3.3 AALL Day on the Hill

On July 24, 2009, more than 75 enthusiastic AALL members participated in AALL's Day on the Hill Advocacy Training in Washington, D.C. During the full-day training, participants heard about AALL's public policy priorities, learned tips and tricks on effective advocacy from "Advocacy Guru" Stephanie Vance, and met with members of Congress or their staffs on Capitol Hill to discuss AALL's core issues.

Issue Briefs

Below, you'll find ten Issue Briefs on our policy priorities that were included in participants' packets. In addition, the first document listed below is a summary of our issues and "asks" that participants gave to every staff member they met with on the Hill.

• AALL’s Public Policy Priorities for the 111th Congress (summary document)
• AALL Policy Positions for the Administration and the 111th Congress
• Authentication and e-Life Cycle Management
• Congressional Research Service Reports
• The FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act
• The Law Library of Congress
• National Security Letters
• Network Neutrality
• USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization: Section 215
• Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
• Whistleblower Protections

Presentations:

Hot Topics on AALL’s Policy and Legislative Agenda
by Mary Alice Baish and Emily Feldman

AALL Day on the Hill: Tips and Techniques for Effective Advocacy
by Stephanie Vance

Chapter 4. Developing a Chapter Government Relations Committee

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