@article{0e96fed75fe7457fb69844a4958c759b,
title = "The Entomological Society of America and Science Policy Engagement",
abstract = "After years of not engaging in policy affecting entomology and entomologists, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has developed a set of coordinated initiatives to have the Society and its members become engaged in science policy activities. From its beginnings as a mere commitment to development of a program, the ESA's science policy program has become robust and active, including engaging an advocacy firm to represent ESA and guide Society initiatives and training, and developing a Science Policy Fellows program with selected fellows representing all parts of the membership, to creating a 'tiered agenda', with priorities stated for key issues. Here, we recount some of the history of ESA's advocacy efforts and highlight the value of the ESA as an advocate, providing policy makers with timely and reputable evidence-based information, while developing engaged members to become future Society leaders.",
keywords = "Grand Challenges, policy fellows, science advocacy",
author = "Wiedenmann, {Robert N.} and Zalom, {Frank G.} and Cadwalader, {Erin L.} and Marianne Alleyne and Stelzig, {Chris J.}",
note = "The concept of {\textquoteleft}Grand Challenges{\textquoteright} has been used by agencies and organizations to identify high-impact research areas and to justify additional targeted research funding. The first recorded use of the term {\textquoteleft}grand challenge{\textquoteright} to identify a goal requiring a large-scale, concerted effort was as part of NSF{\textquoteright}s High-Performance Computing and Communications program, in 1992 (see https://www.nsf.gov/ news/special_reports/cyber/grandchallengesitr.jsp). That program has since served as a model for other NSF programs. The Grand Challenges framework has been widely adopted as a priority-setting mechanism for others agencies and foundations, such as the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Varmus et al. 2003). As dynamic and effective as the ESA Science Policy Fellows Program and the Grand Challenges for Entomology have been, and the visibility they provide for the Society, other efforts continue. Because of the rapid increase in activity and concomitant success of ESA{\textquoteright}s policy efforts, the Science Policy Capability Committee was allowed to sunset in 2015 and replaced with the new Science Policy Committee, chaired by the immediate past-president of the Society, with a representative from each Branch and Section, two at-large members and the past-chair. The responsibility for the SME position at USEPA, initiated by the P-IE Section with partial funding from ESA Central and several other Sections, was assumed in 2016 by the Science Policy Committee, with the SME serving as one of the Committee{\textquoteright}s at-large representatives.",
year = "2019",
month = mar,
day = "9",
doi = "10.1093/aesa/say060",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "112",
pages = "62--70",
journal = "Annals of the Entomological Society of America",
issn = "0013-8746",
publisher = "Entomological Society of America",
number = "2",
}