The Library Travel, Training and Development (LTTD) Committee would like to remind those who use staff travel and development funds of several guidelines/tips:
- All library staff are encouraged to use travel and development funds.
- Funds available for active participation (duties as a committee member, speaker, officer, etc.) are capped at $2,100 annually. Funds available for attending (rather than participating) are capped at $850 annually.
- Available funds can cover:
- Registration at the member level
- 100% of reasonable airfare
- $175/day per diem for all other travel associated costs (e.g., lodging, food, ground transportation), with $80 for the return day
- Please do not request reimbursement for expenses in excess of amount approved on Fondren Library Staff Travel Request form.
- If you plan on using staff travel funds, please submit a Fondren Library Staff Travel Request form (found on the Fondren wiki) ahead of travel/training.
- After travel/training, reimbursement requests must be submitted via Concur. You can access Concur and see training material and resources here: http://concur.blogs.rice.edu/.
- The travel request form and additional travel guidelines can be found on the Fondren wiki (under “Resources,” “Admin and Staff Forms”)
- After travel/training, please complete the Fondren Staff Travel or Training Assessment Form: http://library.rice.edu/requests/fondren-staff-travel-or-training-assessment-form
If you have any questions about staff travel/training, please do not hesitate to contact the current LTTD co-chairs (Shannon Kipphut-Smith and Siu Min Yu).