[Ncep.list.grouptravel] Group Travel data call: 2018 National Weather Association (NWA) Annual Meeting, August 25-30, 2018, St. Louis, MO

Fri Apr 20 12:53:23 UTC 2018

*All,*

If anyone from your Centers is attending the 2018 National Weather
Association 43rd Annual Meeting, August 25-30, 2018 in St. Louis, MO,
please enter their information in this Google spreadsheet
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n0j6sxDNYJn6LHLx2TiDu-joRJd9NUciFQ2Ntt2wGbc/edit#gid=1502777467>

by COB, Friday, May 4. Further details are below.

Genene

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Carla Wallace - NOAA Federal <carla.wallace at noaa.gov>
Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 8:43 AM
Subject: 2018 43rd National Weather Association (NWA) Annual Meeting,
August 25-30, 2018, St. Louis, MO
To: OAR Group Travel - NOAA Service Account <oar.group.travel at noaa.gov>,
_OAR Travel Data Calls <oar.travel.datacalls at noaa.gov>, _NWS Group Travel
POCs <nws.group.travel.pocs at noaa.gov>, _NESDIS Travel <
nesdis.travel at noaa.gov>, NMFS Group Travel - NOAA Service Account <
nmfs.group.travel at noaa.gov>, NOS ConferenceTravel - NOAA Service Account <
nos.conferencetravel at noaa.gov>, Bernadette Broadus - NOAA Federal <
bernadette.broadus at noaa.gov>, Lisa Conley - NOAA Federal <
lisa.conley at noaa.gov>, Robert Ransom - NOAA Federal <robert.ransom at noaa.gov>,
Verona Davis - NOAA Federal <verona.davis at noaa.gov>, Darone Jones - NOAA
Federal <darone.jones at noaa.gov>, Leslie Rivas <leslie.rivas at noaa.gov>,
Joyce Void <joyce.void at noaa.gov>, Angela Proctor - NOAA Federal <
angela.proctor at noaa.gov>, Terri Hunter - NOAA Federal <terri.hunter at noaa.gov
>

*To All:If you are INTERESTED in attending the 2018 National Weather
Association 43rd Annual Meeting, August 25-30, 2018 in St. Louis, MO,
please enter your information in this Google spreadsheet
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n0j6sxDNYJn6LHLx2TiDu-joRJd9NUciFQ2Ntt2wGbc/edit#gid=1502777467>.
 *

*This information is needed to be filled out by COB, Friday, May 4. For
more information about the annual meeting, please visit NWA 43rd Annual
Meeting <https://nwas.org/2018-annual-meeting/>.NWS INSTRUCTIONS ONLY: -
Please do not exceed the allotted number of spaces for your office and/or
region that is already listed on the Google spreadsheet
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n0j6sxDNYJn6LHLx2TiDu-joRJd9NUciFQ2Ntt2wGbc/edit#gid=1502777467>.
 - List the funding source in Column F.- AFS portfolio slots will be
centrally funded. Local AFS funding CANNOT be used. There is a budgeted
dollar amount ceiling for the number of AFS portfolio slots. The group
travel POCs will carefully monitor this and will work with the FMCs to stay
within the centrally funded budget after the data call is closed. The
following are pointers regarding some of the information that must be
entered on the Google spreadsheet: - MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES (M&IE):
The Federal per-diem allowance for St. Louis, MO is $54/day.  M&IE must
include deductions for the first and last day of travel (allow only 75% of
M&IE for each day). - LODGING: The Federal per diem lodging rate is
$130/day for St. Louis, MO. When selecting lodging, Federal employees are
required to use the FedRooms website to identify hotels in the area that
have agreed to discounted rates through GSA.  If no rooms are available via
FedRooms, or no rooms are available at or below the allowable lodging rate,
then an explanatory note must be included as described below. Hotel rooms
can be booked now, provided the amount is fully refundable. - REGISTRATION
FEE: Can be charged to your individual travel cards. - GROUND
TRANSPORTATION: Include rental car and/or POV mileage. POV mileage rate is
$0.545/mile for automobiles. - MISCELLANEOUS COSTS: Be sure to concisely
list the basis for all miscellaneous fees.  Miscellaneous costs include for
example, “taxi, parking, ATM, and baggage fees. - TRAVEL DATES:  If your
travel dates are before or extend after the conference end, it is important
to explain why in Column U of the Google spreadsheet.If you have questions,
please contact Carla Wallace (carla.wallace at noaa.gov
<carla.wallace at noaa.gov>) or Darone Jones (darone.jones at noaa.gov
<darone.jones at noaa.gov>).Carla*

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*Carla M. Wallace*
Business Operations Manager
National Weather Service
Office: (301) 427-9302
carla.wallace at noaa.gov
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