2019 ASHS Annual Conference
Advocating for Horticultural Research and Extension When You Are Far from Washington
Advocating for Horticultural Research and Extension When You Are Far from Washington
Objective(s):
ASHS members play an important role in maintaining public support for the work we do by advocating with local politicians and their staffs. While the West can feel far from DC, local action is critical to maintaining support and awareness. This session will help members better understand how to do their part confidently and effectively.
ASHS members play an important role in maintaining public support for the work we do by advocating with local politicians and their staffs. While the West can feel far from DC, local action is critical to maintaining support and awareness. This session will help members better understand how to do their part confidently and effectively.
Funding for horticultural research and extension comes from many levels of government. Each one is important and has a specific public purpose. Each one requires continuous justification. Those of us who use those funds to benefit the public need to be part of the ongoing effort to make sure that these funding programs are understood and supported.
This program will be an interactive session to help participants engage locally. Our venue so far from Washington DC reinforces the importance of action in the place where the work gets done. Federal, state and county representatives all have distinct roles. District staff, who usually do constituent services, also contribute to policy work. Effective advocates know the individual politicians and staffers and understand their role in supporting our work, and addresses them accurately. Local politics depends a lot on personal relationships and local history unrelated to any specific issue. Stories of how that plays out in Nevada provide examples that apply anywhere.
Monday, July 22, 2019: 1:00 PM
Montecristo 2 (Tropicana Las Vegas)