6.3 Lecturing and presenting Consumers who are preparing and carrying out a lecture or presentation need to be paid for the preparation time as well as for the presentation and any travel expenses. Depending on what is involved, the payment could be based on an hourly rate or on an amount that adequately compensates the consumer for the time and effort involved. Alternatively, a global fee could be negotiated with this rate in mind so that the consumer facilitator is adequately compensated for the time and effort involved. 6.5 Teleconferencing Consumers participating in meetings carried out by teleconference should be paid an equivalent rate of a meeting fee taking into account preparation and time spent on the call. 6.6 Networking budget Particular consideration needs to be taken into account when a consumer is representing a geographically wide constituency.
Adequate remuneration is needed for toll calls and other communication costs.
The representative needs to be resourced to enable satisfactory levels of reporting back to and consulting with their constituency. A clear payment and reimbursement arrangement needs to be put in place at the beginning of any process that involves consumers so that claiming is straightforward and not awkward for consumer participants to activate.