Public Policy Update – January RSAC John Rose Deputy, Public Policy Committee 7 January 2015

2015 Policy Focus 2 Congressional Visits Day Key Issues State Activities Forum Messaging PPC Organization

A great way to get involved! New Date: Wednesday, 4 March 2015 Key Issues form supporting pillars of CVD A day of advocacy, meeting with…  Congressional delegation  Congressional committee staff Participant travel subsidy requests were due Dec. 31 (hope to review requests this week) Training schedule:  6 weekly telecons starting week of Jan. 20 –90 min. calls with CVD attendees –Review and discuss KIs –Event logistics –Proper etiquette –Volunteers to lead? 3

2015 Key Issues - A different approach this year… Workforce Cybersecurity Funding & Acquisition Competitiveness Approved by the BoD at 1/7 meeting

Information Papers (cont.) Budget Funding and Procurement  Budget Instability  Acquisition Reform  R&D Tax Credit Competitiveness  U.S. Export-Import Bank  ITAR  Reauthorize Agencies (FAA and NASA) Cybersecurity and Safety  Agency cyber review  Public/Private framework – space & defense Workforce Enhancement  Workforce Preparation and Entry  Workforce Sustainment 5 PAPERS DUE: MID-FEB.

Upcoming Events with AIAA Participation in Planning California (CA): March in Sacramento (tentative new dates)  Planned dates changed to de-conflict with Agriculture Week  Broadened theme sought this year: “State of Aerospace in California” - A past focus was UAV-specific  Events will include displays, panels, a reception, office visits  John Rose is representing AIAA in CA Aerospace Week planning Florida (FL): Wednesday, March in Tallahassee  Focus is on space  Events will include a reception, office visits - Also a steering committee reception is planned in Cocoa Beach on February 4  Joaquin Castro is representing AIAA in FL Space Day planning Georgia (GA): Wednesday, February 4 (tentative date)  Event includes a stand-up breakfast held in the capitol building with legislators and local aerospace leaders, enabling broad Georgia aerospace issue discussions  Steve Justice represents AIAA and leads the annual GA event planning 6

Existing Events Currently Without Formal AIAA Roles Colorado (CO): TBD date (usually mid-March)  A standing coalition holds an annual event  No AIAA participation has been provided to planning since the 2013 event  Seeking new, local AIAA volunteers to participate in CO event planning Virginia (VA): February 4  An existing group holds an annual event  Includes office visits and a reception  Past AIAA participation limited to staff attendance (Steve Sidorek will attend this year)  Seeking to establish an AIAA role in planning event for 2016 and after - Could add to content: e.g. issue panels  Robert Lindberg is helping to tie AIAA leadership to current VA event planners Texas (TX): TBD date for next event  An existing coalition holds bi-annual events tied to the once-every-two-years TX legislative calendar  Local AIAA/TX volunteers need to be identified for future AIAA participation in planning 7

States with Nascent Event Planning Activities Utah (UT)  A local AIAA representative, Ronald Thue, is exploring paths to bring together UT aerospace leaders and representatives of the state government  AIAA national leadership is investigating how to help in UT Arizona (AZ)  Local AIAA members have expressed interest in organizing AZ state-level aerospace advocacy events  Paths for working effectively with the AZ legislature and/or governor’s office still need to be established Delaware (DE)  The Region 1 DD for Public Policy, Tim Dominick, aims to hold an initial “Aerospace Awareness Day” in DE  Plans are still pending 8

9 Sci Tech 2015 Opening Keynote: Science and Technology Policy Forum 360: USG Aerospace Technology Roadmaps Durand Lecture: Making an Impact in Public Service Plenary: Diversity & Inclusion in Aerospace Workforce Policy content at all forums through Forum 360 Policy Messaging at Forums

10 Bloated roster…70+ but small group participates Current sub-committee support new KI process? Better CMC connection Leveraging regional DDs VP-Elect position on ballot 2 EXCEPTIONAL candidates! (both from R6) PPC Organization

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