• Plexus Consulting Group Represented the International Society for Optics and Photonics. The activities focused on the dissemination and increased visibility for the National Academies report known as "Harnessing Light II", and advocating for recommendations contained in the report. Plexus Consulting Group delivered ten letters to initiate discussion with ten Representatives at the U.S. House of Representatives. Five meetings were conducted with five different representatives: Congressman Jared Polis, Congressman Steve Pearce, Congressman Martin Heinrich, Congressman John Mica, and Congressman Paul D. Tonko. Two R&D Caucus events were organized by Plexus Consulting Group, and invitations were sent to Congressional offices.

Duration: June 8, 2012 to November 8, 2012

General Issues: Science/Technology, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Spending: about $10,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2012: House of Representatives