Government policy is always front and center in the Capital Region, and many scientists explore policy engagement as a skill set or career path given Sacramento’s impact on the global policy landscape. If you’ve ever been curious about how science gets translated into policy in California, or how the State of California enacts science, health, technology, and environmental legislation, or how scientists can make an impact in the government world, then this meetup is the one for you!
Join a happy hour mixer co-hosted by our friends from the California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) and learn about their annual Science & Technology Policy Fellows Program that recruits and trains a cohort of fifteen PhD scientists and engineers to spend one year working in Sacramento, directly serving decision makers within the California State Legislature and Executive Branch. The application period for the 2026 class is currently open!
CapSciComm Happy Hour with California Council on Science & Technology
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
BPM: Burgers, Pizza + More
1020 K St | Sacramento, California
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February’s networking social will follow that afternoon’s Science Translators Showcase event — part of CCST’s Science & Technology Week — where you can meet some of California’s brightest graduate students and postdocs who have completed CCST’s science communications training program.
We invite anyone interested in the intersection of science and policy to join, so bring a friend as we #KeepScienceSpicy for the greater Sacramento region. Please RSVP to help us plan.
– The CapSciComm Interim Board
Capital Science Communicators 