The Global Workshop on Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (GNSEE) was held in Arlington, VA (USA), November 13-14, 2008. The Workshop connected key leaders from various regions across the globe to advance collaboration and networking on major NSEE initiatives. 
In attendance were 140 educators and researchers in the formal and informal nanoeducation sectors including representatives from 14 countries: Canada, China (Hong Kong), France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Sweden, Spain, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, and the US.
The primary finding of the Workshop was the need for an expansive community, preferably online, to share resources and build excitement around nanoscale science and engineering in education, research.
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GNN Leaders Meet to Plan Next Development Workshop
GNN members and other interested researchers from Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East recently met to discuss the further development of the GNN.
A planning dinner was held outside Washington, DC on Nov 13, 2008 during the Global Workshop on Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education. The dinner included representatives from France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
The group discussed nano initiatives in their respective countries and regions and agreed to hold a fourth GNN development workshop next September 2009 in conjunction with the upcoming International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM 2009) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, organized by the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS).
A key goal of the upcoming workshop will be to will be to formalize the GNN operational structure and appoint an international leadership council. Another will be to foster the development of a Pan-American regional nano network to serve as a regional node of the GNN.
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