date: Fri, 29 May 2009 13:53:24 -0700 from: Ben Santer subject: Re: Financial support for Tom Wigley's Symposium to: "Bamzai, Anjuli" Dear Anjuli, Thanks very much for your expeditious and positive answer. I look forward to seeing you at Tom's Symposium! With best regards, Ben Bamzai, Anjuli wrote: > Ben, > > Your DOE fellowship has flexibility on how you choose to spend the > funds. Make sure the travel and food etc is done within rules for DOE > and lab travel, and miscellaneous expenses. E.g. the travelers need to > use U.S. carrier, no liquor (I know you said you'd make sure that was > out), etc. > > So some dotting and crossing to be done, that end! > > Anjuli > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Santer [mailto:santer1@llnl.gov] > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:31 PM > To: Bamzai, Anjuli > Subject: Re: Financial support for Tom Wigley's Symposium > > Dear Anjuli, > > That's very encouraging news - many thanks for checking into this > matter. I'll await confirmation before proceeding with any payment for > food, travel, or accommodation expenses. > > After my experiences with Steven McIntyre's FOIA requests to DOE and > NOAA, I just wanted to make sure that I had dotted all the "i's" and > crossed all the "t's"! > > With best regards, > > Ben > > Bamzai, Anjuli wrote: >> Ben, >> I don't believe there are any specific rules that would prohibit you >> from picking up meal costs, or travel support under your Fellowship. >> As I recall, there was complete flexibility on the way you use the >> Distinguished Scientist Fellowship funds, however I'm trying to get a >> confirmation on this. >> >> I hope I get a response soon, and will forward as I hear. >> Best >> Anjuli >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ben Santer [mailto:santer1@llnl.gov] >> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:24 PM >> To: Bamzai, Anjuli >> Subject: Financial support for Tom Wigley's Symposium >> >> Dear Anjuli, >> >> I know you are busy this week with proposal reviews, but I'd be very >> grateful if you could answer two quick questions. >> >> As you know, I'd like to use some portion of my DOE OBER Distinguished > >> Scientist Fellowship to provide financial support for Tom Wigley's >> Symposium. The primary purpose of the financial support would be to >> cover the cost of food for the Symposium reception and Symposium >> dinner on June 19th. This estimated cost of the food is less than > $4,000. >> Fellowship money would not be used to pay for any alcohol. >> >> I've also been asked (by Mike MacCracken, Natasha Andronova, and Marty >> Hoffert) whether I could assist them in covering travel and >> accommodation costs they incur in attending the Symposium. I'm >> anticipating that the total travel and accommodation costs for Mike, >> Natasha, and Marty would be less than $2,500. >> >> So my specific questions are as follows. Under the terms of my >> Fellowship, is it permissible: >> >> 1) To use Fellowship money to cover the cost of food for the Symposium > >> reception and dinner? >> >> 2) To use Fellowship money to cover travel and accommodation costs >> that Mike, Natasha, and Marty will incur in attending the Symposium? >> >> Given my recent close encounter with Freedom of Information Act >> requests, I just want to make sure that 1) and 2) represent correct >> and appropriate use of my Fellowship money. >> >> Many thanks for your help with this, Anjuli! >> >> With best regards, >> >> Ben >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> ---- >> Benjamin D. Santer >> Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison Lawrence >> Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, Mail Stop L-103 Livermore, > >> CA 94550, U.S.A. >> Tel: (925) 422-3840 >> FAX: (925) 422-7675 >> email: santer1@llnl.gov >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> ---- >> >> >> >> > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > Benjamin D. Santer > Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison Lawrence > Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, Mail Stop L-103 Livermore, > CA 94550, U.S.A. > Tel: (925) 422-3840 > FAX: (925) 422-7675 > email: santer1@llnl.gov > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin D. Santer Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, Mail Stop L-103 Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A. Tel: (925) 422-3840 FAX: (925) 422-7675 email: santer1@llnl.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------