Date, Time, and Location:   The workshop will begin June 9, 2005 at 8:30 AM in Room 21 at the Regional Service Center in Victoria, and will end June 10, 2005 at ~4:00 PM.

Location of Hotel:  Participants living > 70 miles away and needing lodging will lodge at the:

La Quinta Inn                                Block Confirmation #5770045387
7603 North Navarro 
Victoria, Tx  77904
Ph:  (361) 572-3585   

Checking into Hotel:   Participants lodging at the La Quinta Inn will check in under their own name, having already called and reserved a room in their name under the "Texas A&M PEER Workshop" block of rooms.  Upon check in, participants must present La Quinta with a letter directing them to bill our account for their room.  This letter will be mailed to participants needing lodging as the workshop date approaches.

Directions from the Hotel to the Workshop:  From the La Quinta Inn, participants will travel south on US 77 for ~2 miles and turn east on Sam Houston Dr. and travel a little over 1 mile and turn left on Leary Lane.  The Service Center is located at 1905 Leary Lane [Phone: (361) 573-0731].

Workshop Location: 

Education Service Center Region 3
1905 Leary Lane
Victoria, Texas  77901

Travel and Meal Reimbursement:   Participants living in the same city (leaving for and returning from the workshop at the same time of day) should carpool to the workshop if at all possible. Texas law prevents reimbursement of  individuals who do not carpool when appropriate.  Before leaving home, participants should record their beginning odometer reading for their vehicle as participants are required to keep a beginning and ending odometer reading to and from the workshop, and to keep all meal receipts in order to obtain reimbursement.  For participants lodging at the La Quinta Inn, a Continental Breakfast will be provided consisting of bagels, donuts, cereals, milk, juices, coffee and fruit, etc.  PEER will provide lunch on both days of the workshop.

            During the trip to and from the workshop, teachers driving to the workshop will be reimbursed for automobile travel at a rate of $0.30 per mile traveled per vehicle.  All workshop participants will be reimbursed up to $25 per day per teacher for meals (up to $6 for breakfast, $7 for lunch, and $12 for dinner) provided that participants fill out and sign a travel reimbursement form (which will be provided at the workshop) including the participant’s name, mailing address, and social security number, plus a beginning and ending odometer reading for the trip.  Reimbursements for meals and travel, and payment for lodging for any teacher will not exceed a total of $200.
    NOTE: Alcohol costs incurred during meals IS NOT considered part of “meals”, and cannot be reimbursed.  To obtain reimbursement for travel and meals, participants must write their names on any meal receipts and return them with their Travel Reimbursement Form to:

                                                Ms. Amy Santoy
                                                Department of VIBS - MS # 4458
                                                College of Veterinary Medicine
                                                College Station, TX 77843-4458

            We look forward to your attendance of our PEER Integrative Curriculum Workshop to be held in Victoria on June 9-10, 2005.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Thank you.

Vince Hardy
PEER Workshop Coordinator
Texas A&M University
Phone: (979) 845-8339
Email:  vhardy@cvm.tamu.edu