The Washington Visitation Program is open to all ASME groups. Participating society members must be sponsored by an ASME group (i.e., Council, Board, Division, Committee, or Task Force) and have the support of the group's Chair and Vice President.

• Individual participants will serve as public policy analysts on behalf of the group sponsor.
• The Board on Government Relations, or a subgroup of the Board, will select the proposed projects to be funded.
• Release of any position statements developed under this program shall be governed by ASME Policy 15.1.
• Travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with ASME Policy 4.5.
• The program does not provide compensation to participants for their time; member participants are volunteers and are in no way to be considered consultants, contractors, or employees of ASME; membres shall be responsible for their own insurance and will hold ASME harmless for any injury or liability arising from their travel to or stay in Washington, DC. 
• ASME members must complete this application form to be considered for participation in the program.