TRAVEL
The Bureau will reimburse actual costs of travel (rail and air) for your round trip to Boston, up to $100 per day of participation, up to a maximum of $500.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NBER WILL ONLY REIMBURSE UP TO THE TRAVEL ALLOWANCE STATED IN YOUR CONFIRMATION.

Ground transportation will be reimbursed up to $100 with documented receipts. Parking at airports will be covered up to $75. Current mileage is 58.5 cents per mile. One night's reasonable lodging (based on the going rate in the area) will be reimbursed for trips 600 miles or longer, provided the total for mileage and lodging does not exceed the discount airfare.

The NBER now requires requests for reimbursements to be submitted within 90 days of the meeting

HOUSING
Housing will be reserved by the NBER’s Conference Department, as requested on the reply form, for all out-of-town participants. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA. These will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The Bureau will cover the nights of July 24 and July 25. The night of July 26 will be covered for West Coast and international participants. Our conference rate is $269.00 plus tax per night. Please note the hotel has a 24 hour cancellation policy. If possible, when requesting a hotel reservation, please be sure your arrival and departure dates are correct and will not need to be changed.

THE BUREAU CANNOT PAY A PER DIEM OR REIMBURSE MEALS.

As in past years, all participants will have access to the NBER's computer room at the Royal Sonesta Hotel where a number of computers with printers and email capabilities are available 24 hours a day. Please also note sleeping rooms at the Royal Sonesta Hotel have complimentary wireless access.