Dean's Seminar Series Speaker Logistics

Honorarium 

• Please complete the required W9 provided via email so we may begin processing the $1,500 honorarium.
• A hand-written signature is required.
• If you would like to provide your SSN via phone, please call Michelle Thompson at 703-993-3485.
• It is the University’s policy to process the honorarium once the Seminar has been completed. Please allow approximately 30 days for the payment to be processed and sent to the address provided on the W9. 

Travel Arrangements 

• Please finalize travel arrangements at least 2 months prior to your seminar. 
• Speakers may choose to book their own travel or to make arrangements through the College—please let Michelle Thompson know your preference at your earliest convenience. 
• If the College will book your travel, please provide Michelle Thompson at least 2 months prior to your Seminar with your arrival and departure dates, preferred mode of transportation, and any special requests or requirements. 
   

Preferred Hotel 

The Marriot Residence Inn   
Address: 3565 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 
Phone: (703) 267-2525 
Please use the GMU discount code when booking: G57 

The hotel is located just 2 miles from the University.   

Travel by Air/Train/Car 

• Please finalize air travel plans at least 2 months prior to your Seminar. 
• As a state entity, we are able to reimburse for air travel in coach class. 
• We are located 14 miles from National Airport (DCA) and 11 miles from Dulles (IAD). 
• If traveling by car, CHHS will reimburse for business miles driven in a personal vehicle at a rate set annually by the IRS. You’ll need to provide the starting location, destination and actual miles traveled, and attach a printout of driving directions showing total miles to be reimbursed for mileage. The standard mileage rate for the use of a personal vehicle when driven less than 280 miles per day is $.58. The mileage rate for the use of a personal vehicle when driven more than 280 miles per day is $.246 per mile. Mileage reimbursement may not exceed the lowest airfare or train available. In cases where the individual elects to drive rather than travel by plane or train, the lower of the available alternatives will be reimbursed.  
• Please submit all receipts for travel to Michelle Thompson (mthomp7@gmu.edu). Please allow at least 30 days for the reimbursement process. 
• Parking: If you will be parking on campus, please park in the Rappahannock Parking Deck, 4395 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. Park in the visitor's section on Level 1. When you arrive, note the parking space number and proceed to the pay stations by the elevators and use validation code: 26382493.

AV and Technology Requests | WebEx Recording 

• A laptop, LCD projector, podium, and lavalier microphone will be provided for all presentations. 
• If you require any additional AV equipment please inform us four weeks prior so we may accommodate your request. 
• A member of our Instructional Design team will be available 45 minutes prior to your session to help setup and will remain onsite to assist if needed.  
• With your approval, we will make your presentation available via WebEx so our community at-large can participate.  
• We will run the WebEx recording from a separate computer to eliminate distractions during the presentation. Please provide your slides and any web sites or videos you will show at least two days before your presentation. 

 About the Dean’s Seminar Series 

George Mason University is launching its inaugural 2019-2020 Dean’s Seminar Series made possible by an anonymous donor gift.  This seminar series is designed to support the College’s vision to improve the public’s health and well-being across the lifespan.  In keeping with this vision, we are inviting leading thinkers from a variety of health-related fields to speak about contemporary issues that impact public health to further stimulate conversation and research of impact.  The Dean’s Seminar Series is a public event open to all, though we expect faculty, students, and alumni to comprise a large portion of the audience.   

About George Mason University and the College of Health and Human Services 

The College is one of 11 colleges and schools at George Mason University and is known as the ‘health college’.  Mason is the largest and most diverse public university in Virginia, and home to approximately 38,000 students and its tenets are access and innovation.  Mason graduates have high employment rates and exceedingly low loan default rates underscoring our commitment to preparing career-ready graduates.  Approximately one-third of the College’s highly diverse student body are first in their family to attend higher education.   

Currently, the College is home to approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students enrolled in one of six academic units:  Departments of Global and Community Health, Health Administration and Policy, Nutrition and Food Studies, Rehabilitation Science, Social Work, and the School of Nursing.  The College is transitioning to become an accredited college of public health (the first in Virginia) along with building other new degree programs to best serve our communities.