Location: Virtual Event - Zoom
Date: Thursday, April 16
Time: 10:30am ET
Cost: Free
Type: Open, Zoom Meeting.
Join: https://zoom.us/j/92524128672
Details: In this interactive discussion, we'll talk about the role of lobbying and advocacy in shaping policymaking, how individuals and organizations participate, and what it means to work in lobbying or advocacy today. Heather Bloemhard (PhD physicist turned lobbyist) will provide a short presentation about lobbying and advocacy, which will be followed by questions from the audience. Ideal for people who know they're interested in working in government relations; who would like to learn more about informing policymaking; or who are just curious about what these jobs actually entail.
Dr. Bloemhard has worked in research and education policy on behalf of astronomers/astrophysicists, researchers/educators at a US university, and Dept. of Defense laboratories.