5th Annual SET
Congressional Visits Day
April 4-5, 2000
Preliminary Schedule of Events (as of 4-3-00)
*** Note time and location change for Congressional
Briefing ***
Preliminary
List of Appointments
Please send your appointments to pfolger@agu.org.
Download CVD2000 Press Release
Download FINAL Background Materials (updated 3/28/00)
Appendix for Background Materials: Preview
of AAAS Report XXV: Research and Development FY 2001
Download FINAL Leave-Behind Four-Pager
To learn more about the most recent Congressional Visits Day, which took place
in April 1999, visit the 1999 CVD home page.
What is Congressional Visits Day (CVD)?
The CVD is a two-day annual event that brings scientists, engineers, researchers,
educators, and technology executives to Washington to raise visibility
and support for science, engineering, and technology. Uniquely multi-sector
and multi-disciplinary, the CVD is coordinated by coalitions of companies,
professional societies and educational institutions and it is open to all
people who believe that science and technology comprise the cornerstone
of our Nation's future.
Objective
. . to underscore the long-term importance of science and technology to
the Nation through meetings with congressional decisionmakers.
Core Messages
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Balanced federal investment in science, engineering, and technology (SET)
is fundamental to the future of our Nation's prosperity.
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S&T partnerships between government, universities, and industries mean
progress, economic growth and jobs.
Participants
. . . members of the Coalition for Technology Partnerships and the Science-Engineering-Technology
Work Group and other colleagues in the science and technology enterprise.
Organizers
- The Coalition for Technology Partnerships is
a group of small, medium, and large businesses, and trade associations. These
groups have joined forces to demonstrate that partnerships between government
and industry reflect the realities of today's budget climate and technology
development mechanisms. Contact: Kathleen N. Kingscott (202-515-5193, Fax
202-515-4943).
- The Science-Engineering-Technology Work Group
is an information network comprising professional, scientific, and engineering
societies, higher education associations, institutions of higher learning,
and trade associations. The Work Group is concerned about the future vitality
of the U.S. science, mathematics, and engineering enterprise. Contacts: Debbie
Rudolph (Phone 202-785-0017, Fax 202-785-0835, E-Mail d.rudolph@ieee.org)
and David Applegate (Phone 703-379-2480 ext. 228, Fax 703-379-7563, E-Mail
applegate@agiweb.org).
Posted: September 18, 1999; Last revised April 3, 2000
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