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MY LIFE AS A CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW . RUSSELL LEFEVRE russell_lefevre@rockefeller.senate.gov (202) 224-9843. OUTLINE. IEEE CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW 2002 R&D BUDGETS GETTING ALONG WITH CONGRESS MY CURRENT ISSUES DISCUSSION. AAAS FELLOWS. CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWS (35) DEFENSE POLICY FELLOWS
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MY LIFE AS A CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW RUSSELL LEFEVRE russell_lefevre@rockefeller.senate.gov (202) 224-9843
OUTLINE • IEEE CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW • 2002 R&D BUDGETS • GETTING ALONG WITH CONGRESS • MY CURRENT ISSUES • DISCUSSION
AAAS FELLOWS • CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWS (35) • DEFENSE POLICY FELLOWS • DIPLOMACY FELLOWS • ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOWS • OTHERS ~90 TOTAL
IEEE CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW • SOLICITATION OPEN ALL YEAR • COMPETITIVE-1 YEAR APPOINTMENT • 2003 FELLOWSHIP DEADLINE-2/22/2002 • STIPEND-$35-50K+10% RELOCATION • MEMBER GRADE-4 YEARS • 10 YEARS ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
PURPOSE • MAKE PRACTICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO USE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IN GOVERNMENT • EDUCATE THE SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS • BROADEN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND GOVERNMENTAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE INTERACTION • (EDUCATE THE FELLOW ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO ENABLE HIM/HER TO EFFECTIVELY WORK WITH CONGRESS) • (SUPPORT THE FELLOW HAVING A YEAR OF EXCITEMENT AND FUN)
REQUIREMENTS • LETTER OF INTENT • RESUME • CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST STATEMENT • EMPLOYER LETTER (OR ALTERNATIVE) • 3 TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES • 3 PERSONAL REFERENCES (IEEE/SOCIAL)
AAAS R&D REPORT FY2002HIGHLIGHTS • R&D INCREASE FOR 2002=$5.6 • DOD=$3.6 • NIH=$2.7 • ALL OTHERS HAVE LESS • http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rd/prev02p.htm
MULTI-AGENCY INITIATIVES • NANOTECHNOLOGY=$482M (8.1%) • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY=$2.B (2.1%) • GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH=$1.6B (-4.4%) (BIG DROP IN NASA EARTH SCIENCE PROGRAM)
DOD • CURRENTLY DOD BUDGET IS A “PLACEHOLDER” BUT • R&D BUDGET IS $45.9B (8.5%) • $2.6B MAY BE EARMARKED FOR NATIONAL MISSLE DEFENSE
NASA • BUDGET=$14.5B (1.8%) • ISS=$2.1 (-1.2%) (UNDER REVIEW) • R&D=$10.0B (0.4%) • SPACE SCIENCE $2.8B (6.2%) • EARTHSCIENCE ENTERPRISE $1.5B (-11.7%) • BIO. & PHYS. RES. $361M (-4.7%) • AERO-SPACE TECH $2.4B (7.3%) • SPACE LAUNCH INI. $475M (75%)
DOE • BUDGET=$7.4B (-4.5%) • RENEWABLE ENERGY (-30.8%) • NUCLEAR ENERGY (-29.4%) • ENERGY CONSERVATION (-28.3%) • FOSSIL ENERGY (-25.3%) • COAL GRANTS $150M (NEW) • NIF $245M (24%)
NIH • ON-TARGET TO DOUBLE R&D BETWEEN 1998 AND 2003 • NIH R&D=$22.4B (13.6%) • E.G. BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING GOES FROM $2M TO $40M
OTHER • DOA $1.8B (-8.1%) • DOC $1.1B (-7.6%) • DOE $593M (-6.1%) USGS (-10.7%) • DOT $798M (6.8%) (TR. TRUST FUNDS) • EPA $569 (-6.5%)
CONGRESSIONAL VISIT • RESEARCH BACKGROUND MATERIAL ON THE MEMBER • ADDRESS ONE ISSUE • RESEARCH THE ISSUE • RESEARCH PERTINENT LEGISLATION • PLAN THE MEETING
RESEARCHING THE MEMBER • USE IEEE-USA CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY AND YOUR ZIP CODE • CALL CHRIS BRANTLEY (202) 785-0017 OR c.brantley@ieee.org • VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY • VISIT THE MEMBERS WEB PAGE
CONSIDERATIONS • MEMBER VS STAFF • WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE BS DISTRICT OFFICE • REPRESENTATIVE VS SENATOR • BE PROMPT AND PATIENT • BE PREPARED • BE POLITICAL • BE PERSONAL • BE RESPONSIVE • ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT • FOLLOW-UP • http://www.ieeeusa.org/forum/care/visit.html
MY CURRENT ISSUES • K-12 SCIENCE/MATH EDUCATION • GLOBAL WARMING • FCC ENGINEER RECRUITMENT • AVIATION CAPACITY AND SAFETY • UWB ISSUES • WEST VIRGINIA CONCERNS