* Your per-diem is based on GSA guidelines.  Visit 

	  http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem to the determine the per-diem for your

	  destination. 

	* Try to be frugal - GSM per-diem rates are rather generous. 

	* When attending a conference where food is included, Do The Right

	  Thing and claim a lower per-diem.   

* Reimbursement.

	* To receive reimbursement, send hotel and flight/rail receipt, 

	  along with a list of Per Diem days and totals to 

          accounting@sfconservancy.org.  Refer to the Expense Report 

          section below for details.  

== Reimbursement Procedure

Note that reimbursements are only processed once per week.  While we usually

can turn around reimbursements in about two weeks' time, please be advised

that Conservancy officially does reimbursements on a NET-30 basis, starting

from the date that complete materials are received.  If this is an issue,

Conservancy is available to prepurchase expensive items like airline tickets

on your behalf, so that you don't need to be reimbursed.

If you seek to be reimbursed for Conservancy Project expenses, please send

the following, in a self contained email (with attachments as necessary),

** In the event that it is impractical to obtain a required receipt and/or

if such receipt has been inadvertently destroyed or lost, the Traveler should

furnish a written statement to that effect, as well as an explanation

of the expenditure involved.  When possible, secondary documentation (such

a redacted credit card bill) should be provided instead of the

lost/destroyed receipt.

Any expense without a substantiated receipt and/or a supporting written

statement will not be reimbursed. 

Conservancy requests that all expense reports be submitted within two

weeks of travel.  Expense reports filed more than 90 days after expenses

date of receipt by Conservancy of the fully complete report and supporting

documentation for the travel.

== Consequences of Policy Violations

Failure to comply with this policy may result in the denial of, or delay

in payment for, reimbursement requests.

== Policy Changes 

The Conservancy reserves the right to change any terms of this Policy

from time to time. The Policy of record shall be the Policy most recently