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ASCRS News
April 2023
There will be several featured Government Relations activities at the ASCRS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. On May 5, the ASCRS Political Action Committee, eyePAC, will hold its annual fundraising reception on the first night of the ASCRS Annual Meeting.
Supporters who make a qualifying contribution are invited to join their fellow ASCRS members at the San Diego Air and Space Museum from 5:30–7:30 p.m. for a Night in the Sky to celebrate eyePAC’s success and to thank donors. Attendees will be able to enjoy food and beverages while exploring the collection of aviation and space artifacts. They can also take a spin on the MaxFlight simulators to engage in interactive dogfighting, carrier landings, and aerobatic maneuvers with realistic graphics. ASCRS members can contribute to eyePAC when they register for the Annual Meeting on the ASCRS website. The more they donate, the more guests they can bring to the eyePAC reception. Learn more about eyePAC and make a donation by visiting the eyePAC page on the ASCRS website.
This year’s annual Government Relations symposium will take place on May 6 from 3:30–5:00 p.m. in Room 6B. Political analyst and journalist Mark McKinnon will be the featured speaker. Mr. McKinnon is an American political advisor, reform advocate, media columnist, and television producer. He was the chief media advisor to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns, and is a co-founder of No Labels, an organization dedicated to bipartisanship and political problem solving. He served as vice chairman of Public Strategies Inc. and was president of Maverick Media. Mr. McKinnon is the co-creator, co-executive producer, and co-host of Showtime’s The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth and has consulted on the HBO series The Newsroom and Netflix’s House of Cards. He was a regular columnist for The Daily Beast and The Daily Telegraph. Attendees will be able to hear his observations on the current political situation and his outlook for the future and ask questions following his presentation.
