The Media and Government Relations Division of the American
Institute of Physics provides several free services and products
to inform the physics community about federal budget and policy
developments and to facilitate communications with Members of
Congress. We invite you to take advantage of these services and
products and hope you will contact our office if we can be of
assistance.
FYI, THE AIP BULLETIN OF SCIENCE POLICY NEWS - /fyi/
FYI is a free electronic bulletin distributed several times
a week analyzing budget and policy developments pertinent to the physics
community. FYI focuses on congressional and Administration activity
related to federal R&D, primarily within the National Science Foundation,
Department of Energy, NASA, Department of Defense, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey, and NIH's National
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, as well as the Department
of Education's science and math teacher programs.
Directions for subscribing and unsubscribing to FYI are given
on AIP's Science Policy page at /fyi/.
Current and back issues of FYI are available. Searchable archives
are provided for issues after 1994.
FYI THIS MONTH -
/ftm/
FYI THIS MONTH is a free one-page summary of major developments
covered during the previous month in FYI. Directions for subscribing
and unsubscribing to FYI THIS MONTH are given at /ftm/.
An archive of previous issues is available. FYI subscribers also receive
this monthly summary.
SCIENCE POLICY WEB SITE - http://www.aip.org/gov
Are you looking for details on the Bush Administration's request for
a S&T program or how Congress responded to it? Do you need information
on the members of a congressional committee, or guidance on writing
a letter or making a Capitol Hill appointment? AIP's Science Policy
site will answer many of your questions about physics-related budget
and policy matters. Issues of FYI are categorized by R&D funding
agencies. This site provides congressional committee rosters and jurisdictions,
recommendations on writing to and meeting with Members of Congress,
and other useful information. Details on AIP's Congressional and State
Department Fellowship programs are found at this site. Issues of FYI
and the other products and services described here can be accessed from
this site.
"COMMUNICATING WITH CONGRESS" BROCHURE
This free brochure has guidance on writing to, and visiting with,
Members of Congress. Send your request and US mail address to
fyi@aip.org. This guidance is also available on the Science
Policy site.
PHYSICS SUCCESS STORIES - http://www.aip.org/success/
Do you need material on the value of federally-funded research to
the nation? Could you use assistance in describing the
importance of basic and applied physics R&D to Members of
Congress? AIP has produced 16 double-sided exhibits describing
billion-dollar industries based on federally-funded physics
research. Each exhibit highlights the initial federal investment
and funding agencies involved, the time to development, and the
economic impact of the resulting technology. Topics available
include: medical imaging, lasers, global positioning system,
environment, new materials, telecommunications, computers,
consumer goods, national defense, transportation, energy
efficiency, medical physics, liquid crystals, acoustics, the
Internet, and astrophysics.
Physics Success Stories can be viewed at http://www.aip.org/success/.
We urge you to use the glossy hard copy versions when contacting Members
of Congress. To receive free hard copies, send us your US mailing address
and specify the topics desired.
INFORMATION SERVICES - fyi@aip.org
We are here to help! Contact us for assistance on:
Members of Congress and science-related congressional committees:
Information on Members, committee rosters and jurisdictions,
addresses, telephone numbers, home pages, names of legislative
assistants and appointment schedulers, and scheduling
information. For information about your Members, please provide
your zip code.
Legislation, Reports and Documents: Contact us for information
about bill numbers, cosponsors, status, and guidance on obtaining
reports.
General Information: Write, call or email with your questions. We
welcome your inquiries on the difference between authorization
and appropriations bills, the budget process, the name of a key
person in a science department or agency, or information on your
Members of Congress.
HOW TO CONTACT US:
Email correspondence: fyi@aip.org
Science Policy web site: http://www.aip.org/gov
Phone Numbers: Richard Jones, 301-209-3095; Audrey Leath,
301-209-3094
Fax: 301-209-0846
Mailing Address: American Institute of Physics, Media and
Government Relations, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD
20740-3843.
