Reimbursement

LGM offers to reimburse the travel-only part of expenses for the round-trip to LGM (economy) for contributors to Libre Graphics who need it and who are not otherwise sponsored. We offer to cover charges for transport to and from London. For people arriving by car, we reimburse 10¢ per kilometre based on Google maps distance.

The money for reimbursement is raised by the organizing team from corporate sponsors, and donated by community members through the yearly Pledgie campaign. As money is always tight, we very much appreciate your support for LGM by paying (partially) for your own trip. If that is not possible, we are happy to do what we can so that you can join us for the meeting.

Who can be reimbursed?

• Anyone actively contributing to Libre Graphics who needs to meet face-to-face to work with other contributors. This can mean software developers, community developers, documenters, designers, etc.
• People who give a talk at LGM

How does this work?

During LGM, a form will be made available through this page. You may use the form to upload the required documents, along with your boarding pass, plus bank account details. Although we’ve managed to raise enough money each year so far to process all of the requested reimbursements, we cannot promise we will succeed this year. In such a case, we will reimburse a percentage of the total cost of all aggregated requests. This is why we collect all reimbursement requests before beginning the reimbursement process.

We pay for the bank or Paypal fees, however we have no control over the fees charged by your own bank upon receipt. We can also send international bank drafts through express or registered mail (depending on the service available for your country). A wire transfer costs around $35 at our end and there are bank fees at your end. A bank draft sent by registered mail cost just a little less. Paypal fees are much lower (up to 10 times lower). This info should guide you when you pick your preferred method of payment, especially for people asking for a small amount.

Accepted documents and limits

• The proof of purchase must clearly show the date of the transaction, the description, the price and the currency, the name in full and the address of the traveler. Incomplete documents are not valid. A credit card transaction record is not a receipt . We need the invoice.
• The smallest amount we can reimburse on a receipt is USD 50 or equivalent amount in any other currency. This means that we will not reimburse small amounts for local transit, for instance.
• Deadline : May 15, 2016.

Louis Desjardins is responsible for reimbursement and he can be reached at any time (see the contact page ).

While we do ask that you file your request as soon as you can before that deadline, if for any reason you are unable to make it in time, or if you have any question, please contact Louis directly . Remember, we are always there to help and we leave nobody behind because of administrative rules!

LGM 2016 Reimbursement

If you are entitled to a reimbursement of your travel-only expenses to LGM, please use the form below to transmit us your informations and upload your receipt(s). Make sure you are providing us with all the needed infos, including valid receipt(s). Incomplete data does not help. Please note that a credit card transaction record is not a receipt.

Please keep in mind:

1) The smallest amount we can reimburse on a receipt is USD 50 or equivalent in any other currency. This means that we will not reimburse small amounts for local transit, for instance.

2) You have the opportunity to save a draft before submitting your documents and infos.

First name *

Last name *

Project *

Email address *

Amount *

Please enter the total amount you are asking. The total amount must match the total of the receipt(s) you submit, or less if you’d like to sponsor you own trip partially.

Currency * ARS CAD CHF DKK EUR GPB INR PLN USD Other (please specify in the field below)

Other currency (not shown in the list above)

Use this field only if you cannot find the currency you need in the field above.

Travel Receipt 1 *

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At least one receipt is required for a reimbursement. Please make sure that the following info is clearly displayed: date of transaction, description, name of traveler in full, address of traveler, amount, currency. A document that does not comply cannot be accepted. In that case this will at best delay the process.

Travel Receipt 2

Travel Receipt 3

Travel Receipt 4

Preferred method of payment *

Paypal

Bank draft or cheque sent by registered or express mail

Bank Wire Transfer

Paypal account email

Account holder first name *

Account holder last name *

Account holder address line 1 *

Account holder address line 2

Account holder state or province

Account holder postal code *

Account holder country *

Bank name and address (in full)

Please enter your bank’s name and address, including postal code and country. Don’t assume we can easily find out by deduction. We can’t.

Bank ID

If you are unsure about those numbers, please contact your bank.

Bank Branch

If you are unsure about those numbers, please contact your bank.

Currency of account

Account number

IBAN

SWIFT

SWIFT is used mainly in North America. Leave field empty if your bank doesn’t provide you with a SWIFT. However make sure in that case that the IBAN field is filled.

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