13th Annual Science-Engineering-Technology
Congressional Visits Day
4-5 March 2008, Washington, D.C.
Former GSA President Mary Lou Zoback and GSA Councilor John Geissman were among four scientists and engineers who spoke at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol with Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Il), Co-Chairs of the Congressional R&D Caucus, to to address the severe repercussions of recent underfunding of key science agencies. The press conference was convened in conjunction with the 13th Annual Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day, held 4-5 March 2008, in Washington, D.C.
GSA is a member of the Science Engineering and Technology Working Group (SETWG) that organized the Congressional Visits Day and more than a dozen GSA members participated in the event. Congressional Visits Day provides an opportunity for a broad cross section of scientists, engineers, and graduate students from academia, government, and private industry to provide their perspectives on the importance of basic research to future innovation and competitiveness.
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Pictured from left to right: Rep. Rush Holt, Co-Chair of Congressional R&D Caucus; Russell Lefevre, President, IEEE-USA; Rep. Judy Biggert, Co-Chair of Congressional R&D Caucus; Mary Lou Zoback, Past President of the Geological Society of America; Catherine Hunt, Past President of the American Chemical Society. |
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Mary Lou Zoback flanked by Rep. Holt (left) and Rep. Biggert, Co-Chairs of the Congressional R&D Caucus. |
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GSA Councillor John Geissman urges Congress to increase federal funding for research. |