Dear <Contact Name>,
I am an economist at RTI International, a non-profit research institute. We are conducting an economic impact assessment of GPS on behalf of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The objectives of this study are:
To understand the economic impact that has been enabled by the use of GPS in several industry sectors, including [INDUSTRY]
To understand the impact that a 30-day outage of GPS would have on the economy
You have been identified as an expert in [INDUSTRY] and would very much like to speak with you about the role of GPS in your field. [Instead of naming where we found their name, the above paragraph may say, “[NAME] recommended you as an expert that we should speak with for our research.”] Would you be willing to schedule a brief interview with me sometime in the next couple weeks?
I have attached a document that summarizes the project briefly and provides some framing questions to give you some idea of the kind of information we’re collecting.
Lastly, I would like to note that your participation is entirely voluntary and any comments you make would be anonymous and not quoted directly in any publications.
Thanks for your consideration,
<Interviewer Name>
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