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Public Policy and Government Relations Priorities
of the
National Association of Marine Labs
Recent Public Policy Activities of NAML
NAML Member's Section (Password Protected)
The National Association of Marine Laboratories represents 120 institutions of all sizes and marine science expertise. NAML has traditionally been focused on working among the marine labs to improve the quality of our programs and our effectiveness in accomplishing our academic missions. With a renewed focus by the Federal Government on ocean, coastal and Great Lakes research and education issues, in 2005 NAML decided to become more active in the public policy arena. NAML focuses its government relations activities on promoting the use of science for the public good, increasing the quality of ocean, coastal and Great Lakes science and education, and improving the level of funding for both programs and marine science infrastructure.
NAML conducts its public policy activities through a variety of mechanisms. The members of NAML's Committee on Public Policy (CPP) and the Board of Directors volunteer their time and expertise, working with NAML's outside consultants, to achieve NAML's policy goals. These groups provide guidance to the entire organization and mobilize the full membership when needed. NAML utilizes its membership of 120 marine labs in nearly every coastal congressional district to provide a thoughtful and powerful voice for ocean, coastal and Great Lakes issues nationwide.
The charge of the CPP is to:
- Identify key public policy issues germane to the membership of NAML.
- In conjunction with the NAML Board of Directors, set advocacy priorities among and between those identified public policy issues.
- Inform and make recommendations for action to the NAML Board of Directors regarding key public policy issues.
- Provide one or more mechanisms by which NAML members can interact with and make recommendations for action to the CPP.
- Provide regular updates on CPP activities to the Board of Directors and the NAML membership.
- Cooperate with science and public policy committees of other societies, associations, and organizations in gathering and sharing information and in advancing NAML's public policy agenda.
- Provide guidance and direction to NAML's government relations consultants.
- Provide for the professional development of its members.
NAML's FY 2009 Public Policy Agenda
Archive of Past Public Policy Agendas:
Recent Public Policy Activities of NAML
NAML Member's Section (Password Protected)
For more information about the NAML Public Policy activities, please contact:
James Sanders
President of NAML
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
10 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, GA 31411
Office: (912) 598-2400
Fax: (912) 598-2310
Ivar G. Babb
Chair of the NAML Committe on Public Policy
National Undersea Research Center for North Atlantic and Great Lakes
University of Connecticut
1080 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT, 06340
Office: (800) 405-9121
Fax: (860) 445-2969
Joel M. Widder
Lewis-Burke Associates LLC
1341 G Street NW
Eighth floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
office: (202) 289-7475
Fax: (202) 289-7454
jwidder@lewis-burke.com
last updated 5/11/2007
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