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\begin{document}
 

	
 
\title{Software Freedom Conservancy Travel and Reimbursable Expense Policy }
 

	
 
\maketitle
 

	
 
\section{Purpose }
 

	
 
This Travel and Reimbursable Expense Policy (``Policy'') applies
 
to all Conservancy Member Projects (``Projects'') of Software Freedom
 
Conservancy (``Conservancy'') and has been created to memorialize
 
Conservancy's reimbursement policies relating to travel and other
 
business expenses incurred by Conservancy staff, Project Leadership
 
Committee (``PLC'') members, and project volunteers while engaged
 
in business on behalf of, or at the behest of Conservancy and/or a
 
Project (``Travelers''). 
 

	
 
Conservancy must maintain effective control of business­-related expenses
 
Software Freedom Conservancy Travel and Reimbursable Expense Policy
 
===================================================================
 
:Date:      28 March 2012
 

	
 

	
 
== Purpose
 

	
 
This Travel and Reimbursable Expense Policy (``Policy'') applies to all
 
Conservancy Member Projects (``Projects'') of Software Freedom Conservancy
 
(``Conservancy'') and has been created to memorialize Conservancy's
 
reimbursement policies relating to travel and other business expenses
 
incurred by Conservancy staff, Project Leadership Committee (``PLC'')
 
members, and project volunteers while engaged in business on behalf of, or
 
at the behest of Conservancy and/or a Project (``Travelers'').
 

	
 
Conservancy must maintain effective control of business ­- related expenses
 
in order to maintain its financial viability and tax exempt status.
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\section{Project Leadership Committee Review}
 
== Project Leadership Committee Review
 

	
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\section{Air Travel}
 
== Air Travel
 

	
 

	
 
\subsection{Overall Airfare Cost }
 
=== Overall Airfare Cost
 

	
 
Domestic travel greater than U.S.\$750 requires Conservancy approval
 
Domestic travel greater than US$750 requires Conservancy approval
 
prior to booking, even if all other Policy conditions have been met.
 
International travel greater than U.S.\$1,500 requires Conservancy
 
International travel greater than US$1,500 requires Conservancy
 
approval prior to booking, even if all other Policy conditions have
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\subsection{Class of Service }
 
=== Class of Service
 

	
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\subsection{Advance Purchase }
 
=== Advance Purchase
 

	
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\subsection{Low Fare}
 
=== Low Fare
 

	
 
Conservancy aims to balance cost savings with convenience and considers
 
flights that are within U.S.\$200 of the lowest logical fare to be
 
within Policy. Any flights greater than U.S.\$200 over the lowest
 
flights that are within US$200 of the lowest logical fare to be
 
within Policy. Any flights greater than US$200 over the lowest
 
logical fare require written pre­-authorization by Conservancy. PLCs
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\subsection{Reasonable Flights }
 
=== Reasonable Flights
 

	
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@@ -111,3 +103,3 @@ expect travelers to consider those flight options to be reasonable.
 

	
 
\subsection{Additional Days of Travel}
 
=== Additional Days of Travel
 

	
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@@ -125,3 +117,3 @@ air fare and transportation to and from the airport are not reimbursable.
 

	
 
\subsection{Excess Baggage }
 
=== Excess Baggage
 

	
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\subsection{Out-of-Policy Bookings }
 
=== Out-of-Policy Bookings
 

	
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\subsection{Cancellation Fees}
 
=== Cancellation Fees
 

	
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\section{Other Reimbursable Expenses }
 
== Other Reimbursable Expenses
 

	
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\subsection{Lodging }
 
=== Lodging
 

	
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\subsection{Meals and Incidental Expenses}
 
=== Meals and Incidental Expenses
 

	
 

	
 
\subsubsection{Overview}
 
==== Overview
 

	
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including days of travel. Maximum per diem rates for locations outside
 
of the United States shall be based on the United States Department
 
of State's ``Foreign Per Diem Rates by Location'' calculator's ``Meals
 
\& Incidental Expenses'' (M\&IE) column (http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per\_diem.asp),
 
of the United States shall be based on the
 
http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp[United States Department of State's ``Foreign Per Diem Rates by Location'' calculator]'s ``Meals & Incidental Expenses'' (M&IE) column,
 
using the name of a listed city closest to the travel destination.
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@@ -196,3 +186,3 @@ For example, a traveler based in Pao Alto heading to a conference
 
in London, England (with a layover in New York City) has a maximum
 
per diem of the M\&IE per diem listed London for the entire trip,
 
per diem of the M&IE per diem listed London for the entire trip,
 
including days of travel. 
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\subsubsection{Group Meals }
 
==== Group Meals
 

	
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\subsubsection{Meals For Organizational Development}
 
==== Meals For Organizational Development
 

	
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\subsubsection{Phone Call Charges Part of Per Diem}
 
==== Phone Call Charges Part of Per Diem
 

	
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\subsection{Ground Transportation }
 
==== Ground Transportation
 

	
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\subsection{Rail Transportation}
 
==== Rail Transportation}
 

	
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\subsection{Use of Personal Vehicles }
 
==== Use of Personal Vehicles
 

	
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\section{Non-reimbursable Expenses}
 
==== Non-reimbursable Expenses
 

	
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following items are typically non-reimbursable expenses: 
 
\begin{itemize}
 
\item Partner, spouse, and/or companion travel
 
\item First class travel
 
\item Upgrades to air travel, car rentals, or hotel rooms
 
\item Purchase of clothing, luggage, toiletries and other miscellaneous
 

	
 
* Partner, spouse, and/or companion travel
 

	
 
* First class travel
 

	
 
* Upgrades to air travel, car rentals, or hotel rooms
 

	
 
* Purchase of clothing, luggage, toiletries and other miscellaneous
 
personal items 
 
\item Supplemental travel or car rental insurance
 
\item Fines, penalties, or legal fees
 
\item Personal entertainment or recreational expenses beyond the allotted
 
per diem
 
\end{itemize}
 

	
 
\section{Satisfaction of IRS Requirements }
 
* Supplemental travel or car rental insurance
 

	
 
* Fines, penalties, or legal fees
 

	
 
* Personal entertainment or recreational expenses beyond the allotted per
 
diem
 

	
 

	
 
== Satisfaction of IRS Requirements
 

	
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@@ -288,9 +284,9 @@ Reimbursed travel expenses are subject to examination by the Internal
 
Revenue Service (IRS). Travelers are responsible for retaining documentary
 
evidence that all expenses are strictly for Project- and/or Conservancy-related
 
purposes, not personal in nature, and therefore not includable as
 
taxable income to the traveler. Receipts are required for all expenses,
 
no matter the amount.
 
evidence that all expenses are strictly for Project- and/or
 
Conservancy-related purposes, not personal in nature, and therefore not
 
includable as taxable income to the traveler. Receipts are required for
 
all expenses, no matter the amount.
 

	
 

	
 
\section{Currency Exchange Rates }
 
== Currency Exchange Rates
 

	
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\section{Approvals}
 
== Approvals
 

	
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\section{Expense Reporting}
 
== Expense Reporting
 

	
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appropriate channel with the following information:
 
\begin{itemize}
 
\item Name of traveler 
 
\item Brief description of trip and trip's purpose (e.g., ``August 2011
 

	
 
* Name of traveler 
 

	
 
* Brief description of trip and trip's purpose (e.g., ``August 2011
 
trip to XYZ conference for ABC project, served as planning committee
 
member''; ``Feb. '12 FOO hackfest in Portland, OR; contributed code'')
 
\item Number of days traveled (with documentary evidence, e.g., conference
 

	
 
* Number of days traveled (with documentary evidence, e.g., conference
 
itinerary, etc.) and associated per diem
 
\item List of expenses not covered by per diem (e.g., transportation, lodging)
 

	
 
* List of expenses not covered by per diem (e.g., transportation, lodging)
 
with substantiating receipts (or scans of receipts) 
 

	
 
\begin{itemize}
 
\item In the event that it is impractical to obtain a required receipt or
 
** In the event that it is impractical to obtain a required receipt or
 
if such receipt has been inadvertently destroyed, the traveler should
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of the expenditure involved
 
\end{itemize}
 
\end{itemize}
 

	
 

	
 
Any expense without a substantiated receipt and/or a supporting written
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\section{Consequences of Policy Violations}
 
== Consequences of Policy Violations
 

	
 
Failure to comply with this policy may result in the denial of, or
 
delay in payment for, reimbursement requests. 
 
Failure to comply with this policy may result in the denial of, or delay
 
in payment for, reimbursement requests.
 

	
 

	
 
\section{Policy Changes }
 
== Policy Changes 
 

	
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distributed by the Conservancy. 
 
\end{document}
 

	
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