This document covers a variety of issues, from travel to and from the workshop, to lodging and meals, and what to bring in order to ensure your comfort and full participation in the workshop activities.

This year the workshop has been streamlined as much as possible to assure ample opportunities for learning, exploring and collegiality.

About Travel:
The allowances for travel are similar to those agreed upon last year in Portland (July 2001). This year bears marked differtences, as well as similarities. Each day that the program operates there will be a buffet breakfast available to everyone, and occasionally throughout the two weeks there will be luncheon's and/or dinner's provided with guest speakers as the highlight.
For those people who have been notified about driving and what will be allowed for mileage, you are encouraged to keep good track of your mileage while in Great Falls and the surrounding area. There are new travel requisition forms that will be implemented this summer in order to claim your expenses.
Those people who have opted to fly will need to contact Judy at Global Travel at the toll free telephone number (800) 227-3165. Judy has a list of those individuals who opted to fly.
For the groups who opted to have a rental car available, arrangements have been made as well. You will be able to pick up your mid-sized car at the airport upon arrival. On Monday, July 8, 2002 a check in the amount of $520.00 will be dispensed to the individual in your group who rented the car.

About Lodging:
We will be staying at the Best Western Heritage Inn at 1700 Fox Farm Road, Great Falls, MT 59404. Rooms have already been assigned and a list of confirmation numbers will be forwarding to each individual under separate cover. The Heritage Inn has Shuttle Service available from the airport. There is a courtesy phone at the airport and their hours of operation are: 4:30am through 1:00am every day of the week.

About PerDiem:
On Monday, July 8, 2002 everyone who is to receive per diem will receive a check in the amount of $328.00 for the following applicable dates and times:
Sunday ~ July 7, 2002 $34.00 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Monday ~ July 8, 2002 $24.00 Lunch & Dinner
Tuesday ~ July 9, 2002 $14.00 Dinner
Wednesday ~ July 10, 2002 $24.00 Lunch & Dinner
Thursday ~ July 11, 2002 $24.00 Lunch & Dinner
Friday ~ July 12, 2002 $10.00 Lunch
Saturday ~ July 13, 2002 $14.00 Dinner
Sunday ~ July 14, 2002 $34.00 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Monday ~ July 15, 2002 $34.00 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Tuesday ~ July 16, 2002 $24.00 Lunch & Dinner
Wednesday ~ July 17, 2002 $10.00 Lunch
Thursday ~ July 18, 2002 $24.00 Lunch & Dinner
Friday ~ July 19, 2002 $24.00 Lunch & Dinner
Saturday ~ July 20, 2002 $34.00 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

About What to Bring:
The things that you need to remember to bring with you to the summer workshop are: Cameras, GPS Units, laptops (with project software loaded), power strips, wireless ethernet cards if you have one, tripods, the necessary materials to put together a poster session (we will provide you with pens, pencils, sharpies, rulers, push pins, demonstration boards, scissors and glue sticks). You will need to bring some of your pictures and pre-printed materials with you.

Come prepared for weather that varies from Snow to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The evenings normally get down to 50 degrees Fahrenheit; the average temperatures for that time of year are between 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day. For the Sunday-Monday July 14th-15th, if you plan on taking day or overnight trips away from the Hotel, you may need to bring a tent and sleeping bag. Bring whatever goodies you want to play with for those 2 days.

This summer should prove to be a great deal of fun and offer great learning experiences. Please do not hesitate to contact Shelley Heimgartner via email or phone: (208) 885-7105 if you should have concerns or questions.

FOR ALL WHO ARE BRINGING LAPTOPS, please have the following software installed on your laptop before the workshop:

• VRWorx -Photoshop Elements
• Inspiration -Netscape Composer (available at http://www.netscape.com)
• ArcView (if you USE or want to use ArcView)
• a general productivity suite (like MS Office) will probably be useful
• Bring a wireless network PC card if you have one.  If not, one will be provided.
• Click here to see minimum requirements for laptops