Nano Colleagues, As many of you are aware, Purdue has been developing an extensive partnership with universities in Colombia. To date, there are two key components: a) a fellowship program for Colombian students to pursue PhDs at Purdue, initially targeted at areas of nanotechnology and biotechnology. An internship program (for students at "beginning grad school" level may also be available in the near future). b) establishing research partnerships/collaborations with faculty at Colombian universities. Although Engineering has been the primary point of contact to date, these programs are not excluded to Engineering. In conjunction with these efforts, I wanted to invite you to participate in two upcoming events: 1) A lunch (Sept. 22) in which you can learn about the Colombian program, with particular focus on the fellowship program and an overview of research areas/opportunities. 2) a joint workshop with Colombian faculty and university officials (at Purdue, Oct. 11-13). We expect over 50 Colombian visitors from a number of top universities. Toward the goal of fostering collaborations, we would like to have Purdue faculty participate, including poster presentations to overview your group's work. Details are include in the attached word doc. Note that there is a RSVP form for each event -- please return these to Melissa Schwartz at your earliest convenience ( lanem@purdue.edu ). I will be following up with people individually -- please let me know if you would like more information. Thanks, Dave