Hello Leap into Science State Leadership Teams- We are excited to see you all at the National Leadership Institute on March 25-27, 2018! On Sunday, please arrive to The Franklin Institute between 9:00-9:30am, so we can begin promptly at 9:30am. Please enter through the business entrance on 20th Street, which is to the right of the main steps. We will just have coffee, tea & fruit in the morning, so please take advantage of the hotel’s breakfast. If you are driving, please park in our garage with entrance on 21st Street between Winter Street & Race Street. We will compensate your parking costs. You will find a map pasted below the signature line. Travel Accommodations and Reimbursement Please refer to the Travel Policy and Process<https://drive.google.com/file/d/19VTrXlttJBXBQfDUfkpBEQxVc28Ll2pc/view?usp=sharing> document for details regarding timeline, allowable expenses, and reimbursement procedures. As a reminder, we will reimburse the travel expenses (as outlined in the Travel Policy and Process<https://drive.google.com/file/d/19VTrXlttJBXBQfDUfkpBEQxVc28Ll2pc/view?usp=sharing>) for up to three state leads per state leadership team. Each additional state lead is responsible for their travel expenses. For those of you sending more than 3 state leaders, I will follow-up with details about the fee associated with attending the National Leadership Institute. Hotel. Room reservations have been made at the Embassy Suites by Hilton – Philadelphia City Center<http://embassysuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/pennsylvania/embassy-suites-by-hilton-philadelphia-center-city-PHLDTES/index.html> located at 1776 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103. It will be paid for directly by the project, excluding room service and incidentals. Check-in begins on Saturday March 24, 2018 at 4:00pm and you must check-out prior to leaving the hotel for the last day of the training on March 27, 2018. Reimbursements. The Franklin Institute will process all Leap into Science NLI travel reimbursements. Details are on the Travel Policy and Process<https://drive.google.com/file/d/19VTrXlttJBXBQfDUfkpBEQxVc28Ll2pc/view?usp=sharing> document. Please review carefully and send questions to Casi Herrera at cherrera@ngcproject.org<mailto:cherrera@ngcproject.org>. As you arrive, if you should have any questions, please feel free to call or text Casi at 573.825.4725. We are looking forward to seeing you all in person! -- Casi Herrera Educational Programs Manager Pronouns: she/her National Girls Collaborative Project<https://ngcproject.org/> | The Connectory<https://theconnectory.org/> | FabFems<https://fabfems.org/> [cid:image001.png@01D3C1E6.05CFA710]