The Nanotechnology Public Engagement and Communications Working Group (NPEC) is a Working Group of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee (NSET). The purpose of the NPEC Working Group is to encourage, coordinate, and support National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) member agencies and interagency efforts toward educating and engaging the public, policy makers, and stakeholder groups regarding nanotechnology, its applications and implications, and the work of the NNI.