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The Computing Research Association (or CRA) has been involved in shaping public policy of relevance to computing research for more than two decades. More recently the CRA Government Affairs program has enhanced its efforts to help the members of the computing research community contribute to the public debate knowledgeably and effectively.

Tag Archive: LiSPI

Computing Researchers Get Crash Course in Government Advocacy at CRA’s Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI)

December 1, 2023/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), General, People /by Brian Mosley

By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications, and Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs We live in a world dominated by computing. Many of the most significant problems facing the world and our country either have solutions in—or are caused by—computing. Yet, the nation’s elected representatives typically have limited knowledge of the field, creating a critical […]

Have an Impact on U.S. Science Policy, Attend CRA’s CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute!

May 15, 2019/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CRA, Events, People, Policy /by Peter Harsha

Every two years as part of it’s mission to develop the next generation of leaders in the computing research community, CRA’s Computing Community Consortium, in partnership with CRA’s Government Affairs Committee, holds the Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI) workshop, intended to educate computing researchers on how science policy in the U.S. is formulated and […]

Call for Nominations! — 2017 CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute

May 12, 2017/In: CRA, Events, Policy /by Peter Harsha

Update: The nomination period has been extended through June 23, 2017! As part of its mission to develop a next generation of leaders in the computing research community, the Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) announces the fourth offering of the CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI), intended to educate computing researchers on […]

Reminder: LiSPI Deadline is this Friday the 23rd!

January 20, 2015/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), People /by Brian Mosley

We’re entering the final stretch for submitting nominations and applications for the 2015 Leadership in Science Policy workshop. The deadline is this Friday, January 23rd; we’ll be letting those who are selected know by February 2nd. If you know of someone who meets the qualifications and you would like to nominate them, or if you […]

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications to 2015 LiSPI now accepted till January 23rd

January 8, 2015/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), People, Policy /by Brian Mosley

Just wanted to put up a quick post that due to extra availability we are extending the deadline for nominations and applications to the 2015 Leadership in Science Policy Institute workshop (aka: LiSPI) to January 23rd. We have also pushed back notifying selectees to February 2nd. If you know of someone who meets the qualifications […]

Get Schooled on Science Policy: LiSPI Call for Nominations Now Open!

November 24, 2014/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), People, Policy /by Peter Harsha

As part of its mission to develop a next generation of leaders in the computing research community, the Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) announces the third offering of the CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI), intended to educate computing researchers on how science policy in the U.S. is formulated and how our […]

Regular Reminder of CRA Advocacy Tools!

July 16, 2014/In: CRA, People /by Brian Mosley

This post was updated on June 1st 2022 with updated links and text. Did you know that CRA is regularly looking for volunteers to participate in Congressional Visit Days in Washington? Or that we run a workshop designed to give an inside look to computing researchers on how policy is crafted at the Federal level? Have […]

Call For Nominations — CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute 2013

October 26, 2012/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CRA, People, Policy /by Peter Harsha

As part of its mission to develop a next generation of leaders in the computing research community, the Computing Research Association‘s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) announces the second offering of the CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI), intended to educate computing researchers on how science policy in the U.S. is formulated and how our […]

CCC Announces Science Policy Institute for Computing Researchers

April 7, 2011/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CRA, Events, People, Policy /by Peter Harsha

So, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’re probably someone who’d be interested in CRA’s most recent effort to increase science policy literacy amongst the computing research community. Today CRA’s Computing Community Consortium is putting out a Call for Nominations for participants in a workshop hosted by the new CCC Leadership in Science […]