<div dir="ltr">Center Travel Preparers and Approvers:<div><br></div><div>The message below was sent to all Travel Manager users on March 23 highlighting the upcoming changes with the new E2 Travel System. <span style="font-size:12.8px">NOAA will transition to CWTSatoTravel’s </span><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">E2</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">travel system on </span><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aBn" style="font-size:12.8px;border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aQJ">May 22 </span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> and NOAA’s Integrated Travel Manager (ITM) system will be retired on </span><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aBn" style="font-size:12.8px;border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aQJ">July 31</span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">. It is essential that you take the training before May 22 (although it's recommended you take it before May 5). Attached is a listing of basic and advanced training being offered in April (both virtual and classroom). You can register for all training on CLC.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">I have also attached some talking points that you could use for any Center all hands meetings. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Here are some Q&As I have received so far:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><b>1) What training do I really need to take?</b></div><div><br></div><div>Travelers: Traveler/Arranger Basic</div><div>Preparers: Traveler/Travel Arranger Basic & Traveler/Travel Arranger Advanced</div><div>Reviewers/Approvers: <span style="font-size:12.8px">Approver Basic (this also covers a lot of the material in Traveler Basic)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">The slides for these training sessions can also be found at: <a href="http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/finance/e2travel.html">http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/finance/e2travel.html</a></span></div><div><div><br></div><div><b>2) What if a traveler does not have 3 hours to take the basic training?</b></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">I am working with CFO to develop a short training/handout that will explain how travelers will sign their Travel Vouchers in E2. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b>3) Will travelers have to make their own reservations? </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">No. While travelers can book their own transportation and lodging in E2, we are recommending that the Centers continue working through their travel preparers to book travel arrangements. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b><br></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b>4) Will there be additional costs to E2?</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Yes. Attached is a listing of new E2 fees. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b>5) After the training, what happens next?</b></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">May 19: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Client Services will send out emails with new Credentials
User Ids and temporary passwords<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">May 19-22<b>: </b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Receivers of New User emails have 72 hours to go
in to E2 system and set a password and user profile<span></span></span></p></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Genene</span></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Client Services Announcements</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Client.ServicesII@noaa.gov">Client.ServicesII@noaa.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 3:46 PM<br>Subject: E2 Travel System Training Schedule April 2017<br>To: CBS TrainingServices <<a href="mailto:CBS.TrainingServices@noaa.gov">CBS.TrainingServices@noaa.gov</a>><br><br><br>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><b>This message is going out to all current
Integrated Travel Manager users.</b><br>
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will
transition to CWTSatoTravel’s <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">E2</span>travel
system on <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aQJ">May
22, 2017</span></span> and NOAA’s Integrated Travel Manager
(ITM) system will be retired on <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aQJ">July
31, 2017</span></span>. <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">E2</span> is
a web-based end-to-end travel and expense management tool that
offers a convenient way to book travel reservations, create travel
authorizations (TAs), receive approvals, submit receipts and other
supporting documentation, and submit travel vouchers (TVs) for
reimbursement.<br>
<br>
Some <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">E2</span> highlights
include:<br>
<ul>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Online Booking Engine (similar to
Travelocity or Expedia) for domestic and international
airline, rail, hotel and car reservations;</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">"Travel for Others" feature,
allows designated travel arrangers/preparers to make travel
plans for other users;</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Paperless Travel Authorization
(TA) and Travel Voucher (TV) process, including automated
approval routing with email notifications;</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">The ability to scan, route and
attach receipts to the voucher electronically;</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Faster travel reimbursement;</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Enhanced, agency-wide reporting.</li>
</ul>
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The initial round of NOAA <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">E2</span> <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">training</span> is
being provided by the vendor and will be offered from February
through May 2017 for all travel users. All <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">training</span> will
be offered in a webinar format that allows users to take <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">training</span> online
with a live instructor from anywhere as well as hands-on
Instructor Led <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">Training</span>(ILT) <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">training</span> ses<wbr>sions
here in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.<br>
<br>
The following courses will be offered: <br>
<br>
<ul>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Federal Traveler/Arranger Basic
(Travelers, Preparers, FMC Travel Coordinators)</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Federal Traveler/Arranger
Advanced (Preparers, FMC Travel Coordinators)</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Federal Supervisory Travel
Approver (Approvers)</li>
</ul>
<br>
<b>Attached are the courses that will be offered in April 2017</b>.
We are working on getting the finalized training dates for May
into the Commerce Learning Center (CLC). When we do, another
email will go out with that schedule.</div>
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We suggest that anyone who is going to be a traveler, preparing
their own travel, arranging travel for others, or approving travel
attend the classes that are being offered prior to <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-aQJ">May
22, 2017</span></span> . If you have anyone that may be new
and not on our communication, feel free to share the email with
them.<br>
<br>
Registrations for all sessions will be via the Commerce Learning
Center (CLC) <a href="https://doc.csod.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://doc.csod.com</a><br>
<br>
For those new employees that do not have access or contractors who
do not have access, an email can be sent to <a class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-m_-1888738055211437348moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cbs.trainingservices@noaa.gov" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">cbs.trainingservices@noaa.g<wbr>ov</a> stating
the class(es)/date(s) and time(s) they wish to attend and we will
register them outside of the CLC.<br>
<br>
As <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">training</span> dates
are finalized, schedules, webinar information and <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">training</span> materials
will be posted to the <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">E2</span> Travel
Page:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/finance/e2travel.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.corporateservices.n<wbr>oaa.gov/finance/e2travel.html</a>.<br>
<br>
For any questions concerning the <span class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-il">training</span> please
contact <a class="gmail-m_8865824909711974359m_5855093952717774584gmail-m_-73588208013167647gmail-m_-1888738055211437348moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cbs.trainingservices@noaa.gov" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">cbs.trainingservices@n<wbr>oaa.gov</a></div>
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