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Contents: Join-the-Staff
Travel by International Hires: Please
contact the person who supports your Division (see
list below) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory by email, with
a cc to intl.researchers.scholars@lbl.gov
. Travel
and Ticketing Arrangements You may want to email Maxine J. Redfearn in the Laboratory Travel Office, who will review all international air travel reservations made by Maritz on your behalf, prior to ticketing to ensure all travelers are in compliance with travel policies established by the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California at Berkeley. You can reach Maritz Travel directly at 1-800-818-9719. If you are calling from outside the United States, call them collect at (314) 827-9403. Also, you can e-mail Maritz Travel at lbnl@Maritz.com. If you are being hired for the first time at LBNL, tell them you are a "New Hire" for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and tell them the division you will be working in. If you know your Project ID#, give that to them as well. Relocation & Moving Services New Employees receive authorization in the offer letter from Berkeley Lab for any relocation and/or shipment of household goods that may be offered. They also receive with the offer letter a complete copy of the policy (Relocation 4.02, Shipment of Household Goods 4.03) covering the services offered. Authorizations for New Employees who receive full policy benefits for Relocation and Shipment of Household Goods (4.02 and 4.03) are sent to a relocation service (Bristol Relocation) by the staffing specialist who makes the offer. This company will contact the traveler and set up the full move, including the vendor. New Hires who are or are not being reimbursed for shipment of household goods (under Policy 4.03), or not fully reimbursed, may contact Bristol Relocation (1-888-240-5977) for moving and storage services under the University of California contract. The LBNL contact at Bristol is Kelly Beighley. The Travel coordinator in the Chief Financial Officer's Travel Office may answer your questions about your individual authorization. A list is provided for your information, or you may contact the personnel administrator who signed your offer letter. The Lab has an agreement with Bristol Relocation (1-888-240-5977) that ensures a substantial discount to the Laboratory and Laboratory employees. If 4.03 has been authorized, the Laboratory will be billed directly for approved moving expenses. Excess amounts will be covered by the new employee. Bristol Relocation will provide estimates. Direct billing to the Laboratory may be arranged through the join-the-staff travel coordinator only with the understanding that charges beyond the authorized limit are billed to the individual. Any questions about use of this service should be directed to your staffing specialist and/or Bristol Relocation.Housing? Cars? If you are thinking of importing a car or vehicle into the U.S., from Canada or elsewhere, please see our Motor Vehicle page. For information on finding housing in the Bay area please visit our Housing page. All the best to you as you make arrangements to join the staff at Berkeley Lab. IRSO will provide you assistance and liaison service to other Berkeley Lab departments as appropriate to ensure your transition to the U.S. and the East Bay Area is as seamless as possible.
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