Is publc engagement shaping nanoscience?

In 2004, the United Kingdom’s Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering published a groundbreaking report on nanotechnologies which called for more public debate.  Three years on, has public engagement become part of the fabric of nanoscience? Is it only being used to manage risks, or has it also helped to shape innovation trajectories? A day of discussion, "All Talk? Nanotechnologies and public engagement", will examine the results of the public engagement that has taken place in the UK through the Nanodialogues project and Nanotechnologies Engagement Group. The event is being organized by Demos, an independent think tank and research institute.  It  will take place at the Institute of Physics, 47 Belgrave Square, London. SWlX 8QX, on 26th June 2007, beginning at 9:30AM. 

Participants may attend for the whole day, the 9:30-4pm sessions or the 4pm-6:00pm session.