ESA Science Policy Committee

The ESA Science Policy Committee was created in 2013. It is charged with leading the effort to establish a science policy agenda for ESA that will guide and focus the Society's outreach efforts with governments, NGOs, and other organizations. The committee's tasks included developing a framework for gathering input from throughout the Society, and determining how actions may benefit the Society and its members. The committee consists of a Chair (ESA Past-President), a representative from each Section and Branch, the EPA-OPP Liaison, one student member, and one Ad hoc member. Click here to see a roster of the Science Policy Committee (ESA member link only).

There are two subcommittees -- one that supervises the Science Policy Fellows program and one that oversees the ESA position statements authoring and approval process (including working with the writing committees).

The committee's activities include:

  • Overseeing the selection of Science Policy Fellows and developing their educational program 
  • Working with the contracted advocacy firm in Washington DC to updated legislators and agency leaders on topics of entomological importance
  • Development of position statements for the Society
  • Overseeing the activities and reports from the EPA-OPP Liaison
  • Finding events, speakers, and opportunities to positively present entomology to national leaders
  • Developing methods by which all ESA members can be kept informed and engaged on important policy issues
  • Organizing Summits to foster understanding of entomological issues in the federal governing bodies
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