EMI Course Catalog - Emergency Management Institute - Federal ...

EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
If you have questions about your eligibility to receive
a stipend, please call (301) 447 1035.
Travel Planning
Applicants must not make travel plans prior to
receiving an official acceptance package from the
NETC Admissions Office. Acceptance packages contain
important travel information for the specific classes.
NETC Campus Information
Lodging
All lodging rooms are nonsmoking and are
randomly assigned prior to your arrival. Because
of the random assignments of rooms, classmates
may not be lodged together. If the participant count
exceeds the number of single rooms available,
participants may have to share a room. Please do not
call to request a single room. However, if you have
a disability and require special accommodations,
please note those on your application. If you are
required to pay for your lodging, you may do so by
cash, personal check, traveler’s check, or credit card
(MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover).
If you are a non-DHS Federal employee, your Travel
Authorization (TA) should state that “Housing will
be provided to the traveler at NETC” (currently
$40 per night), payable upon arrival at NETC. If
NETC housing is not available, a “Certificate of
Non-Availability” will be issued by NETC. If you are
a Federal employee participating in a course at NETC,
a dormitory room will be reserved for you. If you do
not require lodging, you must notify the Housing
Office in writing at NETC-Housing@dhs.gov.
You must make this notification upon receipt of
your acceptance letter. Failure to notify the Housing
Office that lodging is not needed will result in your
being charged for the room for the length of the
course.
If you are a foreign participant, private sector representative,
or contractor to a State or local government
entity, you are responsible for your own travel and
15
per diem costs, and lodging (currently $40 per
night), payable upon arrival at NETC. NETC accepts
credit card payment (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or
American Express) for lodging.
If you are a DHS employee (including Disaster
Reservists), you must present a copy of your TA at registration,
and you should read the FEMA instructions,
policies, and comptroller-grams dealing with travel
to NETC. Your TA should state that “Housing will be
provided to the traveler at NETC at no cost.” If lodging
on the NETC campus is not needed, you must notify
the Housing Office in writing at NETC-Housing@dhs.
gov. Failure to notify the Housing Office that lodging
is not needed will result in you being charged for the
room for the length of the course.
Food Service
There is an on-campus dining facility. The meal
charge will be identified in all acceptance letters and
will include costs for three meals per day beginning
with dinner on the day preceding the course start
date and extending through lunch on the last day
of the course, plus morning and afternoon breaks.
Meals may be paid for with cash, traveler’s check,
purchase order, credit card (MasterCard or Visa), or
by advance payment. There are no refunds for meals
missed. All participants residing on campus must
purchase a meal ticket. Any participant who does
not purchase a meal ticket must move off campus for
the duration of the course at his/her own personal
expense. Participants staying off campus must pay
for morning and afternoon breaks.
Security
Due to increased security precautions, participants
should bring two photo IDs to campus. PLEASE
HAVE THEM WITH YOU, NOT IN YOUR BAGGAGE!
If you do not have the photo IDs, you will not be
permitted on campus. Security checks will delay
your registration at the NETC.
If you are a participant from a foreign country,
please be prepared to show your passport or visa at
registration.
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy
GENERAL INFORMATION