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Reimbursement of Expenses

EO will cover a portion of airfare, hotel and transportation expenses. Below is a breakdown of EO-reimbursed expenses per region.

Requests for Reimbursement Instructions:

1. Review approved airfare and hotel reimbursement details outlined above. Direct any questions to your Chapter Manager, Chapter Forum Director, Chapter Learning Director, Recruitment Director or Global Board Liaison as applicable.

2. E-mail or fax a copy of your complete airline itinerary and hotel reservation, including full cost details, to your Chapter Manager, Chapter Forum Director, Chapter Learning Director, Recruitment Director or Global Board Liaison as applicable. You will be reimbursed for the total amount or the approved combined airfare and hotel reimbursement limit- whichever amount is lower.

For questions, or for more information about reimbursed expenses, please contact your primary EO staff contact or Andrea Lawson.

Note: Allowance for the trip: Please book your own hotel and travel arrangements and submit reimbursement to your staff representative. You may request reimbursement up to the following amounts: ASAP - $2,480, Europe - $1,780, LAC - $1,230, US - $980, Canada - $980. All group food, beverage and meeting expenses are covered from Wednesday evening through Friday afternoon. 

In the history of our organization, member leaders have historically invested in their experience in leadership. The personal and professional return on investment they received justified any out-of-pocket expenses. In the past 20 years, the Global Board has invested more and more of your member dues to cover expenses related to member leaders getting together. This meeting is no exception, and the budget has increased every year (on average of 20 percent per year).

To create a life-long memory, members have been willing to invest on average US$500 of their own money. The out-of-pocket expenses may be incurred in one or more of the following ways: the reimbursement for a portion of the hotel or an extra night pending flight schedules. I am sure that all of you can understand the unexpected increases in airfare this year. To save money, please book your flights early. If you would like to share hotel rooms and/or coordinate your ground transportation with fellow members, please visit the EO Group for this event.

Visa/Health

Vaccines
In general, no special immunizations or medications are necessary for travel to Canada.

Visa Entry Requirements
All foreign nationals, including US citizens, require a valid passport to enter Canada.

For instructions on how to apply for a Visa, and for a list of countries that require a Visa to VISIT or TRANSIT through Canada, please visit this Web site. Due to the processing time to obtain a Visa, EO recommends that you start the application process immediately.

A visitor means a person who is lawfully in Canada, or seeks to come into Canada for a temporary purpose (such as work, study or visit) and who is not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or the holder of a minister's permit. An individual allowed into Canada pending further examination because a Port of Entry officer cannot immediately conclude an examination is not a visitor.

Visitor Visa Exemptions
Many people do not require a Visa to visit Canada. These include:

• Citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia (Republic of), Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, St.  Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States and Western Samoa;
• Persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence;
• British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom; citizens of British dependent territories who derive their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands;
• Persons holding a British National (Overseas) Passport issued by the Government of the United Kingdom to persons born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong;
• Persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China;
• Persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.
   

Dietary Restrictions

EO wishes to accommodate your dietary needs while you are in the US. If you have any special needs or requirements, please fill out and fax the Dietary Restriction Form to +1.703.519.1864. If you suffer from severe food allergies, we encourage you to visit this Web site and consider purchasing food and travel translation cards to effectively communicate your needs while traveling.