User:Mike Treder, CRN

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Mike Treder, executive director of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, is a professional writer, speaker, and policy advocate with a background in technology and communications company management. In 2002, he co-founded CRN, a non-profit research and advocacy organization that promotes public awareness and education, and works for the crafting of effective policy to maximize benefits and reduce dangers.

In addition to his work with CRN, Mike Treder is 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 Research Fellow with the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, is on the Nanotech Briefs Editorial Advisory Board, is a consultant to the Future Technologies Advisory Group, and is a member of the World Future Society.

Mike has published more than twenty articles and papers, and has been interviewed numerous times by the media. 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, and Brazil. He also maintains CRN's daily blog. Mike lives in New York City.