[PATCH] Various pulls from GNOME

[Neil McGovern]

Hi,

The GNOME foundation has recently been looking at adopting a travel
policy, and as part of this we're looking at various policies around and
have a couple of potential updates to the travel policy which may be
useful for Conservancy.

There's three patches here and a non-patch, and I've added a pull
request on kallithea.

Cheers,
Neil


Patch 1
=======

This first patch is due to the IRS document 26 CFR 601.105, para 6.04.
Basically, the per-diem rates are considered to be for each 24h period.
This means on the arrival and departure day, if the full allowance is
claimed then this becomes taxable.

There seems to be two ways of rectifying this, one is to work out the
actual percentages of time per location, or to simply use three quarters
of the per-diem rate. I'm suggesting the latter to avoid the complexity
of working out the former.

---
 Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt b/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
index f81b949..e070076 100644
--- a/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
+++ b/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Travelers should adhere to the following guidelines to stay In-Policy.
 	* Your per-diem is based on GSA guidelines.  Visit 
 	  http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem to the determine the per-diem for your
 	  destination. 
+	* Remember to pro-rata the per-diem on partial days of travel. 
 	* Try to be frugal - GSM per-diem rates are rather generous. 
 	* When attending a conference where food is included, Do The Right
 	  Thing and claim a lower per-diem.   
@@ -405,10 +406,14 @@ in London, England (with a layover in New York City) has a maximum
 per diem of the M&IE per diem listed London for the entire trip,
 including days of travel. 
 
-These per diem rates are the maximum daily rate Travelers can claim.  If a
-conference has provided food, or food is provided in some other form, or
-the costs the Traveler incurs are lower than this rate, then the Traveler
-should reasonably reduce their per diem claim.
+These per diem rates are the maximum daily rate Travelers can claim.
+Note that these are for full 24 hour days. On days which you are
+travelling (ie: at the start and end of each trip when you depart or
+arrive from home on that day) add 3/4 of the standard allowance amount.
+
+If a conference has provided food, or food is provided in some other
+form, or the costs the Traveler incurs are lower than this rate, then
+the Traveler should reasonably reduce their per diem claim.
 In addition, Conservancy generally encourages Travelers to be conservative with per
 diem submissions, and consider asking for less if the full per diem
 amounts allowed were not used during travel.
-- 
2.11.0


Patch 2
=======

This text is almost identical to the text 18 lines earlier, and thus
looks redundant. I'm suggesting leaving the one which applies to air and
rail travel, rather than just air.

---
 Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt b/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
index e070076..924b129 100644
--- a/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
+++ b/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
@@ -263,13 +263,6 @@ and rewards), provided that the resulting air fare otherwise meets the
 requirements of this Policy.  Travelers should not book out-of-Policy trips
 (and thus pay a higher fare) in order to qualify for a mileage upgrade.
 
-==== Advance Purchase
-
-Air travel should be booked at least 14 days in advance; any travel booked
-less than 14 days in advance requires written pre-authorization by
-Conservancy.  Flights beyond 365 days in advance also require written
-pre-authorization by Conservancy.
-
 ==== Low Fare
 
 Conservancy aims to balance cost savings with convenience and considers
-- 
2.11.0



Patch 3
=======

This one simply adds in links to aoprals wherever the gsa site is
mentioned to allow for non-domestic rates.

---
 Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt b/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
index 924b129..d37fb82 100644
--- a/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
+++ b/Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Travelers should adhere to the following guidelines to stay In-Policy.
 
 * Hotels. 
 	* Hotel fares < GSA rates are In-Policy.  Visit 
-          http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem to determine the rate for your 
-	  destination.
+          http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem or http://aoprals.state.gov to
+      determine the rate for your destination.
         * Be sure the receipt from your hotel includes the dates of your
           stay, not just a total.
 
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ Travelers should adhere to the following guidelines to stay In-Policy.
 * Per Diem. 
 	* Use your per-diem to cover meals and incidental expenses.
 	* Your per-diem is based on GSA guidelines.  Visit 
-	  http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem to the determine the per-diem for your
-	  destination. 
+	  http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem or http://aoprals.state.gov to 
+      determine the per-diem for your destination. 
 	* Remember to pro-rata the per-diem on partial days of travel. 
 	* Try to be frugal - GSM per-diem rates are rather generous. 
 	* When attending a conference where food is included, Do The Right
-- 
2.11.0


Non-patch 4
===========

It should be noted that
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/10-year-converter/ is being
retired. I'm not sure what should replace it, hence no patch.