Workshop Reports

• 1st Annual Nanotechnology Safety for Success Dialogue
  This workshop took place in Brussels, on 25-26 October 2007 and provided a venue for scientists, risk assessors, industrialists, public authorities and NGOs to convene, to exchange information and to confront views by taking part in a structured dialogue.

• Proceedings from the IPR in nanotechnology workshop
  This international workshop jointly organised by the European Patent Office and the European Commission, took place in Brussels on 16 April 2007.

• Open Consultation on the Strategy on communication outreach in nanotechnology
  This paper results from a workshop held by the European Commission it Brussels, February 6th 2007. It shapes operative recommendations for future European funding on appropriate communication and innovative approaches to engage the European civil society into a dialogue on nanotechnology.

• Working Paper resulting from the Workshop on: Strategy for Communication Outreach in Nanotechnology
  This paper results from a workshop held by the European Commission in Brussels, 6 February 2007. It shapes operative recommendations for future European funding on appropriate communication and innovative approaches to engage the European civil society into a dialogue on nanotechnology.

• Working Paper resulting from the Workshop on: Open Consultation on a Strategy for Communication Outreach in Nanotechnology
  This paper results from a workshop held by the European Commission in Brussels, 6 February 2007. It shapes an Open Consultation which took place between 15 March and 15 October 2007 focused on assessing appropriate communication and innovative approaches to engage the European civil society into a dialogue on nanotechnology.

• Proceedings from the Nanotechnology and Security Workshop
  Organized by Nanoforum, EC (DG Research – "Nano – and Converging Sciences and Technologies") and APRE on the 23rd of February 2007 in Rome.

• Proceedings of the Workshop on Nanotechnology and Life Cycle Assessment
  A systems Approach to Nanotechnology and the Environment (Washington, DC, 2-3 October 2006)

• Converging Technologies for Food: Nanotech, Bioinfo, Cognitive Sciences
  Rationales and programme (incl. presentations) of the workshop organised by DG Research - Food, 21-22 November 2006

• Nano and the Environment
  Report of the Brussels workshop, 30/31 March 2006, published on Nanoforum. The workshop had been organised in order to contribute to the definition of the Commission's research activities in the field of nano and the environment.

• European Workshop on " Converging Technology for Food", Brussels, 20th December.
  Rationale (56.6 KB), Programme (including experts' presentations) (300 KB)

• Research training in nanosciences and nanotechnologies: Current status and future needs
  Presentations and proceedings of the EC Workshop, held in Brussels on 14th-15th April 2005

• Research Needs on Nanoparticles (5 MB)
  Proceedings of the Workshop held in Brussels on 25-26 January

• Social and Economic Research on Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences (194 KB)
  European Workshop, Brussels, 14-15 April 2004.

• Nanotechnologies: A preliminary risk analysis (3.2 MB)
  Report based on a workshop organised in Brussels on 1-2 March 2004 by the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General of the European Commission

• EuroNanoForum2005
  The EuroNanoForum2005 conference took place in Edinburgh from 5th to 9th September 2005. The proceedings of the event are now available.

• EuroNanoForum2003
  European and international Forum which took place in Trieste, Italy, from 9 to 12 December 2003. The proceedings of the event are now available.

• EC - NSF Workshops:




• 4th Joint EC/NSF Workshop on Nanotechnology Tools and Instruments for Research and Manufactoring: Grenoble, France (12-13 June 2002)
  Proceedings(1.0 MB)
  For further information see the Events page

• 3rd Joint EC/NSF Workshop on Nanotechnology Revolutionary Opportunities and Societal Implications: Lecce, Italy (31 January-1 February 2002) Proceedings(1.0 MB)
  For further information see the Events page

• 2nd Joint EC/NSF Workshop on Nanomanufactoring and Processing: San Juan, Puerto Rico (5-7 January 2002)
  Summary report(1.0 MB)
  For further information see the Events page

• 1st EC/NSF Workshop on Nanotechnologies: Toulouse, France (19-20 October 2001)
  Proceedings(4.2 MB)
  For further information see the Events page

• Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  National Science Foundation, Workshop Report, March 2001