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Participating Institutions Conference Reporting and Reimbursement Policy

Acknowledgment

Please acknowledge the IMA support in your materials advertising the conference, printed or posted on the web. We suggest:

"This conference is supported in part by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) through its Participating Institute (PI) Program. PI members may use IMA/PI funds to support travel of their personnel to this conference."

Allowable Expenses

Participant expenses such as airfare, meals and lodging are allowed. Other conference related expenses such as receptions, room rental, audio/visual rental, duplicating and mailing are also allowable. Salaries, fringe benefits, consultant fees, honoraria, and indirect costs are not allowable costs.

Reporting and Reimbursement

The PI is responsible for making the individual payments. After the conference has taken place, an invoice (a letter is acceptable) for the full amount can be directed to:

Accounting
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
University of Minnesota
400 Lind Hall, 207 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Please indicate the breakdown of type of expense, i.e. participants, reception, etc. with amounts. Include a copy of the program announcement, schedule with speakers and titles, and a list of participants with the invoice. Payments are normally made within 30 days from the receipt of the invoice.