Mark Your Calendar for the...
8th Annual SET
Congressional Visits Day
April 2-3, 2003
Core Message
Federally funded research is the Nation's
foundation for the future.
Press Release Information for Participants:
Press Release Template (PDF Document; 10
KB)
Note on how to use template (PDF; 7 KB)
Background Briefing Materials
(PDF document; 675 KB; Revised: 3-26-03)
Leave Behind Document (PDF document;
2.0 MB)
Leave Behind State Fact Sheets
Schedule of Events (Updated 2-13-03)
Preliminary List
of Appointments (for use by CVD participating organization staff)
Organizations can now sign up for meetings off the appointments
page.
To learn more about Congressional Visits Day 2002, visit the 2002
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, engineering, and
technology to the Nation through meetings with congressional decisionmakers.
Participants
. . . members of the Science-Engineering-Technology Work Group and other colleagues
in the science and technology enterprise.
Organizers
- 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 202-530-8332, Fax 202-785-0835, E-Mail d.rudolph@ieee.org)
and Kevin Marvel (Phone 202-328-2010, Fax 202-235-2560, E-Mail marvel@aas.org).
Posted: October 16, 2002; Last Updated: April 7, 2003.
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