Project Info
A great LAD is planned, agenda is available here.
Defending and Enhancing Education and Research Funding
Saturday, September 14
Location:
The Dubliner Restaurant
4 F Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001
19:30 Informal Dinner and Welcome
Sunday, September 15
Location:
Hall of States
444 North Capitol St. NW, Room 283/285
Washington, DC 20001
8:30 Light breakfast served
9:00 Introduction and NAGPS Legislative Priorities
Meredith Niles, Director of Legislative Affairs, NAGPS
9:45 Higher Education Act and Graduate Student Funding
Jon Fansmith, Associate Director, Office of Government Relations, American Council on Education
10:30 Break
10:45 Federal R&D Budget: Overview and Outlook
Matt Hourihan, Director, R&D Budget and Policy Program, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)
11:30 Careers in Public Policy
Heather Dean, PhD, AAAS Fellow, National Science Foundation
12:15 Lunch
13:15 Effectively Talking to Congress: Navigating Capitol Hill and Telling Your Story
Meredith Niles, Director of Legislative Affairs, NAGPS
13:45 What to Expect: A View from Congressional Staff
Carly Robinson, PhD, 2013–2014 AAAS Congressional Science Policy Fellow
Florencio U. Aranda III, Congressional Intern, Office of Pete Gallego (D-TX23)
14:15 Break
14:30 Campaign Overview: Grads Have Debt 2
Kristofferson Culmer, Southcentral Region Chair, NAGPS
Jesse Kremenak, Southcentral Legislative Concerns Committee Chair, NAGPS
15:00 Concurrent Sessions: Take-home Actions for Your Campus
Open Access and Open Education Resources
Heather Joseph, Executive Director, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
Immigration Reform
Lisa Conn, Northeast and Midwest Organizing Director, FWD.US
German Cadenas, Vice President of External Affairs, Graduate and Professional Student Association, Arizona State University
16:00 Break
16:15 Small Group Workshops and Lobby Visit Simulations
17:15 Following Up: Making the Most of Your Congressional Visits
James Tsai, JD, Policy Specialist, FaegreBD Consulting
17:45 Closing Remarks
Jared Voskuhl, JD, President & CEO, NAGPS
Monday, September 16
Self-organized Congressional Visits
Capitol Hill
17:00 Debrief Session and Hill Recap
Meredith Niles, Director of Legislative Affairs, NAGPS
Location: Capitol Visitor’s Center, SVC-215
Dinner on Your Own and Evening in Washington (no organized activities)
Tuesday, September 17
Self-organized Congressional Visits
Capitol Hill
Depart Washington