Pre-Conference Workshop Budget Guidelines
A full-day Pre-Conference Workshop will be allotted up to $2,000 and a half-day will be allotted up to $1,000 to be used for speaker honoraria, travel reimbursement & hotel costs.
**MNRS members are not eligible for travel assistance or honoraria. MNRS members may be offered a complimentary night stay at the Conference hotel.
Upon approval of the Pre-Conference Workshop, the Workshop Organizer will receive an email detailing the budget information. The Workshop Organizer will have to determine how the budget will be spent and turn in the breakdown to MNRS Meetings Staff by a designated date. Requests received after the designated deadline date will not be considered.
Items that the budget will cover:
Hotel Costs – Where applicable, speaker reservations will be made by MNRS Meetings Staff.
Speaker Honoraria – Speakers will need to submit a W9. Honaria checks will be mailed after the conference. MNRS members are NOT eligible for honoraria.
Travel Reimbursement – The following items are eligible for reimbursement: air travel, ground transportation, mileage and parking. You will need to submit ALL receipts to the MNRS Meetings Staff after the conference. Speakers will have until a designated deadline date to submit their receipts. Any requests received after that deadline date will not be honored. MNRS Members are not eligible to receive travel reimbursement.
Allocations are based on expected attendance of 25-30 attendees. If a Pre-Conference Workshop does not receive the expected amount of attendees by a pre-determined deadline, the workshop will be cancelled.