There are several funds available for catering: budgetary funds and third-party funds. If the third party does not provide different rules for catering, the guidelines for the use of public funds of the Federal State of Berlin apply.

Budget audits of the university are carried out regularly by the State Audit Office and may have severe consequences if they surpass the budget or violate the household spending guidelines. Please let GEAS know about any expenses you are planning to make for catering.

The following guidelines apply for catering (tips, pfand, etc. have to be excluded):

	Refreshments/ Coffee, Tea per person	Receptions per person	Lunch/Dinner per person
FU members and students	8,00 EUR	16,00 EUR	25,00 EUR
guest professors and researchers	11,00 EUR	21,00 EUR	35,00 EUR
High-ranking officials	14,00 EUR	28,00 EUR	54,00 EUR

How to calculate catering:

Example 1 : 1-day workshop (public)

Invited guests:

• 5 researchers (speakers) from other universities in Germany, UK and Asia

Participants:

• ca. 10 students (FU and international)

Catering:

• 2 coffee breaks
• 1 lunch

Coffee breaks: 2 x (Researchers (5*11) +Students (10*8)) = 270 EUR max.

Lunch: (Researchers (5*35)+Students (10*25)) = 425 EUR max.

The maximum budget for catering is 695 EUR.

How to order catering:

In case you have been allocated funds, you need to ask the person responsible for the "cost center" to order and pay for catering or invitations first. You need to ask for 3 different offers for your catering and possibly choose the most economic of theses offers. If your calculated budget exceeds 500 EUR, you need to ask for 3 individual and written offers for catering. Only the person responsible for the funding is allowed to officially accept the offer of the catering service. A program flyer and a list of participants must be submitted after the conference.