Scientists and Engineers for America
| Formation | September 27, 2006 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Advocacy Group |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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Membership
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7,100 |
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Official language
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English |
| Website | SHARP.SEforA.org (inactive) |
Scientists and Engineers for America (SEA) was an organization focused on promoting sound science in American government, and supporting candidates who understand science and its applications. SEA was formed on September 27, 2006, and describes itself as non-partisan.
SEA appears to have ceased active operations in October, 2011. The following note was posted on SEA's Facebook page on Oct. 28, 2011 by former SEA Program Director Brie Welzer:
"Hi All. Sadly, SEA has paused its active programming. There are many budding science and tech outreach organizations in the making, and if anyone is interested in helping with a new start-up, please let me know any time."
The remainder of this page describes SEA when it was still active.
SEA is organized as a 501(c)(3) organization, and represents a reorganization of Scientists and Engineers for Change, an organization founded in 2004 to support the election of John Kerry. Its current executive director is Tom Price. SEA operates a site called the Science, Health And Related Policies (SHARP) Network, which allows members to track and contribute information on Congressional representatives, candidates, and science policy issues. SEA is associated with a 501(c)(4) organization known as the SEA Action Fund, whose president is geneticist Michael Stebbins.
A bill of rights which outlines the principles of the organization states:
The organization's mission statement states:
SEA works to promote evidence-based decision making in politics and at all levels of government by:
SEA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Science, Health and Related Policies Network is a to track congressional representatives, senators, and candidates as well as presidential candidates.
Scientists and Engineers for America organized a coalition of 19 science organizations to submit a set of 7 questions to all the candidates for United States Congress. The coalition includes groups such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences, and Science Debate 2008.
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