Day of Action 2025 - Participant Information

Information on this page is for paid registrants of the 2025 Day of Action in Washington, D.C.
 

Thank you for signing up for the Day of Action! This page provides essential schedule information and training materials for event participants. If you have any questions, please contact Jack Kiraly at [email protected].

Travel:

General travel tips and hotel recommendations

Schedule:

Monday, March 17th

5pm PT / 8pm ET: Online Pre-training session
Access the recording of the pre-training session

Sunday, March 23rd

1pm - 5pm: In-Person Training Session
Location: Holiday Inn Washington Capitol, 550 C Street S.W. Washington, DC 
Conference room "Congressional II"
(Refreshments provided)

6pm - 8pm: Dinner and Member Gathering
Location: Maker's Union, The Wharf
(Light refreshments provided)

Monday, March 24th:

9am - 5pm: Meetings on Capitol Hill

6pm - 7pm: Post-Day of Action reception
Location: Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, D.C.
(Refreshments provided)

7pm - 8:30pm: Planetary Radio LIVE with Sarah Al Ahmed, Casey Dreier, Bill Nye, and special guests
Location: Main Auditorium, Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, D.C.

Note: your individual meeting schedules will be shared a week prior to the Day of Action, and are subject to change.

Required Prep for the Training Session on March 23rd:

• Review our Day of Action talking points and key messaging
• Review The Planetary Society's Space Policy & Advocacy Principles
• Review The Planetary Society's Recommendations to the Trump Administration
• Fill out the legislator prep worksheet for your two Senators and your House representative
• Planetary Society statement on potential cuts to NASA science

Optional Background Resources:

• How to use the AdvocacyDay App during the Day of Action
• Google Drive link of pre-generated NASA economic impact summaries for your state and congressional district
• How to read your NASA economic impact summary