The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf of the U.S. Government’s National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), invites you to participate in a public meeting to discuss the revision of the NNI’s 2011 Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Research Strategy. Individuals, non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutions, and the private sector interested in the responsible development of nanotechnology are encouraged to attend and contribute to creating an updated EHS Research Strategy.

The NNI seeks feedback and perspectives on progress toward the goals set out in the NNI’s 2011 Research Strategy and on remaining research gaps, new challenges, and opportunities. By involving the broadest cross section of stakeholders early in the process, the NNI hopes to prepare a fresh and durable strategic guide that is responsive to the continuing evolution of nanotechnology as an enabling technology. The 2011 EHS Research Strategy is posted on the NNI website.

Rules of Engagement: Business proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information should not be included in your inputs. We ask that you provide your input in English. You are solely responsible for all expenses associated with joining the Public Meeting. We ask that you refrain from using profanity or other offensive language. We reserve the right to end your access to the Miro boards early and dismiss you from the Public Meeting.

Program

Day 1:

• Assessing the progress in reaching the research goals set in 2011.


• How the NNI’s EHS infrastructure has contributed to understanding the health and safety implications of nanotechnology.
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• Tackling the ethical legal, and societal implications (ELSI) as an overarching frame for the NNI’s EHS research.
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Day 2:

• Session 3: Human Exposure Assessment (HEA):
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• Session 4: Future Directions
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• Session 5: An Integrated Approach
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• Strategic action post-2023.

About:

The Nanotechnology Environmental Health Implications (NEHI) Working Group leads the NNI’s efforts to prepare an update to the NNI’s 2011 EHS Research Strategy. NEHI is a working group under the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on Technology. NNCO conducts public engagement on behalf of the NNI and provides technical and administrative support to the NSET Subcommittee and the interagency nanotechnology community.

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