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SUBJ/NAVY ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL AVIATION
(ANA) SYMPOSIUM AND CONVENTION 2000//
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/17JUL89//
 
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/27JUL89//
 
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 4651.8L.  REF B IS OPNAVINST 4651.4C//
 
RMKS/1.  THE ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL AVIATION (ANA) SYMPOSIUM
AND CONVENTION WILL BE HELD AT THE NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM IN
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA FROM 3-5 MAY 2000.  THIS YEARS VENUE INCLUDES
SESSIONS COVERING FORRESTAL: VALOR UNDER FIRE, NAVAL AVIATION:
ISSUES AND ANSWERS (MODERATED BY VADM BOWMAN AND INCLUDING CNAL, N88,
CNATRA, AND NPC-4), AND SPACE SHUTTLE: NAVAL AVIATORS TAKE THE LEAD.
 
2.  ANA IS THE PROFESSIONAL, NON-PROFIT, EDUCATIONAL AND FRATERNAL
SOCIETY OF NAVAL AVIATION, WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE
PUBLIC AND OUR NATIONAL LEADERS ON THE VITAL ROLES OF THE NAVY,
MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD AVIATION AS KEY ELEMENTS OF OUR NATIONAL
DEFENSE POSTURE.  ANA CONTINUOUSLY SEEKS TO ELUCIDATE THE KEY
CURRENT ISSUES IMPACTING NAVAL AVIATION THROUGH PUBLISHED WRITING,
SYMPOSIA, SPEECHES AND DISCUSSIONS WITH VARIOUS INTEREST GROUPS. ANA
ALSO SEEKS TO FOSTER THE STRONG PRIDE, ESPIRIT AND FRATERNAL BONDS
WHICH EXIST AMONG THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH NAVAL AVIATION.
 
3. PER REFS A AND B, COMMANDING OFFICERS MAY ISSUE ORDERS FOR
ATTENDANCE AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE EXPENSES,
INCLUDING FEES, TRAVEL COSTS AND OTHER COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
PARTICIPATION, JUSTIFY THE OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED.  GOVERNMENT
EXPENSE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED BY DESIGNATING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE AND RELATE INFORMATION FROM THE
MEETING TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.  TAD ORDERS MAY COVER
EXPENSES INCIDENT TO ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE
CONFERENCE INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, PER DIEM, AND REGISTRATION FEES
IAW JFTR AND JTR.  IF FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, PERMISSIVE TAD ORDERS
MAY BE ISSUED. UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION IS
ENCOURAGED TO ENHANCE CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND TO HELP DEFRAY THE
COST OF TAD ORDERS.
 
4.  IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION
AVAILABLE, AGGREGATION OF SYMPOSIUM TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS IS
ENCOURAGED.  USE OF NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT (OSA), AND NAVY
UNIQUE FLEET ESSENTIAL AIRCRAFT (NUFEA), IS THEREFORE AUTHORIZED
 
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
    A.  AIRLIFT NOT TO INTERFERE WITH FLEET REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER
HIGHER PRIORITIES.
    B.  AIRLIFT WILL BE SCHEDULED PER APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONS
REGARDING NUMBER OF PAX ON FUNDED ORDERS.  REMAINING SEATS MAY BE
USED BY OTHER ATTENDEES ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS.
    C.  SPACE AVAILABLE FOR SNA ATTENDEES SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO
NAVY/MARINE CORPS/COAST GUARD PERSONNEL (IN UNIFORM) WHO WILL ATTEND
AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SYMPOSIUM.
 
5.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SYMPOSIUM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE ANA
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AT (703) 960-2490 OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT
HTTP: //USERS.EROLS.COM/DUTRAUCH/INDEX.HTML//
 
6.  RELEASED BY RADM G. L. TALBOT, JR., DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF//
 
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