- DC trip
- 71 total participants
- Travel & hotel bookings ~done
- Sent to print: folders, short packets, long packets, budget cheat sheet. Print jobs are done, boxes to be shipped this week to URA
- Still to print: district letters
- Executive branch meetings scheduled
- Congressional meetings assigned
- WHIPS updated to generate meeting invitation letters automatically
- Last of 4 training sessions on Wednesday
- 1:
- Introduction to HEP Advocacy (Kevin Pedro)
- The D.C. Trip: What to Expect (Ashley Back)
- WHIPS 1: Profiles & Connections (Fernanda Psihas)
- 2:
- The US and DOE Budgeting Process (Gina Rameika)
- 2023 P5: What's New? What's Not? (Hitoshi Murayama)
- "The Ask" (Leland Cogliani)
- 3:
- WHIPS 2: Meetings & Grant Letters (Justin Vasel)
- How To Set Up Meetings (Rob Fine)
- Updated Materials + Wiki Resources (Kiley Kennedy)
- 4:
- WHIPS 3: Secondaries & Reports (Justin Vasel)
- How To Run A Meeting (Breese Quinn)
- Best Practices in Science Communication (Kirsty Duffy)
- Final Reminders (David Yu)