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NIST Hosts Workshop on Emerging Quantum Information Technologies

For Immediate Release: April 26, 2004
Contact:

Patricia Russo Schassburger (NIST-Boulder)
(303) 497-3246

Michael E. Newman (NIST-Gaithersburg)
(301) 975-3025


What
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Workshop on Quantum Information Science and Emerging Technologies (QISET)

Reporters are invited to the workshop to hear some of the world’s leading quantum physicists and get their insight into the exciting possibilities for putting the science to work (including quantum cryptography, quantum communications and quantum computing).

The workshop goals are to:

  • provide an introduction and overview of quantum computing and quantum communications that is accessible to industrial research scientists and managers;
  • present state-of-the art developments in quantum information science and its applications;
  • review the perspective of NIST and other federal agencies on future quantum information technology; and
  • offer a forum for feedback from industry on NIST program directions and the future of investment in this field.

When:


April 29-30, 2004 (See agenda at http://qubit.nist.gov/qiset)


Where:


NIST Boulder Laboratories
325 Broadway, Building 1
Boulder, Colo.


Sign-In:


For security reasons, all media—including production crew members—must have proper credentials (a news media badge with photo or a photo ID)

More Info:


Workshop information and registration may be found on the Web at: http://qubit.nist.gov/qiset.

 


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