**Please note that if your CLE/POST hour need has been fully satisfied, you will not be reimbursed for the 2010 Summer Conference**

The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia is pleased to invite you to participate in the 2010 Summer Conference. The conference will be held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center and is scheduled to begin at 12:30 PM Monday, July 26, 2010 and conclude at noon on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. 

The registration fee is $100.00 for employees of prosecution offices and $150.00 for others. All registrations must be received by Wednesday, July 7, 2010. After that date, registration fees will increase to $150.00 for employees of prosecution offices and $200 for others. - NO EXCEPTIONS.  All requests for refunds must be made prior to July 7. No refunds will be issued after that date. 

This year's conference will include the following courses:

   ♦  Electronic Surveillance - What You Can Get Off The Internet
   ♦  Social Networking - How To Obtain Information From The Internet
   ♦  Street Gang Investigation & Prosecution
   ♦  Cyber Pedophiles: The Behavioral Perspective
   ♦  E-Discovery
   ♦  Case Law and Legislative Update
   ♦  Ethics
   ♦  Professionalism

CLE:
There will be a total of 12 general CLE hours available for this course. The State Bar of Georgia's fee for CLE credits is $5.00 per CLE credit hour. Professionalism hours are $15.00. Please check your affidavit after the conference and make checks payable to PAC. 

REIMBURSEMENT:
PAC will reimburse eligible* participants for a maximum of two nights of lodging unless the participant’s documented point of departure is 300 or more miles away from the Jekyll Island Convention Center, in which case the participant may be reimbursed for the lodging for the night before the conference. Participants claiming three nights lodging will need to document the distance traveled on the reimbursement request (a printout of driving directions from MapQuest, Google Maps or a similar program is acceptable). PAC has negotiated rates with area hotels so the maximum amount that PAC will reimburse is $115 per night. Receipts for lodging are required. Participants whose office or residence (whichever is closest) is located within a 50-mile radius of Jekyll Island are not eligible to be reimbursed for lodging.

PAC will not reimburse for breakfast or lunch on Tuesday, July 27 or for breakfast on Wednesday, July 28 as those meals will be provided to you at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. There will be no food available at the conference center during registration on Monday, July 26th.  Please remember to eat lunch BEFORE the conference begins.  All other meals will be reimbursed according to the State Travel Regulations.

For state-paid personnel, travel by state or county government vehicle is required and carpooling is encouraged. Requests for reimbursements of mileage for travel by personal vehicle must certify that no state or county vehicle was available to use. The registration fee is not reimbursable.

PAC Rule 6.10 (c): No reimbursement will be made if the individual fails to comply with the attendance policies of the sponsoring organization or if the individual fails to attend, without a valid excuse, 80% or more of the program scheduled for the time period for which reimbursement is sought. In order to receive your reimbursement, you must attach a Certificate of Attendance indicating the conference session(s) that you attend. To receive reimbursement for the entire Summer Conference, you must attend 80% of the total number of hours offered.

PAC Rule 6.15 (b): Requests for reimbursement for travel expenses must be received by the Council on the appropriate form within 90 days of the expense being incurred. Requests for reimbursement that are submitted after 90 days will not be reimbursed.

PAC Policy 7.1(d): You can only be reimbursed by PAC for your expenses for attending one major PAC training program per fiscal year. The PAC major training programs are Summer Conference, Winter Conference, Spring Solicitor-General’s Seminar, Key Personnel and the Investigator Conference. You may attend more than one major training program, but you will not be reimbursed by PAC for more than one program.

PAC Policy 7.1(f). You must be registered for the conference and pay the registration fee in order to be eligible for reimbursement.

HANDOUTS:
Due to budget constraints, there will be no handouts available at this year's Summer Conference. They will be available for download on our website (http://www.pacga.org/training/handouts.shtml) before, during and after the conference.  

PARKING:
As many of you know, there is a toll fee to enter Jekyll Island. The daily fee is $3.00. You may purchase toll passes in advance by calling 912-635-3636 or 877-453-5955 (toll free). Three-day passes are available for $9.00. 

CHILDREN:
NO CHILDREN (REGARDLESS OF AGE) WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE LECTURE SESSIONS. 

If you have any questions, you may contact the Training Division at 404-969-4001. 

*For more details on reimbursement eligibility, please visit: http://www.pacga.org/downloads/resources/eligibility_for_reimbursement_of_training_expenses.pdf