Fall Public Policy Committee Meeting

1. Fall Public Policy Committee Meeting 29 October 2013 ATK Elkton Operations Elkton, MD

2. Key Issues Timeline- 2013 Agenda Item 5

3. AGENDA ITEM 5 Grassroots Update: 2014 Key Issues

4. AGENDA ITEM 5 Grassroots Update: 2014 Key Issues

5. State Activities Working Group:Planning and Status Briefing to the PPC Phil Hattis, Working Group Chair

6. Topics • Upcoming State Events in Early 2014 • Lessons Learned from Space 2013 Event • Implications of Recent Discussions Regarding Hawaii • Some Suggested Guidelines for Future State Event Support Planning

7. Upcoming State Events in Early 2014 • Georgia: 2/5 (or week prior) • Virginia: 2/5 • Florida: 3/5 • California: 3/24-26 • Colorado: 3/25 • AIAA Rocky Mountain Section (RMS) collaborates with: Colorado Space Business Round Table, Colorado Space Coalition, Space Foundation, Spaceport Colorado and Aeronautics Authority, and various Economic Development Corporations • The RMS wants AIAA national support to be tailored to the Section’s needs and goals

8. Lessons Learned from Space 2013 Event • A September 9 reception with CA Sen. Steve Knight was set and publicized • A last-minute legislative calendar change prevented Sen. Knight from coming • No alternate from Sen. Knight’s office was available, also due to the legislative calendar change • Reception was held to allow discussion of future state event interests with attendees • Participation was diminished because conference attendees learned of the planned speaker’s absence prior to the event • Future events of this type should have a broader program plan (e.g., additional notable speakers) so that even a keynote speaker cancellation does not eliminate the event attraction

9. Implications of Recent Discussions Regarding Hawaii • A 3-day aerospace summit was planned in Honolulu on October 7-9 • Organized by local activists, some being AIAA members, but without AIAA National involvement • Was a first-of-kind state-centric event evolved from a prior, annual, international conferences organized by the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) • The Hawaii Office of Aerospace Development (OAD), as well as Legislature committees and the Lieutenant Governor’s Office were organizational participants • Bruce Pittman attended and generated notes that will be reviewed in planning future AIAA coordination • Hawaii is actively promoting aerospace development on the islands, including with OAD funding • There is much aerospace-related industry on the islands employing many thousands, but there are only a little over 60 AIAA members (about half are full members - the rest are Education Associates and students) • AIAA National first learned of the summit less than two weeks in advance • AIAA National coordination with follow-on event planners could help raise the AIAA profile locally, with the potential for many new AIAA members • Points of contact have been identified with strong collaborative interest • Hawaii AIAA members are currently assigned to the San Fernando Section in Region 6 • The Section remoteness limits interaction with/connection to Hawaiian residents, which is likely also true for other US locations outside the mainland (e.g., Alaska and Puerto Rico) • New AIAA strategies are needed to involve aerospace professionals at remote-from-mainland US locations to get added, sustained membership

10. Some Suggested Guidelines for Future State Event Support Planning • A master database of state government PoCs needs to be established through AIAA National • As AIAA engages in more states, it will be ever more important to keep track of important AIAA state-level contacts • All volunteers and staff who identify PoCs should have a path to getting that information promptly added to a database • This database would likely become a critical resource to enabling success of the State Activities Working Group’s (SA WG) goals • AIAA local-level volunteers with expertise in areas of local legislative interest will need to be identified and vetted for interaction (e.g., testimony) • A common set of rules for state-level engagement should be established and documented • Preparation of an interaction procedures manual and/or training process for vetted volunteers should be considered • A set of interaction procedures should include on-going vetting and mentoring of new volunteers that would sustain local interaction capabilities • An important role for AIAA staff will be assisting local volunteers in preparation of any requested testimony or legislative background information sought at their state level • The SA WG will need to coordinate with TAC to create a list of national-level SMEs that can help the staff get applicable, substantive technical content

12. T. Dominick Region 1 Public Policy Activities(July-September) AIAA PPC Fall Meeting ATK Missile Defense & Controls, Elkton, MD Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 9:00-15:00

13. Region Activities • Solicited 2014 Congressional Visits Day (CVD) Key Issue input • Sent e-mail to section leadership for all Region I sections requesting they contact their membership for CVD key issue input • Two (2) out of 13 sections responded • Delaware & Long Island • Reported on changes to A4A and CVD for 2014 at August RAC meeting • Attempting to schedule Region 1 Public Policy Colloquium for the fall • Planning on ~2hrs on a Saturday via telecon • Workshop to discuss successes and challenges amongst sections • Attempting to add Public Policy track to 2013 Region 1 YPSE Conference • Intro to public policy presentation at beginning of conference by Region DD explaining why we need to perform public policy activities and how to participate within AIAA • Panel discussion at end of conference with YP’s and Students from region sharing their experiences at CVD and encouraging others to participate

14. Section Activities • 8/14/13 – Delaware Section met with Legislative Assistant Sherman Patrick (Sen. Chris Coons – DE) to review AIAA’s Cybersecurity Framework • 8/21/13 – Long Island Section met with Senior Legislative Assistant Deena Tauster (Rep. Peter King – NY-2) • 8/25/13 – Delaware Section sponsored a trip to New Garden Flying Field (N57) Air show • 8/26/13 – Long Island Section met with District Director Chris Chaffee, Staff Assistant Renzo Castro, & Kimberly Young (Rep. Carolyn McCarthy – NY-4) • CT Section reported it does not have PP activities, as the section council believes UTC does not wish/allow them to engage in this activity • No activity – Mid-Atlantic, Central PA, Northern NJ • Sections not reporting – Southern NJ, Northeastern NY, Niagara Frontier, New England, Greater Philadelphia, National Capital, and Hampton Roads

15. Timothy E. DominickDeputy Director Public Policy Region I Alliant Techsystems, Inc. Propulsion and Controls Division 55 Thiokol Rd. Elkton, MD  21921Telephone: (410) 392-1069Facsimile: (410) 392-1742 Timothy.Dominick@atk.com National Committee: Public Policy Committee (PPC) Sub-committee 1: Vice-Chair, Space Subcommittee Sub-committee 2: Member, State Working Group

16. AGENDA ITEM 6C Congressional Visits Day • Date: 12 March 2014 • Changes to the program: • No briefing on day before CVD. • Breakfast on Capitol Hill day of CVD rather than reception after visits. Room TBD. • Reduces the time on site for the overall event- Reduces costs for the participants.

17. AGENDA ITEM 6C Congressional Visits Day • Changes to the program (Member Participation Program): • The Member Participation Program (CVD stipend) will be limited. • Review of applications will be performed by Public Policy Executive Committee. • Applicants will be compared and vetted by need, underserved demographics and geographic need. • Applicants will be notified of determinations in January.

18. AGENDA ITEM 7 Public Service Award • AIAA Public Service AwardThe Public Service Award honors an individual who is not an AIAA member but has shown consistent and visible support for national aviation and space goals. When judging nominations, the committee will look for a public figure who is widely known outside of the aerospace community and has a positive public image, a supporter of the aerospace industry who has shown consistent and visible support of national aeronautics and/or astronautics research and development and unhesitant willingness to be identified with aerospace programs/supporters, and a person who has no personal vested interest in advocacy. The recipient may be a member of non-employer related pro-aerospace organizations or may be an elected official.Nomination Deadline: 1 October

19. AGENDA ITEM 7 2014 Public Service Award • 2013 Recipient: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson • Nominees needed for 2014 Award • PPC members should provide nominee suggestions to Steve Howell at steveh@aiaa.org

20. 2014 Public Service Award

21. AGENDA ITEM 8 Upcoming Activities- SciTech 2014 • Durand Lecture Series Annual Public Policy Luncheon- Dr. Scott Pace, GWU • OSTP Public Listening Session- Space Technology Policy • Researcher Visa Options Workshop • Patent and Trademark Law Workshop • Aerospace & Defense Industry Budget Post-Shutdown

22. AGENDA ITEM 9A New Business- Next Meeting • Winter Meeting • SciTech2014- Gaylord National Harbor, Wash, DC • 14 (Tues) January 1000-1300 hrs Brown Bag Luncheon • Spring Meeting • AIAA Spring Committee Week • 29 April-1 May (Gala on 30 April)

23. AGENDA ITEM 9 Hot Topics NASA Releases New Guidance for FTE Conference Travel. • Blanket Disapproval • National Space Symposium, AAS’s Goddard Memorial Symposium and Dinner, IAF Spring Meeting, Rotary International Conference, Paris Air Show, NASA Small Business Symposium Gartner Symposium & IT Expo. • Approval authority for foreign conference travel to be consistent with domestic. Retain substantial involvement requirement. • Domestic conferences- substantial involvement no longer a relevant criterion. • Establish penalty for poor judgment in application of travel/conference sequestration guidance.