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+"<tr><td width=140>2010/2/1-2</td><td>International Scientific Council,  King Abdullah Institute of Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia at Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Munich</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2010/1/25-27</td><td><a href='http://spie.org//app/program/index.cfm?fuseaction=conferencedetail&export_id=x13090&ID=x7805&redir=x7805.xml&conference_id=896385&event_id=890906&programtrack_id=896711&jsenabled=1' target=_blank>SPIE Photonic West: Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies V</a> , San Francisco, CA, USA<br>Invited Talk: <i>High performance spectroscopic ellipsometer using linearized liquid crystal phase modulators</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/12/9-11</td><td><a href='http://www.idw.ne.jp/' target=_blank>International Display Workshops (IDW) 2009</a> , Miyazaki, Japan<br>Invited Talk: <i>Nanostructured orientational surface patterns for functional liquid crystal alignment</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/11/4-5</td><td><a href='http://softmatter.jp/en/workshop_0911.htm' target=_blank>International workshop on dynamic cross-effect in softly condensed matter</a> , Tokyo, Japan<br>Invited Talk: Dissipative structures in liquid crystalline Langmuir monolayers</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/10/26-27</td><td><a href='http://www.mancef.org/Nanoconvergence' target=_blank>NanoConvergence</a> , New Mexico, USA<br>Invited Talk: <i>TBA</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/10/5-6</td><td>International Symposium on BIN Fusion Technology,  <a href='http://en.chonbuk.ac.kr/' target=_blank>Chonbuk National University</a>, Korea<br>Invited Talk: <i>Liquid Crystal Display Innovation by Emerging Nanomaterials and Nanoprocesses</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/7/1</td><td>Hiroshi Yokoyama joins <a href='http://www.lci.kent.edu/' target=_blank>Liquid Crystal Institute</a>, <a href='http://www.kent.edu/' target=_blank>Kent State University</a> as professor of chemical physics and Ohio Research Scholar. For more, click <a href='http://www.lci.kent.edu/News2008ProfHiroshiYokoyamajoinsLCIasOhioResearchScholar.htm' target=_blank>here</a></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/5/4-7</td><td><a href='http://www.icnam.com/' target=_blank>International Conference on Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (ICNAM 2009)</a> , University of Bahrain, Bahrain<br>Invited Talk: <i>Surface nanostructuring for tailored liquid crystal alignment: A prelude to nanotechnology of soft matter</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/3/9-10</td><td><a href='http://www.nanolog.jp/mysite/events/MAMN2009.htm' target=_blank>International Workshop on Mesomorphic Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (MAMN 2009)</a> , National Center of Sciences, Tokyo</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/3/4-5</td><td><a href='http://nano.ksu.edu.sa/' target=_blank>King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology (KAIN), King Saud University</a> <a href='http://nano.ksu.edu.sa/default.asp?ThisPage=NewsDetails.asp&PageID=49' target=_blank>, International Scientific Council Meeting</a></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/2/18-20</td><td><a href='http://www.nanotechexpo.jp/en/index.html' target=_blank>International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference (nano tech 2009)</a> , Tokyo Bigsight, Japan</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/2/10-14</td><td><a href='http://www.math.jst.go.jp/~sapporowinterschool/' target=_blank>International Conference for Nonlinear Sciences:SAPPORO WINTER SCHOOL<br></a> Invited Talk: Collective molecular motor using chiral liquid crystalline thin films</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2009/2/1-5</td><td><a href='http://home.iprimus.com.au/jaymez/acis2009/index.html' target=_blank>The biennial Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium (ACIS 2009)</a> Adelaide, Australia<br><a href='http://home.iprimus.com.au/jaymez/acis2009/detailed_program.pdf' target=_blank>Invited Talk: <i>Liquid Crystal Colloids and Emulsions: A Structured Reactive Soft Matter</i></a></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/11/16-17</td><td>Asia Nano Forum 5th Summit Meeting Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/11/3-6</td><td><a href='http://www.sid.org/conf/idrc2008/idrc2008.html' target=_blank>28th International Display Research Conference (IDRC), Orlando, Florida, USA</a> <br>Intivted Talk: <i>Nano Science and Engineering of Liquid Crystal Surfaces</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/10/27 - 11/1</td><td><a href='http://www-th.bo.infn.it/islc/erice2008/index.htm' target=_blank>International School of Liquid Crystals  ERICE 2008</a> , Erice, Italy, 15th Workshop: Liquid Crystal Phases and Nano-Structures<br>Invited Talk: <i>Nanostructured surfaces for tailored anchoring of liquid crystals</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/9/17-18</td><td><a href='http://www.nanoforum.it/english/conf_ICE(1).htm' target=_blank>Nanoforum 2008</a> , Milan, Italy<br>Invited Talk: <i>MINIMAL MANUFACTURING: NANOTECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN INNOVATION TOWARD FUTURE SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/6/29 - 7/4</td><td><a href='http://www.ilcc2008.org/' target=_blank>22nd International Liquid Crystal Conference</a> , Jeju Island, Korea.  <br>Invited Talk: <i>Molecular Architecture and Nano-Craft of Liquid Crystal Surface Alignment</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2008629_75.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/6/27 - 7/1</td><td><a href='http://www.liquids2008.se/' target=_blank>7th Liquid Matter Conference</a> Lund, Sweden. <br>Invited Talk: <i>Liquid crystal colloids and emulsions: Orientational defects, structural transition and higher order structures</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2008627_74.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/5/28-29</td><td><a href='http://www.nano-globe.biz/nanoequity08/' target=_blank>NanoEquity Asia 2008</a> , Biopolis, Singapore.  Invited Talk: <i>Bridging the gap:  A personal view on the role of nanotech entrepreneur linkage</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2008528_72.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/5/24-27</td><td><a href='http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/complsys/symposium2008/' target=_blank>5th International Symposium: Engineering of Chemical Complexity</a> Fritz Harber Institute. Invited Talk: <i>Collective molecular motor using liquid crystallinity: exploration into the molecular origin</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2008524_71.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/2/27-29</td><td><a href='http://www.nanotec.or.th/en/' target=_blank>National Nanotechnology Center, NSTDA, Thailand</a> for International Advisory Board Meeting</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2008/2/4-21</td><td><a href='http://unit.aist.go.jp/nanotech/nri-event/anc2008/' target=_blank>Asia Nanotech Camp 2008</a> First intensive course in Asia in the field of nanotechnology.  Some 40 young people attended from 13 economies.</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/11/29 - 12/1</td><td><a href='http://www.nano.gov.my/nanotek/' target=_blank>Nanotech Malaysia 2007 (Putra World Trade Centre�@Kuala Lumpur</a> Invited Talk: <i>Nanotechnology-driven Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/9/5</td><td><a href='https://semireg.smartseminar.jp/public/seminar/view/14?lang=en' target=_blank>SEMI ISTF 2007, Pacifico Yokohama.</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Trend in nanotech R&D and industrial innovation</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/9/3</td><td><a href='http://www.mancef-coms2007.org/' target=_blank>12th International COMS Conference, Melbourne, Australia</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Nanotechnology-driven Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/7/1-5</td><td><a href='http://confer.uj.edu.pl/LB12/' target=_blank>12th International Conference on ORGANIZED MOLECULAR FILMS (LB-12).</a> Krakow, Poland. <br>Invited Talk:<i>Bubbles and Foams in Liquid Crystals</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/200771_51.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/6/11</td><td><a href='http://www.german-nanoforum.jp/program_t.html' target=_blank>Baden-Wuerttemberg Nanotechnology Forum, Tokyo.</a>  Invited Talk:<i>Nanotechnology in Japan</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/4/11</td><td><a href='http://www.reedexpo.co.jp/ftj/' target=_blank>18th FINETECH JAPAN, Tokyo BigSight</a> Invited Talk: <i>Photoalignment Technology and Novel Liquid Crystal Devices</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/2/11-16</td><td><a href='http://www.macdiarmid.ac.nz/amn3/' target=_blank>3rd Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology (AMN-3)</a> , Wellington, New Zealand. Invited Talk:<i>Nanostructured Liquid Crystals for Novel Electro-optic Devices</i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2007/1/26-27</td><td><a href='http://www.nsforum.cn/en/encailiao/shsw001.htm' target=_blank>Nansha Science & Technology Forum, Guangzhou, China</a> <br>Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology<br>Invited Talk: <i>Self-Organizing Functional Nanostructures in Liquid Crystals</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2007126_39.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/12/5-7</td><td><a href='http://www.sntt.or.jp/nanobio/' target=_blank>UT Symposium on Nanobio Integration: NANOBIO TOKYO 2006</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i></i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/11/21</td><td><a href='http://staff.aist.go.jp/m-fujiwara/kansai-nano1' target=_blank>AIST Kwansai Nanotechnology Forum</a> <br>Efforts to unite research institutes active in nanotechnology in Kwansai area.</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/11/2-3</td><td><a href='http://www.asia-nano.org/index.php' target=_blank>Asia Nano Forum 3rd SUMMIT MEETING, Hong Kong</a> </td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/9/27-28</td><td>NTNU-SINTEF-AIST Seminar (Trondheim, Norway) <a href='http://www.ntnu.no/indexe.php' target=_blank></a><a href='http://www.sintef.no/default____490.aspx' target=_blank></a><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2006927_50.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/9/13-15</td><td><a href='http://www.jlcs.jp/ekitou/2006/index.html' target=_blank>Annual Meeting of Japan Liquid Crystal Society</a> <br>Akita University</td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/9/6-8</td><td><a href='http://www.phys.waseda.ac.jp/coe21/seminar/symposium2006.html' target=_blank>The fourth �b�n�d Symposium, Holistic Research and Education Center for Self-organization Systems</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Self-Organizing Functional Nanostructures in Liquid Crystals:<br>A Frontier of Advanced Nanomaterial</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/200696_26.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/8/24-26</td><td><a href='http://imid2006.k-ids.or.kr/' target=_blank>The 6th International Meeting on Information Display, Daegu, Korea</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Novel LCDs and novel LCD manufacturing:<br>A new world of LCDs opened up by Photo-Rubbing</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2006824_25.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/7/19-25</td><td><a href='http://www2.fci.unibo.it/~bebo/z/erice_islcdx.htm' target=_blank>Erice International School of Liquid Crystals: Colloids, Interfaces and Liquid Crystals, Erice, Italy</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Morphology and Dynamics of Microscopic Bubbles in Liquid Crystals</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2006719_32.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/7/2-8</td><td><a href='http://www.ilcc2006.com/' target=_blank>21st International Liquid Crystal Conference, Keystone, Colorado, USA</a> </td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/6/27-29</td><td><a href='http://www.marcusevansdefense.com/' target=_blank>2nd Annual Lightweight &�@Advanced Materials for Defense Conference, Washington DC, USA</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i></i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/6/12-15</td><td><a href='http://glphotonics.org/' target=_blank>SPIE Great Lakes Photonics Symposium , Dayton, Ohio, USA</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Nanostructured liquid crystals for photonic applications</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2006612_34.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/6/8-10</td><td><a href='http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/complsys/symposium2006/' target=_blank>Engineering of Chemical Complexity, Fritz Harber Institute, Berlin, Germany</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Morphology and dynamics of microscopic bubbles in liquid crystals</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/200668_35.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/6/4-7</td><td><a href='http://www.scil.it/' target=_blank>3rd Italian-Japanese Workshop on Liquid Crystals, Castiglioncello, Italy</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i>Impact of Nanotechnology in Liquid Crystal Display Industry</i><br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/200664_36.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2006/4/26</td><td>FORUM MicroTechnology Innovations for Industry, Hannover Messe, Germany <br><img src='http://nanolog.jp/mysite/images/abstract.gif' onClick=NewWindow('http://nanolog.jp/mysite/detail_report/2006426_46.htm','W1','800','700','fullscreen','front')></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2005/12/8-10</td><td><a href='http://www.asia-nano.org/ANFSummit.php?Id=11' target=_blank>Asia Nano Forum 2nd SUMMIT MEETING (ANFoS2005)</a> </td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2005/10/24-27</td><td><a href='http://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/fpd/japanese/' target=_blank>13th Foresight Conference on Advnaced Nanotechnology</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i></i></td></tr>"
+"<tr><td width=140>2005/1/12-16</td><td><a href='http://www.nano-marburg.net/' target=_blank>Nanotechnology in Science, Economy, and Society, Marburg, Germany</a> <br>Invited Talk: <i></i></td></tr>"