This document is the report of the NNI Workshop on Public Participation in Nanotechnology held in May

2006. The workshop was sponsored by the NSET Subcommittee and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

as part of long-range planning efforts for the NNI, guided by thoughtful concern for the opinions and benefit

of the American people. The recommendations of the public participation workshop provided guidance to

the NSET Subcommittee and its Nanotechnology Public Engagement and Communications (NPEC) Working

Group in the development of NNI strategic plans, and they continue to serve as a reference point for ongoing

public participation activities related to the NNI. Some information in the body of the report was updated

through 2008; the preface includes some additional updates through early 2012; however, the main content

dates from 2006.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors

and workshop participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Government or the

authors’ parent institutions. This report is not a consensus document but rather is intended to reflect the

diverse views, expertise, and deliberations of the workshop participants.

The report was designed, assembled, and edited by NNCO staff.