Mike Treder

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Mike Treder is a professional writer, speaker, and policy advocate with a background in media and communications. In 2002, Treder and Chris Phoenix co-founded the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN), a non-profit research and advocacy organization. CRN promotes public awareness and education, and the crafting of effective policy to maximize benefits and reduce dangers of advanced nanotechnology. Treder is Executive Director of CRN. As an accomplished presenter on the societal implications of emerging technologies, he has addressed conferences and groups in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil.

In addition to his work with CRN, Treder is a Research Fellow with the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, a consultant to the Millennium Project of the American Council for the United Nations University, serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Lifeboat Foundation, is a consultant to the Future Technologies Advisory Group, and a member of the World Future Society. Treder lives in New York City.

[edit] External links

• Responsible Nanotechnology -- weblog maintained by Mike Treder
• Commentaries for Future Brief -- authored by Mike Treder
• Who's Who in the Nanospace