
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, held outside Washington, DC in November 2008 during the Global Workshop on Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education, 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 pursue development of the GNN,
beginning with a special workshop to foster the development of a Pan-American Nanotechnology Network, which will serve as a regional node of the GNN.
The workshop will be held in September 2009, at the upcoming International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM 2009) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, organized by the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS).


