Approval Procedures for Speaking Engagements. Directorate concurrence is required for division chief approval. Block 18 is signed by the Director of Public Affairs to authorize JSC Appearances Office funding. A copy of the speaker's confirmation letter must be attached to the travel orders. When the speaking engagement requires travel and the requesting organization reimburses NASA for travel expenses, speaker, branch, and division concurrences are required on the Request for Speaker letter.
Directorate concurrence is required for division chief approval.
Block 17 of the travel orders is signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Block 18 is signed by the Associate Director. The confirmation letter must be attached to the travel orders. JSC personnel who receive speaker requests from sources other than the JSC Appearances Office are to forward such requests to the JSC Appearances Office for action. If contacted directly, the JSC employee may inform the requesting organization of his or her availability, but may not accept. The JSC Appearances Office accepts or declines according to established NASA policy.