NEW YORK, September 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Tech Briefs Media Group, (TBMG), a leading B2B publisher of content for engineering and technical professionals announced today the sixth annual National Nano Engineering Conference 2008 (NNEC), the premier event focused on current and future developments in engineering innovations at the nanoscale, as well as the commercialization of nanotechnology. The event is now open for registration. Limited press badges will also be available. For more information, please visit www.nasatech.com/nano.

The NNEC returns to Boston on November 12th & 13th at the Colonnade Hotel and will include technical presentations and exhibits from companies leading the nanotechnology industry. The event kicks off with a special Aerospace & Defense workshop sponsored by the Institute of Defense and Government Advancement.

Featured speakers at the event also include Cherry Murray, Principal Associate Director for Science and Technology, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Jurron Bradley, Senior Analyst at Lux Research; Sang Choi, Senior Research Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center; Joseph Riemer, President of Sono-Tek Corporation; and David Lashmore, Co-founder, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Nanocomp Technologies. The Nano50 Awards will also be presented during the conference, showcasing the top innovators, technologies and products in nanotechnology.

About Tech Briefs Media Group

The Tech Briefs Media Group is publisher of NASA Tech Briefs, the largest-circulation design-engineering magazine worldwide and Defense Tech Briefs, the largest-circulation engineering magazine for the mil/aero market. Combined, these products reach over 600,000 engineers and managers worldwide.

Through organic growth, the Tech Briefs Media Group product line has grown to include print/digital advertising, email/web products, virtual events, seminars & conferences, custom media and content related advertising. Additional products include Photonics Tech Briefs, Imaging Technology, Motion Control Technology, Defense Tech Briefs, RF & Microwave Technology and Embedded Technology.

Web site: http://www.nasatech.com/nano

Luke Schnirring, Conference Director of Tech Briefs Media Group, +1-212-490-3999