<div dir="ltr">All,<div><br></div><div>If your center is organizing any conferences in FY19, please see guidance below and enter the information in the attached spreadsheet.</div><div>Please email the spreadsheet to Carla Wallace and copy me. They are asking for input by tomorrow, Sept 7. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, </div><div>Genene</div><div><br><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: Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:48 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: NWS REMINDER: FY 2019 Projected Planned Conference Data Call<br>To: _NWS XOs <<a href="mailto:nws.xos@noaa.gov">nws.xos@noaa.gov</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">To All:<div><br></div><div>FYI. Please provide your input by the deadline September 7.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Carla</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Conferences Group Travel - NOAA Service Account</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:conferences_grouptravel@noaa.gov" target="_blank">conferences_grouptravel@noaa.<wbr>gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 10:27 AM<br>Subject: NWS REMINDER: FY 2019 Projected Planned Conference Data Call<br>To: Dawn McClure - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:dawn.mcclure@noaa.gov" target="_blank">dawn.mcclure@noaa.gov</a>>, Katie Collins Garrett - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:katie.collins.garrett@noaa.gov" target="_blank">katie.collins.garrett@noaa.<wbr>gov</a>>, Ethan Jessup <<a href="mailto:ethan.jessup@noaa.gov" target="_blank">ethan.jessup@noaa.gov</a>>, Robert Ransom <<a href="mailto:robert.ransom@noaa.gov" target="_blank">robert.ransom@noaa.gov</a>>, Carla Wallace - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:carla.wallace@noaa.gov" target="_blank">carla.wallace@noaa.gov</a>>, Angela Proctor - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:angela.proctor@noaa.gov" target="_blank">angela.proctor@noaa.gov</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Good Morning All,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Per Department of Commerce (DOC) Conference Policy, we are collecting conference information to include in our Annual Plan which gets submitted to DOC. Please include any planned conferences for FY 2019 on the attached Annual Plan Excel Template including any request already submitted or approved (this is only for Conferences not Group Travel Requests). If you have no conferences to report, provide a negative response to this email.<span> </span></span><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">For any re-occurring Conference over $200K please also list on the attached Pre-Approved Conference Plan Excel. DOC will be trying to streamline the approval process by pre-approving all re-occurring conferences (this does not include host/sponsoring conferences) so that they will already have DOC approval thus decreasing the approval time.<span> </span></span><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">We are requesting a response by<span> </span></span><b style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">COB September 7, 2018 (DUE DATE CHANGE) </b><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">I have included you as a point of contact for conferences within your line office or staff office. If you believe you should not be on this list, or wish to suggest that another email be added, please let me know.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Starting FY 2019 we will request all pre-approved packs include ONLY documents found on our NOAA Conference and Group Travel Website below. Any other documents will not be accepted. All documents have been updated to reflect current DOC/NOAA Policies. Website:<span> </span></span><a href="http://corporateservices.noaa.gov/~finance/GROUP.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://<wbr>corporateservices.noaa.gov/~<wbr>finance/GROUP.html</a><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Please also remember to do Conference Cost Actual Validations for each Conference which are requested at the end of each quarter. Information on the Validation process can also be found on our website as well. The validations are used for Auditing purposes. <br><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you have any questions.<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p>Thanks!<br><br>Tiffany G.</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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</font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_-1911708651129397870gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_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: (301) 427-9302 </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></font></span></div></div></div>
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