An August 23, 2024 posting by Lynn Bergeson and Carla Hutton on the JD Supra blog announces a virtual town hall meeting being held as part of a quadrennial review of the US National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), Note: Links have been removed,

As part of its quadrennial review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will hold a virtual town hall on September 5, 2024, for stakeholders to share their thoughts on the future of nanotechnology in the United States. The overall objective of NASEM’s review is to identify opportunities and barriers to broadening access to nanotechnology research and development (R&D) infrastructure in the United States. …

There is a series of events associated with NASEM’s quadrennial review according to its Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025) webpage,

This quadrennial review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative will review the composition of the science and engineering community currently being served by the nation’s nanotechnology research and development infrastructure and identify barriers to use for communities who are not fully engaging with this infrastructure.

Deadline: September 22, 2024

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Upcoming Events

3:00PM – 4:00PM (ET)
TeleConference

August 29, 2024
Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025) Meeting on 8.29.24

Meeting

Multiday Event | September 4-5, 2024
Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025) Meeting on 9.4.24 and 9.5.24

3:30PM – 5:00PM (ET)
Webcast

September 5, 2024
Virtual Town Hall: Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025)

3:00PM – 4:00PM (ET)
TeleConference

September 12, 2024
Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025) Meeting on 9.12.24

Description

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint an ad hoc committee to conduct the quadrennial review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). The overall objective of this review is to make recommendations to the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee of the White House National Science and Technology Council and to the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office that will improve the value of the NNI’s research and development strategy, portfolio, and infrastructure investments to enhance economic prosperity and national security of the United States. Toward this objective, this quadrennial NNI review will include the following tasks:

(1) The committee will explore trends, opportunities, and emerging use cases for nanoscale research and development and examine how well positioned the nation’s nanotechnology-relevant infrastructure—including people, instruments, and facilities—is to be impactful in current and emerging use cases. Particular attention will be paid to the opportunities and barriers for sustaining and coordinating the nation’s global leadership in nanotechnology infrastructure.

(2) Analyze the composition of the science and engineering community currently being served by the nation’s nanotechnology R&D infrastructure. Particular attention will be paid to exploring how geography, organization type (e.g., R1 vs. non-R1, academia vs. industry), career stage, project focus area, and other factors influence awareness, access, and opportunity. The metrics used to track and evaluate success may also be considered.

(3) Identify barriers to use for communities who are not fully engaging with nanotechnology R&D infrastructure. This may include, but is not limited to, examining the awareness, interaction models, peer review models, financial and travel logistics, remote access resources, IP and contractual agreements, opportunities to enhance data and resource sharing, and approaches to incentivizing use. If warranted, recommend possible improvements to assist in achieving equitable and impactful national engagement in, and use of, existing infrastructure.

This study may make recommendations on the topics listed above.

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You can register for the September 5, 2024 virtual town hall here. None of the notices specify that you must be a US citizen or work in the US or have a company in the US. So, this seems to be open to all. As well, there is a Webcast page where you can watch the proceedings, where it seems you do not need to register if you don’t intend to make comments.