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EuroNanoForum 2009
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Economy

European and International Forum on Nanotechnology

2-5 June, 2009
Prague, Czech Republic

EuroNanoForum 2009 was the fourth conference of a set of international nanotechnology conferences organized within the framework of national Presidencies of the European Union.

The 4-day conference with almost 800 participants from 36 countries took place from 2^nd to 5^th of June 2009, at the Prague Congress Centre, as an official event of the Czech Presidency, under the auspices of the Czech Ministry for Education Youth and Sports and with the support of the Industrial Technologies Programme of  the European Commission. Focusing on “Nanotechnology for sustainable economy”, EuroNanoForum 2009 addressed the contribution and challenges of nanotechnology research for a sustainable development of European industry and society, such as the need for reduction in carbon emissions and fossil fuels dependence, the substantial increase in energy demand, pollution control, clean water management and sustainable quality of life of the European citizen, as well as material production sustainability and efficiency. In this respect, nanotechnology presents many opportunities and challenges that have to be analysed at international level through a safe, responsible and integrated approach, as first presented by the ENF2003 conference.

By addressing the state-of-the art of key application areas of nanotechnology research and development, the Forum has created a unique opportunity for researchers and industrial experts coming from diverse fields of science and technology to meet, discuss and co-operate, and to contribute to the definition of a European nanotechnology strategy after 2009. The conference highlighted the potential of nanotechnology applications in the different industry areas such as automotive, manufacturing, energy or electronics as well as their possible contribution to a clean, environment-friendly society. Various technical details e.g. technology readiness, end-user needs, benefits and risks, have been assessed at each of 33 conference sessions. The detailed summary of each session will be used to guide future political actions in research on nanosciences, nanotechnologies and converging sciences.

In addition to the different sessions, the thematic workshops, the poster exhibition with award  attribution and an industrial exhibition have shown the state-of-the-art of the implementation of nanotechnology into industrial products.

The EuroNanoForum 2009 conference was also accompanied by an independent and unique set of outreaching and communication activities devoted to the general public. A roadshow exhibition of the nanoTruck on the theme "nanoTruck – High Tech from the Nanocosmos” with more than 3000 visitors in the 3 days of its presence in Prague demonstrated the potential applications of nanotechnologies and their socio-economic impact. We are thankful to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for providing us with such a great opportunity to present the NanoTruck exhibition during the conference.