ASCE's Key Contact Program is the Society's grassroots advocacy program. Through the Key Contact Program, members can learn about public policy issues important to the civil engineering profession and help advance the priorities of the profession through interaction with elected leaders.
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Every spring, ASCE members travel to Washington, D.C, to participate in the Legislative Fly-In, an intensive two-day program that provides participants with an inside look at the political process.
ASCE provides a number of resources for grassroots advocacy, including:
16 Ways to Get Involved in ASCE's Government Relations Program
Interacting with Elected Officials
Suggestions for Meeting With Your U.S. Representative and Senators
Suggestions for Writing Your Member of Congress
Ten Ways to Get Involved in Elections
Use these tips to get involved in public policy activities to support the profession of civil engineering
What are ASCE members saying about the Key Contact Program?
Hear stories of grassroots success, rewards of being a Key Contact, meeting with legislators at the Legislative Fly-In, and serving as an ASCE Congressional Fellow.
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