2021 IEEE 16th Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) Welcome from the General Chairs

International audienceOn behalf of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council (IEEE NTC) and the Conference Organizing Committee, it is our pleasure to welcome all authors, reviewers, session chairs, and participants to the 16th IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (IEEE NMDC) in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in December 12 - 15, 2021. The IEEE NMDC was founded in 2005 and since that time it has developed as one of the major IEEE conferences in the rapidly growing field of Nanotechnology fundamental research and applications. The IEEE NMDC is held annually on a rotational principle in different locations in IEEE Regions 1-7 & 9 (North & South America), Region 8 (Europe & Africa) and Region 10 (Asia & Pacific), with the latest editions taking place in Anchorage, AK, USA (2015), Toulouse, France (2016), Singapore (2017), Portland, OR, USA (2018), Stockholm, Sweden (2019) and Nanjing, China (2020, virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic)