AIP’s Science Policy Information Services and Products
The American Institute of Physics’ Office of Government and Institutional Relations, a part of the Public Information Division, offers a range of services to assist the physics community in following budget and policy developments in Washington, and for communicating with Congress. We urge you to take advantage of these free services and hope you will contact us if we can be of any assistance.
FYI, THE AIP BULLETIN OF SCIENCE POLICY NEWS
Are you interested in what the Administration and Congress are doing on science budgets and policy? FYI is a free electronic bulletin offering coverage and in-depth analysis of budget and policy developments significant to the physics community. FYI focuses on congressional deliberations affecting federal R&D, primarily within the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, NASA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Defense, as well as the math and science education programs of the Department of Education. FYIis distributed electronically several times weekly.
Current and back issues of FYIare available on AIP’s Home Page at /fyi/. Searchable archives are provided for issues after 1994.
To become an FYI email subscriber, send an email message to AIP’s automated List server at: “listserv@aip.org ”. Do not fill in the subject line. To have FYI sent to the address in your message header, type: “add fyi”. To have FYIsent to a different email address, type: “add ‘different address’ fyi”. Two important notes: send your request to “listserv@aip.org ” and NOT to our correspondence address (fyi@aip.org ). Also, the quotation marks used above should not appear in your message.
To remove your email address from the subscription list, follow the above steps, but substitute “delete fyi” in the message field. The List server will honor this request only if it originates from the address you want deleted; in other instances, please contact us at “fyi@aip.org ” for help.
SCIENCE POLICY WEB SITE http://www.aip.org/gov
Are you looking for information on what the Administration has requested for a physics budget, what is happening in Congress, information on a Member of Congress, or a science policy report? The Science Policy site on AIP’s Home Page will answer many of your questions about physics-related budget and policy matters. FYI issues are categorized by funding agencies, stages in congressional deliberations, and outcomes. This site also provides information on congressional committee rosters and jurisdictions, guidance on writing to and meeting with Members of Congress, and other useful information. Information on AIP’s Congressional Science Fellowship Program can be found at this site. Issues of FYIand the other products and services described here can be accessed at http://www.aip.org/gov
PHYSICS SUCCESS STORIES
Do you need talking points when writing to, or meeting with, a Member of Congress about the importance of basic and applied physics R&D? AIP’s Physics Success Storiesare what you need. These 15 double-sided exhibits highlight technologies employing federally-funded physics research, facts on economic impact and funding sources, an R&D time line, and other important information. Topics include: medical imaging, lasers, global positioning system, environment, new materials, telecommunications, computers, consumer goods, national defense, transportation, energy efficiency, and medical physics. Three new topics are liquid crystals, acoustics, and the Internet.
Physics Success Stories are available without charge in small quantities, and at cost for bulk orders. To receive copies of these exhibits, send us your US mailing address and the topics desired. Physics Success Stories can be viewed on the AIP Home Page at http://www.aip.org/success/ We urge you to use the glossy hard copy versions for inclusion in congressional correspondence.
INFORMATION SERVICES
We are here to help! Contact us at fyi@aip.org for assistance on:
Members of Congress: Districts, voting records, biographies, addresses and telephone numbers, names of science policy legislative assistants and appointment schedulers. If you need to know the names of your representative or senators, please provide your zip code.
Science Budget/Policy Committees: Contact us for information on jurisdictions, new committee chairs, rosters, key staff members, addresses, and telephone numbers.
Scheduling Information: We have information on House and Senate floor and committee schedules that is useful for planning an event or trip to Washington, D.C.
Reports and Documents: We have ordering information for reports, and can provide copies of specific passages.
Legislation: Contact us for information on bill numbers, cosponsors, status, and selected hearing testimony.
General Information: We are here to answer your questions. Write, call or email if you need help with any question -- large or small. 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
FYI subscriptions: listserv@aip.org (see instructions above.)
Science Policy Page: http://www.aip.org/gov
Phone Numbers: Richard Jones, 301-209-3095 ; Audrey Leath, 301- 209-3094
Fax: 301-209-0846 .
Mail Address: American Institute of Physics, Office of Government and Institutional Relations, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, Maryland 20740-3843.
