The 10th  annual Capitol Hill Exhibition for NSF-funded research was held on the evening  of June 22nd, sponsored by the Coalition for National Science Funding  (CNSF).  The Federation is a member of CNSF and hosted Dr. Wendy Rogers,  President-Elect of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES).  Also  present were graduate student Anne McLaughlin, who collaborates with Rogers on this  research, and Betty Sanders, President of HFES.  Dr. Rogers presented her work  on the Aware Home, an interdisciplinary initiative that aims to improve  home design and technology for aging adults. To learn more about the Aware  Home project, visit this link:  http://www.awarehome.gatech.edu                               

Some of the attendees who  stopped by Rogers' exhibit (several of whom are pictured on this page), include: Arden Bement, Acting Director -  National Science Foundation,  Joseph  Bordogna, Deputy Director - National Science Foundation,  Wanda  Ward, Acting Director for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at NSF,  John  Marburger, Director - Office of Science and Technology Policy (White House),   Congressman Ralph Regula (R-OH),  and   Congressman Vern Ehlers (R-MI).

Also representing the behavioral sciences was the  American Psychological Association (APA), featuring Dr. Mark Frank (Rutgers  University) and his work on the ability to detect deception from facial  expressions.  We believe it is extremely important for the behavioral sciences  to be highlighted at such important events and that this kind of exposure is  helpful to all behavioral scientists in the Federation.  Only four of the  34 exhibits were from the behavioral sciences, making  the participation of  groups like the Federation and APA crucial.

Final  counts reveal that over 370 people attended the event, making it the most  successful CNSF exhibition to date.  Attendees included Members of  Congress and their staffs and key personnel from the National Science Foundation and the White  House Office of Science and Technology Policy, among others. 

For information on the  Coalition for National Science Funding, please click here: www.cnsfweb.org