2008 Exchange Network National Meeting
April 29 - May 1, 2008
Sheraton Nashville Downtown
Nashville, TN

Thanks to all of this year's presenters, moderators, and attendees for making the 2008 Exchange Network National Meeting a great success! We hope you found the meeting useful and highly encourage you to take it back to your organization and continue to spread the word about the Exchange Network.

Links to an updated attendee list, presentations, and other materials distributed at the meeting will be available on this page in the next couple of days. An email will be distributed to let you know when they have been posted.

travel expenses

The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) will reimburse states for travel expenses for up to two employees--one technical staff member and one program representative. Reimbursable travel expenses include:

• Air or rail transportation
• Personal vehicle mileage (currently $0.485 per mile)
• Airport Parking Fees
• Fare for local ground transportation to and from the airport
• Lodging - capped at $134 per night plus taxes
  • If you have difficulty reserving a hotel room at or below $134 per night, please contact Kurt Rakouskas at kurtr@sso.org.
  • ECOS will reimburse lodging expenses for the nights of April 28-30, 2008.
• Meals and Incidentals - capped at $54 per day per Federal per diem.
  Please note that the per diem will be capped at $44 on days when breakfast was provided during the meeting (April 29-May 1).

State employees planning to seek reimbursement should make their own travel arrangements and submit an expense reimbursement form to ECOS after the meeting.

>>Download Expense Reimbursement Form

Please complete the expense form electronically. The form will automatically perform all necessary calculations. Print a copy of the completed form and sign it in the appropriate field. Mail the form along with original receipts for all items over $25 to Kurt Rakouskas at the address shown on the form. You do not need to include receipts for meals and incidental expenses covered by the $54 per diem for Nashville.

If you have any questions, please contact Kurt Rakouskas at kurtr@sso.org.