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Travel and hospitality expense reports

Dr. Virendra Jha, Vice-president, Science, Technology and Programs

Travel expenses for 2004 - 2005

Date Purpose Expense
2004-03-09 Presentation to Environment Canada $209.00
2004-03-21 to 2004-03-25 Meeting with Finland Space Agency (TEKES) International Astronautical Federation (IAF) International Program Committee steering group in Paris $8,185.31
2004-04-03 to 2004-04-10 Bilateral meetings between CSA and Chilean Space Agency and other space-related Chilean organizations $5,860.42
2004-04-18 to 2004-04-26 Cassiope (Cascade Demonstrator Smallsat bus and ionospheric polar explorer), systems quarterly review (SQR) meeting, RADARSAT-2 SQR meeting, fourth plenary meeting of the group on Earth observation GEO-4 and Earth Observation Summit 2 $9,562.26
2004-05-17 to 2004-05-18 Meeting at PCO Ottawa, and meeting industry stakeholder regarding robotics, Brampton $1,180.12
2004-05-18 Meeting with industry stakeholder $36.80
2004-05-31 to 2004-06-01 Invited keynote speaker representing the Canadian Space Agency at the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress $3,766.88
2004-06-04 Visit to industry stakeholder to discuss on-going projects $707.20
2004-06-13 to 2004-06-20 Bilateral meetings between the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the European Commission (EC) in Brussels + Participation to the ESA Council meeting, in Paris + Triparti Colloquium Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) - CSA - ESA on Earth Observation, in Paris + Recipient of the Professional Man of the Year Award, awarded by the Indo/Canada Chamber of Commerce, in Toronto. $7,827.18
2004-07-10 to 2004-07-15 Anik F2 Launch in Kourou, French Guiana $6,329.35
2004-07-25 to 2004-07-26 Meeting in Halifax with an industry stakeholder $1,106.29
2004-08-18 Participation to the CSA Executive Committee meeting, in Ottawa $194.75
2004-08-30 Constellation Presentation to the Interdepartmental Surveillance Working Group, in Ottawa + Meeting with an industry stakeholder, in Montreal, to discuss on-going projects $318.32
2004-09-12 to 2004-0-139 Visit to industry stakeholder to discuss on-going projects $1,154.58
2004-09-16 Press Conference on James Webb Space Telescope on site at industry stakeholder's premises $206.05
2004-09-20 to 2004-09-25 Bilateral meetings between the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) $7,619.66
2004-10-01 to 2004-10-10 55th International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Congress $5,412.55
2004-10-13 to 2004-10-14 Participation to the 2004 Innovation Network organized by CRESTECH (Center for Research in Earth and Space Technology) $1,086.45
2004-10-20 Participation (1st of 3) as Selection Board Committee member $246.30
2004-10-27 Participation to the Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADM) Forum on Globalization, Identity and Citizenship $266.00
2004-10-29 Participation (2nd of 3) as Selection Board Committee member $29.10
2004-11-03 to 2004-11-04 Meeting of a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) delegation with NASA on Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Robotic Servicing Mission (RSM) and visit to industry stakeholder to discuss on-going projects $1,047.41
2004-11-12 to 2004-11-19 Participation to the CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites) 18th Plenary meeting $8,969.94
2004-11-24 Participation (3rd of 3) as Selection Board Committee member $280.50
2004-11-29 to 2004-12-01 Participation to GEO-5 (5th meeting of the Group on Earth Observation) $1,123.55
2004-12-07 to 2004-12-08 Meeting of a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) delegation with NASA on Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Robotic Servicing Mission (RSM) $2,015.38
2004-12-13 to 2004-12-14 Participation to the Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADM) Science & Technology Integration Board meeting and participation in industry stakeholder Board of Management meeting $1,325.28
2005-01-12 to 2005-01-13 Participation in the Federal Science and Technology Forum "Moving from Collaboration to Integration" $486.69
2005-01-25 to 2005-01-26 Participation in the Head of Agencies (HOA) meeting $84.00
2005-01-27 to 2005-01-28 Visit to industry stakeholder to discuss ongoing projects $1,261.73
2005-02-02 to 2005-02-04 Participation in the Quaterly Review of RADARSAT-2 and CASSIOPE Programs $3,278.20
2005-02-08 Attend a meeting with Industry Canada $253.06
2005-02-12 to 2005-02-20 Participation in meetings of the ad hoc Inter-Governmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO-6) and of the Third Earth Observation Summit (EOS-III) $6,972.54
Total: $88,402.85

Hospitality expenses for 2004 - 2005

Date Purpose Expense
2004-03-29 Program status review - March meeting $1,084.10
2004-05-12 Meeting with NASA external relations department on NASA vision $275.59
2004-06-08 Refreshments - Discussion with an industry stakeholder on joint projects $8.66
2004-06-21 Refreshments - Programs Status Review - June meeting $112.94
2004-08-26 Meeting with LOC (Local Organizing Committee) members for the October Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in Vancouver $36.32
2004-08-31 Refreshments and working lunch (buffet) - Programs Status Review - August meeting $377.23
2004-09-14 Refreshments and lunch - Bilateral meeting with NASA to discuss joint projects 375.35
2004-09-28 Refreshments - Program Status Review - September meeting $113.94
2004-10-29 Refreshments - Program Status Review - October meeting $451.10
2004-11-25 Refreshments - Program Status Review - November meeting $184.68
2004-12-03 Lunch - Space Technology Development Program (STDP) Review $54.38
2004-12-10 Refreshments - Science, Technology & Programs all staff meeting $520.18
2004-12-21 Refreshments and lunch - Program Status Review - December Meeting $627.64
2005-01-06 Refreshments and lunch, bilateral meeting with NASA to discuss joint projects $397.36
2005-01-18 Refreshments, lunch and room rental, Science, Technology and Programs Management Offsite $1,802.40
2005-01-19 Refreshments, bilateral teleconference with NASA to discuss joint projects $44.38
2005-01-24 Refreshments, program status review, January meeting $175.97
2005-01-21 Refreshments, program status review, February meeting $132.29
Total: $6,774.51