On Tuesday 15 June 2010, 13.55 - 15.55 local time (5.55-7.55 GMT) a workshop discussing the European Union Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanotechnology Research is organised during the ICPC-NanoNet conference on International Cooperation in Nanotechnology (14-15 June 2010, Unisplendour hotel, Beijing, China).

The FramingNano FP7 Project, which had the objective of developing proposals for a governance framework for nanotechnologies, formally concluded its work at the end of March 2010. This followed publication of the FramingNano Governance Platform and Executive Summary and a series of national workshops aimed at disseminating information about the outcomes of the project and discussing possible routes forward concerning principles and proposals outlined in the Governance Platform with key stakeholders at national level.

The European Project NanoCode: a multistakeholder dialogue providing inputs to implement the European Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies Research commenced on the 1st January 2010. The kick-off meeting for the project took place in Rome in mid-January. This two-year project is funded under the Programme Capacities, in the area Science in Society, within the 7th Framework Program (FP7).

The objective of NanoCode is to define and develop a framework aimed at supporting the successful integration and implementation, at European level and beyond, of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for nanosciences and nanotechnologies (N&N) research as developed by the European Commission.