Your voice makes a difference. Getting involved can be as simple as sending a letter or visiting your Representatives or you might want to consider a one year Fellowship in a Congressional office or with the Department of State. Make sure that your representatives in the U.S. House and Senate know how their decisions on key issues will impact you.
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Your Representatives want to hear from the science and technology community. Let them know how proposed legislation and funding will impact you, your organization or your state. Personalize our sample postion supporting Long-term R&D funding or write your own.
Visit your Representatives
Your voice makes a difference. SPIE encourages you to visit your representatives in their home and national offices. U.S. Congressional Visits Day (CVD) is an annual event that brings scientists, engineers, researchers, educators, and technology executives to Washington DC to raise visibility and support for science, engineering, and technology. As a member of the planning coalition, SPIE invites your participation. Please contact us at policy@spie.org if you are interested in participating.
SPIE volunteers made more than 30 visits to Congressional offices in Washington, DC during the Science-Engineering-Technology Working Group (SETWG) Congressional Visits Day held 28 and 29 April. In particular, SPIE team members stressed the importance of photonics in a high-tech economy, long-term funding for science and technology R&D, strong math and science education at all levels, and the easing of barriers to U.S. science and technology leadership, such as restrictive trade and visa regulations.
CVD 2009 Press release
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