Quip Labs Travel National AALAS Meeting Award

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This travel award is specifically designed for an individual who cannot receive funding from an employer to attend the AALAS National Meeting. The recipient will receive up to $2500.00 to cover expenses incurred while attending the meeting (registration fee, workshop fees, hotel, airfare, parking, shuttle/taxi service and other misc. costs).

You may nominate yourself or another branch member for this award.  Nomination requirements are:

1. Must be a MNYBAALAS and National AALAS member in good standing.
2. Must attend the National AALAS meeting, during the year of application. The Metro Expense Report, itemizing the award money, must be submitted to the branch treasurer within two weeks of the close of the National AALAS meeting.
3. Must be willing to give a 5-10 minute presentation at a local meeting the following year (Feb, March, April or May) or write an article for the website/newsletter), describing your experience at the National AALAS meeting. Coordination for this presentation must be done with the Branch President.
4. Must be an active MNYBAALAS member who has attended at a minimum of 3 general meetings within the last year.
5.  For any reason, if award winner does not attend the National AALAS Meeting as specified, the award money must be returned in its entirety to the Branch Treasurer by the end of the calendar year.
6. For consideration of the QUIP AALAS Meeting Travel Award, forward the following information:

               - Statement explaining why you want to attend meeting.

               - Statement from employer/ supervisor why they are NOT able to fund travel 

                  expenses for the meeting AND a statement from employer/ supervisor that the 

                  candidate has permission to attend the meeting.