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UNCLAS //N05354//
NAVADMIN 245/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/SEP//
 
SUBJ/DIVERSITY CONFERENCES, EVENTS AND AWARDS//
 
RMKS/1.  BELOW IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF DIVERSITY-RELATED
CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND ASSOCIATED AWARDS CEREMONIES FOR THE
UPCOMING YEAR.  IT IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND TO
ASSIST YOU IN PLANNING.
 
2.  GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY TO THE NAVY'S MISSION AND THE
PLETHORA OF OPPORTUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE THAT DIVERSITY THROUGH
CONFERENCES AND AWARDS SUCH AS THESE, I ENCOURAGE ALL COMMANDS TO
PARTICIPATE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE-BY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO
ATTEND AND/OR BY NOMINATING POTENTIAL AWARD WINNERS.
 
3.  THE LIST FOLLOWS.  WHILE DATES FOR SOME EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE, THE EVENTS THEMSELVES AND AWARD NOMINATION DUE DATES
GENERALLY OCCUR IN THE LISTED MONTH:
    A.  HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CORPORATION
        (HENAAC) CONFERENCE
          DATE:   16-18 OCT 03
          LOC:    AUSTIN, TX
          AWARD:  SUBMITTED LAST JUNE
          WEB:    WWW.HENAAC.ORG
    B.  SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE) NATIONAL
        TECHNICAL CAREER CONFERENCE
          DATE:   06-10 JAN 04
          LOC:    CHICAGO, IL
          AWARD:  DUE TO SHPE 22 SEP 03
          WEB:    WWW.SHPE.ORG
    C.  BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (BEY) AWARDS
          DATE:   18-21 FEB 04
          LOC:    BALTIMORE, MD
          AWARD:  DUE TO BEY 30 SEP 03
          WEB:    WWW.BLACKENGINEEROFTHEYEAR.ORG
    D.  NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) GOLDEN TORCH
        AWARDS CONFERENCE
          DATE:   17-21 MAR 04
          LOC:    DALLAS, TX
          AWARD:  DUE TO NSBE 31 OCT 03
          WEB:    WWW.NSBE.ORG
    E.  ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ANSO) CONFERENCE
          DATE:   MAR OR APR 04
          LOC:    CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
          AWARD:  N/A
          WEB:    WWW.ANSOMIL.ORG
    F.  NATIONAL IMAGE INC. (IMAGE) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS AND
        CONFERENCE
          DATE:   MAY 04
          LOC:    TBD
          AWARD:  DUE TO PERS-00H 1 MAR 04
          WEB:    WWW.NATIONALIMAGEINC.ORG
    G.  FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS
        SERVICE AWARDS
          DATE:   MAY 04
          LOC:    TBD
          AWARD:  DUE TO PERS-00H 1 MAR 04
          WEB:    WWW.FAPAC.ORG
    H.  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
        (NAACP) ANNUAL CONVENTION AND ROY WILKINS SERVICE AWARD
          DATE:   JUL 04
          LOC:    TBD
          AWARD:  DUE TO PERS-00H 1 APR 04
          WEB:    WWW.NAACP.ORG
    I.  NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA) CONFERENCE
          DATE:   AUG 04
          LOC:    MEMPHIS, TN
          AWARD:  N/A
          WEB:    WWW.NNOA.ORG
    J.  TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INCORPORATED (TAI) MILITARY AWARDS AND
        CONVENTION
          DATE:   AUG 04
          LOC:    TBD
          AWARD:  DUE TO TAI JUN 04
          WEB:    WWW.TAICONVENTION.COM
 
4.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT THE NAVY DIVERSITY CALENDAR AT
WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL, OR THE WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS00H.
 
5.  POC IS LCDR DEBORAH BROWN, P00H, (901) 874-4283/DSN 882, EMAIL:
DEBORAH.D.BROWN@NAVY.MIL; OR LT MICHELLE NAKAMURA, P00J, (703)
695-2824, EMAIL: MICHELLE.NAKAMURA@NAVY.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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