Hi Judy,

I disagree that the university should get the benefits.
1.) travel was on a NIDA grant (not university funds)
2.) travelers were inconvenienced by the overbooking not institution nor
agency making the award.

If you have ever been inconvenienced by a situation for which $300 in
vouchers were given you will understand that it is a totally personal
experience and no employer or agency deserves the vouchers more than the
person who travelled.

Dan

At 01:34 PM 2/24/2003 -0800, Judith Opacki wrote:
>Hi,
>
>On the contrary, I believe that the vouchers belong to the university.
>The university paid for the tickets, and the students were traveling on
>university business.  Therefore, all benefits belong to the university.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Judy
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>On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Tania H. Clucas wrote:
>
> > Lola -
> >
> > My opinion - the travel still happened at no additional cost to the
> project,
> > and the vouchers are meant to recompense the traveler for their
> inconvenience.
> > On a related matter, I assume they are not restricted from claiming
> frequent
> > flyer miles, which I think would fall into a similar regulatory category.
> >
> > As far as I know, we don't do anything, because it's not our concern,
> as long
> > as they get to the location to do what they are supposed to, without
> incurring
> > extra costs.
> >
> > Tania
> >
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