Below are the questions and answers from the CIRES Compensation Town Hall held on Sept 27th, 2024. Full recording and slide deck can be accessed here. 1 Why were Researcher Scientists who work in faculty member’s research group not included in this process, even when their home base is CIRES and the research title track… Read More


If you travel for CIRES, this is a must-read post for you! Travelers are responsible for ensuring that all travel costs incurred are reasonable, allowable, allocable and appropriate. The CIRES Travel team helps to inform travelers on applicable rules for conducting travel and help travelers ensure that the airfare they intend to book for international… Read More


AGU Fall 2024 Meeting Washington, D.C. & Online Everywhere, December 9-13, 2024 AMS Annual Meeting 2025 105th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana & Online, January 12-16, 2025 If you plan to attend a conference in person, you must complete a CIRES Employee Travel Request via Inside CIRES and seek approval from CIRES Travel prior to… Read More


PROCUREMENT CARD ESSENTIALS – please help CIRES stay compliant! For more details, please visit: https://insidecires.colorado.edu/finance/purchasing/monthlyReports.html; https://www.cu.edu/psc/procurement-card-handbook/procurement-card If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Lin Yang at Lin.Yang@colorado.edu… Read More


1. We do not advise booking flights with Frontier Airlines. If Frontier Airlines is appearing as the first/least expensive option in your Concur search, you are still allowed to book with another airline. If you go to book a different airline and a pop-up box appears asking why you are not booking the least expensive… Read More


All travel requires approval from CIRES Travel before any trip costs can be booked.    When traveling internationally, please allow extra time, as the approval process has additional layers and can be lengthy.  RIO must approve all international travel. If traveling to a high-risk destination, further approval is required from the Provost. Please follow the below… Read More


New to CIRES? Are you an infrequent traveler? Or just want a refresher on how to submit a travel request? We have a new video published on InsideCIRES that will walk you through how to submit a travel request and give guidance on common travel-related policies! The video can be found on the InsideCIRES Travel… Read More