFICA voluntary certification system for nanoindustry products.

The results of the “First School of Metrology and Standardization in Nanotechnologies and Nanoindustry. Nanomaterials” are concluded

MOSCOW, Russia | Posted on November 11th, 2008

The School was opened with the program addresses from Rusnano deputy director general Andrei Malyshev and deputy directors of the Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology Vladimir Krutikov and Sergey Pugachev. The School was attended by 159 experts, including 143 participants from 21 regions of the Russian Federation and 16 participants from 7 other countries (China, Belarus, Sweden, USA, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands). 36 world renowned lecturers included specialists from leading scientific centers of foreign countries, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology, universities involved in advanced research and development in nanometrology and nanotechnology areas.

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About Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology is established to address the growing challenge that arises with the rapid development of new technologies in the nanoscale. As stated by many experts, nanotechnology may be one of the most important industries in the XXI century.

The need for creating such corporation was formulated in 2007 by President V. V. Putin in his annual message to the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation. The executive and legislative branches of power have constructed a law which was signed by the President of Russian Federation on July 19 2007. In this law the legislative basis, organization principles, creation and activity goals of Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies were stated. The key directions of RCNT?s activity are:

* provide assistance to the state policies in the sphere of nanotechnology;

* development of the innovative infrastructure for nanotechnologies;

* achievement of projects aimed at creating innovative nanotechnologies and nanoindustries;

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