Logistics

ITSU TRAINING PROGRAMME 2004 - LOGISTICS

Hotel:

Outrigger Malia Sky Court
2058 Kuhio Ave.
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96815
Ph: 1-808-947-2828 Fax: 1-808-943-0504
Non-smoking - queen bed, standard kitchenette:
Rate: $72.42/night ($65/night (room) + $7.42/night (tax))

Camilo Botero: 8/7-8/27
AA 267 LAX Honolulu 6:10pm 8:41pm 07 August Sat
AA 298 Honolulu LAX 9:30pm 5:37am+1 27 August Fri
Hotel Confirmation:
August 7-11 Confirmation # 823-264-51
August 13-19 Confirmation # 657-935-51
August 20-27 Confirmation # 857-935-51

Ishmael Narag: 8/7-8/28
PR 100 Manila Honolulu 3:30pm 7:45am 07 August Sat
PR 101 Honolulu Manila 9:45am 2:30pm+1 28 August Sat
Hotel Confirmation:
August 7-11 Confirmation # 323-264-51
August 13-19 Confirmation # 637-935-51
August 20-28 Confirmation # 837-935-51

Carlos Pullinger: 8/8-8/27

UA 57 Miami Honolulu 9:30am 4:53pm 08 August Sunday
UA ?? Honolulu Miami 10:30pm 3:46pm+1 27 August Friday
Hotel Confirmation:
August 8-11 Confirmation # 523-264-51
August 13-19 Confirmation # 417-935-51
August 20-27 Confirmation # 817-935-51

You will need to pay for your hotel room and other miscellaneous programme expenses yourself.  It is very helpful if you bring a credit card to use when you register at the hotel; otherwise, they may want you to pay in advance if you have cash. There will be a 3-day visit to PTWC August 11-13, and 2-day trip to Hawaii island for which you will have to check out for; upon return, you will be staying at the same hotel so you may leave a bag in Honolulu at the hotel or with the ITIC during the interisland trip. For the interisland trip, you are responsible for paying your hotel bill with the travel advance.

Meals:

ITIC will provide reimburse you for meals at a flat per diem rate of about $40/day. Actual receipts for meals are not required, and you are free to spend as little, or as much, as you would like each day for meals; in other words, if you spend more, ITIC will not pay for the extra amount over the flat per diem rate. Breakfast and dinners during the week, and all meals on the weekends will be on your own; we will lunch together during the week, but you should each pay for your meal yourself.

Travel Advance:

We have arranged for each person to receive a travel advance of about $2800. This check should be available when you arrive. However, in case there is a delay, we recommend that you arrive with enough cash or a credit card to pay for your food expenses for a week. The advance will provide about $1000 to cover meals and other travel expenses, about $1600 to cover Honolulu lodging, and about $200 to cover the interisland lodging.

Reimbursement of Expenses:

At the end, you will need to file a travel voucher which lists your all of your expenses, including lodging, any miscellaneous expenses and the airfare. Based on this accounting, you will then be reimbursed for all programme expenses. Please keep all receipts that you will want to ask reimbursement for. Depending on your travel itinerary, it is possible that will receive an additional amount to cover the actual days you were here. The reimbursement process may take several months once your travel voucher is filed.

Transportation:

ITIC will provide you with a Honolulu Bus System Pass that will allow you unlimited use of the bus system on the island of O‘ahu. A Map Guide Book will be included in your packet given to you when you arrive.

Laura will provide Airport–to/from-Hotel transportation at your arrival and on your departure.

Each day, we will meet at the ITIC office at 9:00 am and finish by 4:30-5 pm each day. On the first morning (August 9, 2004), we will pick you up at your hotel at 9 am, and show you the route the city bus will take to our office. On subsequent days, you will be responsible for taking the bus to and from ITIC each morning. The route is very easy, however, and should take less than 30 minutes. A map is included. Simple directions are: Take the Number 19 or 20 bus. It will run along Ala Moana Blvd towards the Aloha Tower/Honolulu Airport. The bus will pass the US Federal Building (300 Ala Moana Blvd) and you should get off the bus immediately after it turns right onto Alakea St. ITIC is located in the Pacific Guardian Center, Mauka tower (mountain-side) on the 22nd floor - the building consists of two the mirrored-glass towers (30 stories high) across the street in front of you when you get off the bus. Bus stops to return to Waikiki are most conveniently caught on Punchbowl Street about two blocks from the ITIC office.

Attire:

The dress code is casual (e.g, coat and tie are not needed). The climate is tropical, usually sunny, and the temperature ranges from 23 during the night to 31 deg Celsius in the day (mid-70s to 90 deg F); humidity is usually low compared to that found in southeast Asia and central America. When we go to Hawai‘i island (also called the Big Island) and up to Kilauea volcano at 1000 meters elevation, it will be cooler (18-20 deg Celsius) so you may want to bring a sweater.

Hawai`i Island Field Trip:

There will be one 1-night field trip to Hawai`i island (Big Island) August 19-20, 2004. ITIC will arrange ground and air transportation, and hotel accommodations, but you will have to use your cash advance to pay for the hotel. We will visit tsunami sites around Hilo, and then the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. More detailed information will be given later.

Emergency Expenses:

If there are miscellaneous, or other emergency expenses, ITIC has a small budget for these, and you may be able to claim these as long as they were directly necessary for your use during the ITSU Training Programme. Please ask Laura is you are unsure.

Telecommunications and Computers:

Computers and Internet access, and printers will be available at the ITIC office for checking email, looking up materials in the ITIC library database, and using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint,) or other software to prepare your reports or presentations. Please let Laura or Linda know if you need anything. Telephone and FAX services will also be available for your use at the office; emergency calls back to your country for official business are permitted on a limited basis. If you are bringing a computer, it should be possible to connect your computer to our Internet system.

ITIC Contact Information:

Laura Kong, Director

Emilio Lorca, Associate Director (Chile)

Linda Sjogren, Technical Information Specialist

Tammy Kaitoku, ITIC Webmaster

ITIC Office Address:

Pacific Guardian Center, Mauka Tower
737 Bishop St., Ste 2200
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813

Phone numbers:

Laura Kong: Office: 1-808-532-6423
Cell: 1-808-265-7046
Home: 1-808-737-3994

Linda Sjogren: Office: 1-808-532-6422

ITIC FAX number: 1-808-532-5576

Email: laura.kong@noaa.gov, Linda.Sjogren@noaa.gov
General Email: itic.tsunami@noaa.gov

URL: http://www.tsunamiwave.info

ITIC Associate Director:

Emilio Lorca: Office:
Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile
Errázuriz 232, Playa Ancha, Casilla 324
Valparaíso, Chile
Phone : 56-32-266-689
Cell: 56-988-74835
Fax: 56-32-266-542
E-mail: elorca@shoa.cl

IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK!