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The Asia-Pacific Nanotechnology Forum is an independent, non-profit network for policy makers, industry, academics and investors in the Asia-Pacific region.  Funded by local governments, it seeks to catalyse the development of nanotechnology research and development. The APNF hosts an annual conference and publishes a quarterly journal.

The Meridian Institute is an independent non-profit organisation that helps people solve controversial issues by providing a range of services including mediation and facilitation. The institute has organised several dialogues and meetings on nanotechnology, including the Global dialogue on nanotechnology and the poor, and the International dialogue on responsible research and development of nanotechnology.