TemplaterevisedJanuary10,2019.

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COMMISSION

AGENDAMEMORANDUM ItemNo. 8d

ACTIONITEM DateofMeeting October22,2024

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DATE: October1,2024

TO: StephenP.Metruck,ExecutiveDirector

FROM: KarinZauggBlack,Manager,InternationalRelationsandProtocol 

 LeeAnneSchirato,CommissionDeputyChiefofStaff

 AaronPritchard,CommissionChiefofStaff

SUBJECT: ApprovalofCommissionInternationalTravel–FourthQuarter2024Requests

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ACTIONREQUESTED

Commissionapprovalofinternationaltravelrequestsforknowntravelinthefourthquarterof

2024.

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EXECUTIVESUMMARY

Article III(5)(h) of the Commission’s Bylaws and Rules of Procedure requires approval of

CommissionerinternationaltravelrequestsbyCommissionauthorization.Theauthorizationshall

include:thenumberofcommissionerstraveling(ifapplicable),theport‐related reasonfortravel,

andthedatesanddestinationoftravel.Internationaltravelrequestsshallbesubmittedtothe

Commission Office 21 days in advance of each calendar quarter. Travel change requests for

previouslyapprovedinternationaltravelshallagainbeputbeforethefullCommissionforreview

andaction.Commissionersnotreceivingadvancedtravelauthorizationforinternationaltravel

shallreporttotheCommissionregardingthepurposeoftheirtravel,datesoftravel,locationof

travel,benefitreceivedbythePortthroughthetravel,andshallseekmajorityapprovalofthe

post‐travel authorization in order to submit claims for travel expense reimbursement. Travel

requestsofCommissionersshouldbeequitabletoallmembersandconsistentwiththeinterests

ofthePort.DomestictravelrequestsareapprovedbytheCommissionPresidentconsistentwith

therequirementsofArticleIII(5)(h).

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Thefollowingareknowntravelrequestsforapprovalasofthisauthorizationdate:

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COMMISSIONAGENDA–ActionItemNo.8dPage2of2

MeetingDate:October22,2024

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TemplaterevisedJune27,2019(DiversityinContracting).

Travel

Dates

No.of

Attendees

Reason for

Travel

Destination OtherInformation

10/7‐

10/10

1 Participation

inthe

International

Association

ofPortsand

Harbors

(IAPH)World

Port

Conference

Hamburg,

Germany

CommissionerSamChowillbe

participatingintheIAPH’sWorldPort

Conferencewithleadingportsfrom

aroundtheworld,andengagingwith

ourkeysisterportsofBusan,South

Korea;Kobe,Japan;Rotterdam,

Netherlands;andSingapore,andothers

suchasUlsan,SouthKorea.

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IAPHWorldPortConference:

https://www.worldportsconference.co

m/event/bbe92ab9‐6687‐476b‐80df‐

e0da7d90d153/summary

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ATTACHMENTSTOTHISREQUEST

None.

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