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District Visits
Invite your US representatives or senators to visit your company’s facility or university laboratory or meet in their local state or district offices
District Visits/Facility Tours
Optica staff is happy to assist members who wish to invite their US representatives or senators to visit their companies facilities or university laboratory. Staff can also help members with arranging appointments to visit the local state or district office of their US senators or representatives.
Members of Congress typically work in their district office during Congressional District Work Periods, such as the summer district work period during the month of August. Congressional recess dates are available here:
House schedule
Senate schedule
If you are interested in scheduling a district visit or facility/laboratory tour, please contact Optica's Global Policy & Affairs team at publicaffairs@optica.org.
As a resource, the National Photonics Initiative, of which Optica is a cofounding sponsor, has a helpful district visits toolkit.
Photo Above: In April 2022, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) toured PFG Precision Optics in Ocean Springs, MS. Read the NPI News Release. (Pictured: Travis Green, PFG Precision Optics President, Senator Roger Wicker, and Gayle Wicker).