<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">All,</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">If you have travelers who plan to attend the NWA meeting, Sept 16-21, Garden Grove, CA please fill out the google spreadsheet below by May 31.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Genene</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Carla Wallace - NOAA Federal</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carla.wallace@noaa.gov">carla.wallace@noaa.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, May 23, 2017 at 12:34 PM<br>Subject: Group Travel for 2017 National Weather Association 42nd Annual Meeting, September 16-21, Garden Grove, CA - Due by COB Wednesday, May 31, 2017<br>To: OAR Group Travel - NOAA Service Account <<a href="mailto:oar.group.travel@noaa.gov">oar.group.travel@noaa.gov</a>>, _OAR Travel Data Calls <<a href="mailto:oar.travel.datacalls@noaa.gov">oar.travel.datacalls@noaa.gov</a>>, NWS Group Travel Conference - NOAA Service Account <<a href="mailto:nws.group.travel.conference@noaa.gov">nws.group.travel.conference@noaa.gov</a>>, _NESDIS Travel <<a href="mailto:nesdis.travel@noaa.gov">nesdis.travel@noaa.gov</a>>, NMFS Group Travel - NOAA Service Account <<a href="mailto:nmfs.group.travel@noaa.gov">nmfs.group.travel@noaa.gov</a>>, NOS ConferenceTravel - NOAA Service Account <<a href="mailto:nos.conferencetravel@noaa.gov">nos.conferencetravel@noaa.gov</a>>, Bernadette Broadus - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:bernadette.broadus@noaa.gov">bernadette.broadus@noaa.gov</a>>, Lisa Conley - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:lisa.conley@noaa.gov">lisa.conley@noaa.gov</a>>, Robert Ransom - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:robert.ransom@noaa.gov">robert.ransom@noaa.gov</a>>, Darone Jones - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:darone.jones@noaa.gov">darone.jones@noaa.gov</a>>, Verona Davis - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:verona.davis@noaa.gov">verona.davis@noaa.gov</a>>, Victoria Harps - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:victoria.harps@noaa.gov">victoria.harps@noaa.gov</a>>, Sasha Pryborowski - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:sasha.pryborowski@noaa.gov">sasha.pryborowski@noaa.gov</a>>, _NWS Group Travel POCs <<a href="mailto:nws.group.travel.pocs@noaa.gov">nws.group.travel.pocs@noaa.gov</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">To All:</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">If you are planning to attend the 2017 National Weather Association 42nd Annual Meeting, September 16-21 2017 in Garden Grove, CA, please use this<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yKkQsR88XljQbP6Lsr58Y_fKH1knoNFBA952rEUB0wA/edit#gid=1218058266" target="_blank"> google spreadsheet </a>to fill out your travel information. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><u>The information is needed to be filled out by COB Wednesday, May 31.</u></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><u><br></u></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">For more information about the forum, please visit <a href="http://nwas.org/annual-meeting-events/annual-meeting/" target="_blank">NWA 42nd Annual Meeting</a>.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b>The following are pointers regarding some of the information that must be entered on the google spreadsheet:</b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES (M&IE): The Federal per-diem allowance for Garden Grove, CA is $64/day. M&IE must include deductions for the first and last day of travel (allow only 75% of M&IE for each day). </li></ul><br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">LODGING: The Federal per diem lodging rate is $158/day for Garden Grove, California. 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.</li></ul><br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">REGISTRATION FEE: Can be charged to your individual travel cards. </li></ul><div><br></div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">GROUND TRANSPORTATION: Include rental car and/or POV mileage. POV mileage rate is $0.54/mile for automobiles.<br></li></ul></div><div><br style="font-size:12.8px"><ul style="font-size:12.8px"><li style="margin-left:15px">MISCELLANEOUS COSTS: Be sure to concisely list the basis for all miscellaneous fees. Miscellaneous costs include for example, “taxi, parking, ATM, and baggage fees.</li></ul><br style="font-size:12.8px"><ul style="font-size:12.8px"><li style="margin-left:15px">TRAVEL DATES: If your travel dates are before or extend after the conference end, it is important to explain why. Please provide a concise explanation in the last column of the google document. (i.e., attend meeting at local NOAA office, etc.).</li></ul><div><br></div></div><div>If you have questions, please contact me.</div><div><br></div><div>Carla</div></div><div class="m_6795777705870284601m_7271529115185687240gmail-yj6qo m_6795777705870284601m_7271529115185687240gmail-ajU" style="margin:2px 0px 0px;font-size:12.8px"><div id="m_6795777705870284601m_7271529115185687240gmail-:15c" class="m_6795777705870284601m_7271529115185687240gmail-ajR"><img class="m_6795777705870284601m_7271529115185687240gmail-ajT" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_6795777705870284601m_7271529115185687240gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="times new roman, serif"><b>Carla M. Wallace</b></font><div><div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="font-size:small"><font size="2">Business Operations Manager<br></font></span></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="font-size:small"><font size="2">National Weather Service<br></font></span></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="font-size:small">Office: <a href="tel:(301)%20427-9302" value="+13014279302" target="_blank">(301) 427-9302</a> </span><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><font size="2"><a href="mailto:carla.wallace@noaa.gov" target="_blank">carla.wallace@noaa.gov</a></font><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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