SLUO DC 2001

SLUO to Washington DC 2001

Following last year's successful joint SLUO/FNAL-UEC trips to Washington,
the SLUO Washington visits this year are again being
organized as a joint event with the Fermilab Users Executive Committee (UEC).

March 28-29, 2001:

Web page from Herman White and Benn Tannenbaum of the FNAL UEC.
The SLAC users planning to go are (as of Feb 26):

Ben Brau, MIT, bbrau@slac.stanford.edu
Homer Neal, Yale, homer.neal@yale.edu
Teela Pulliam, UC Santa Cruz, teela@scipp.ucsc.edu
Tricia Rankin, U Colorado, tricia@pizero.colorado.edu
Amanda Weinstein, Stanford, amanda@slac.stanford.edu
Jodi Wittlin, U Massachusetts, jwittlin@SLAC.Stanford.EDU

Please make hotel reservations as soon as possible.
Here is the hotel information.
Reply to Pat Sorensen <psorensen@fnal.gov>.

"Message" to Washington items:

Current version of "one-pager": | html | msword | text |
March 9, 2001 letter by Bromley in NY TImes: [ html |
2000 letter by Harold Varmus in Washington Post: ( anyone have this? )

Tentative list of target appointments:

Here are the suggested appointments and the suggested UEC/SLUO person
to make the appointment (send a letter, fax it, and call). (Originally due to
H. White of UEC.) Please send additions/changes to rayfrey@cosmic.uoregon.edu.

The tally of SLUO appointments:

SLUO Contact Confirmed Appt
Date/time Reason for Appt Comment (Who)

Sen Harry Reid D-NV Teela Pulliam Weds 4:00 Ranking member, Energy&Water Approp, i.e. they oversee DoE funding level Fellow Peter Winokur (scientist)

Sen Robert Bennett R-UT Jodi Wittlin Thur 10:30 E & W Approp staffer Fitz Elder

Sen Dianne Feinstein D-CA Amanda Weinstein Weds 2:30 E & W Approp New science aide Richard Pouyat

Rep J. Knollenberg MI Homer Neal House E&W Approp

Sen Barbara Boxer D-CA Teela Thurs 10:30 Calif <-> SLAC Danny ?

Sen Ed. Kennedy D-MA Jodi Weds 3:00 home state Ed. staffer David Olivera

Sen John Kerry D-MA Jodi home state

Sen Wayne Allard CO Tricia Rankin Thur 11:30 home state

Sen Campbell CO Tricia Weds 1:30 home state Appt with aide Larry Vehil

Sen Chris. Dodd CT Homer Weds 4:00 home state Leg. aid Loyd Horwich, 448 Russell

Sen J. Lieberman CT Homer Weds 2:00 home state Staffer Kendra Sharp, 706 Hart

Sen Gordon Smith R-OR Ben Brau Oregon connection; signed letter of support for DoE Science last year; Thanks and ask contd. support 2000: Staffer not knowledgeable

Sen Ron Wyden R-OR Ben same as above 2000: Staffer Jeff Michaels VERY knowledgable and constructive

Rep Sam Farr CA Teela Weds 2:00 home district Senior aide Detroit Philips

Rep Anna Eshoo D-CA Teela SLAC district; initiated letter of support in 2000 2000: met with staffer Darren Deffner, who was not real knowl. but was supportive (BB)

Rep. M. Capuano MA Ben MIT home district?

Rep Mark Udall CO Tricia Thur 1:45 CU home district?

Rep. Rosa Delano CT Homer Yale home district?

Rep. Peter DeFazio D-OR Ben same as Sen Smith 2000: good meeting with Defazio and staff; supportive

Rep Rush Holt D-NJ Tricia physicist; former head Princeton Plasma lab 2000: freshman; supportive; wanted to get to specifics before leading an effort for support

Additional useful information:

Sample Letters:

generic UEC/SLUO 2000
to a local congressperson (Mar 2000)

Web site for US House of Representatives

Web site for US Senate

Part of the message taken to DC in 2000
Adopt-a-congressperson email from UEC

Feb 26, 2001
Ray Frey

		SLUO Contact	Confirmed Appt Date/time	Reason for Appt	Comment (Who)
Sen Harry Reid	D-NV	Teela Pulliam	Weds 4:00	Ranking member, Energy&Water Approp, i.e. they oversee DoE funding level	Fellow Peter Winokur (scientist)
Sen Robert Bennett	R-UT	Jodi Wittlin	Thur 10:30	E & W Approp	staffer Fitz Elder
Sen Dianne Feinstein	D-CA	Amanda Weinstein	Weds 2:30	E & W Approp	New science aide Richard Pouyat
Rep J. Knollenberg	MI	Homer Neal		House E&W Approp
Sen Barbara Boxer	D-CA	Teela	Thurs 10:30	Calif <-> SLAC	Danny ?
Sen Ed. Kennedy	D-MA	Jodi	Weds 3:00	home state	Ed. staffer David Olivera
Sen John Kerry	D-MA	Jodi		home state
Sen Wayne Allard	CO	Tricia Rankin	Thur 11:30	home state
Sen Campbell	CO	Tricia	Weds 1:30	home state	Appt with aide Larry Vehil
Sen Chris. Dodd	CT	Homer	Weds 4:00	home state	Leg. aid Loyd Horwich, 448 Russell
Sen J. Lieberman	CT	Homer	Weds 2:00	home state	Staffer Kendra Sharp, 706 Hart
Sen Gordon Smith	R-OR	Ben Brau		Oregon connection; signed letter of support for DoE Science last year; Thanks and ask contd. support	2000: Staffer not knowledgeable
Sen Ron Wyden	R-OR	Ben		same as above	2000: Staffer Jeff Michaels VERY knowledgable and constructive
Rep Sam Farr	CA	Teela	Weds 2:00	home district	Senior aide Detroit Philips
Rep Anna Eshoo	D-CA	Teela		SLAC district; initiated letter of support in 2000	2000: met with staffer Darren Deffner, who was not real knowl. but was supportive (BB)
Rep. M. Capuano	MA	Ben		MIT home district?
Rep Mark Udall	CO	Tricia	Thur 1:45	CU home district?
Rep. Rosa Delano	CT	Homer		Yale home district?
Rep. Peter DeFazio	D-OR	Ben		same as Sen Smith	2000: good meeting with Defazio and staff; supportive
Rep Rush Holt	D-NJ	Tricia		physicist; former head Princeton Plasma lab	2000: freshman; supportive; wanted to get to specifics before leading an effort for support