I have also received this request (and also found it puzzling).
Best wishes,
Gillian

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Lisa Eckenwiler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I received a request to authorize the full payment of my hotel bill in Rijeka.  Have others had this experience?  It is so unusual and seems very unreasonable to me to be charged in advance for this.  So I am seeking some guidance.....
>
> many thanks,
> Lisa
>
> Lisa A. Eckenwiler, PhD
> Associate Professor
> Department of Philosophy
> Associate Professor
> Department of Health Administration and Policy
> Director of Health Care Ethics
> Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics
> George Mason University
> 4400 University Drive, MS 2D7
> Fairfax, Virginia 22030
> 703.993.1724 (phone)
> 703.993.1555 (fax)
> http://philosophy.gmu.edu
> http://www.gmu.edu/departments/chpre
>



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Gillian Crozier, Ph.D.
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CIHR Ethics of Health Research and Policy Training Program
Dalhousie University
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