STM Goes to Washington: Public Access, AI, Copyright ... and Yes, the Election

As a follow-up to 2023's session in Portland, this year's panel will provide an update on and explanation of STM priorities of the moment, including NASA's Year of Open Science, the status of federal agencies' public access plans, the Biden Administration's Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, and the US Copyright Office's evolving policies on AI -- and yes, how these topics might play out in the November presidential and congressional elections. The panel will feature a mix of STM professionals and publisher-adjacent specialists from government, advocacy, and media. We'll aim to shed as much light as possible on the STM-related workings of the United States federal government and to encourage publishers to get involved in the legislative process.