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SUBJ/2004-2005 DIVERSITY CONFERENCES, EVENTS, AND AWARDS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  NAVY IS COMMITTED TO PURSUING DIVERSITY OF OUR
FORCE AND TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL OUR SAILORS CAN
SUCCEED IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.  INVOLVMENT AND
SUPPORT OF DIVERSITY CONFERENCES AND AWARDS SUPPORTS THIS CRITICAL
AREA OF OUR HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY AND IS CENTRAL TO MAKING FORCE
DIVERSITY A PRIORITY FOR OUR NAVY.  ALL COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
PARTICIPATE THROUGH ATTENDANCE AT DIVERSITY CONFERENCES AND BY
NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS.
2.  CONFERENCE AND AWARD INFORMATION/NOMINATION FORMS WILL BE POSTED
AT EACH ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE LISTED BELOW OR ON THE NAVY DIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE WEBSITE AS SOON AS IT IS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE
RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATION.  WHILE SPECIFIC DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR
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SOME EVENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED, THEY GENERALLY OCCUR IN THE
LISTED MONTH:
    A.  HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CORPORATION
(HENAAC)
        DATE: 7-9 OCT 04
        LOC: PASADENA, CA
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO HENAAC JUN 05 (FOR 2005 CONFERENCE)
        WEB: WWW.HENAAC.ORG
    B.  SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE) STAR AWARDS
        DATE: 5-9 JAN 04
        LOC: DALLAS, TX
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO SHPE 1 OCT 04
        WEB: WWW.SHPE.ORG
    C.  BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (BEY) AWARD
        DATE: 17-19 FEB 05
        LOC: BALTIMORE, MD
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO BEY 30 SEP 04
        WEB: WWW.BEYA.ORG
    D.  NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) GOLDEN TORCH
AWARDS
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        DATE: 23-27 MAR 05
        LOC: BOSTON, MA
        NOMINATION: DUE TO NSBE 22 OCT 04
        WEB: WWW.NSBE.ORG
    E.  ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ANSO) CONFERENCE
        DATE: 11-15 APR 05
        LOC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
        NOMINATION: N/A
        WEB: WWW.ANSOMIL.ORG
    F.  NATIONAL IMAGE INC. (IMAGE) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS AND
        CONFERENCE
        DATE:  MAY 05
        LOC:  TBD
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO PERS-670 12 APR 05
        WEB:  WWW.NATIONALIMAGEINC.ORG
    G.  FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS
        SERVICE AWARDS
        DATE:  23-26 MAY 05 (TENTATIVE)
        LOC:  WASHINGTON, D.C.
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO PERS-670 12 APR 05
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        WEB:  WWW.FAPAC.ORG
    H.  LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC)
        DATE:  27 JUN - 22 JUL 05
        LOC:  LITTLE ROCK, AR
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO PERS-670 12 APR 05
        WEB:  WWW.LULAC.ORG
    I.  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
(NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWN SERVICE AWARD
        DATE:  9-14 JUL 05
        LOC:  MILWAUKEE, WI
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO PERS-670 12 APR 05
        WEB:  WWW.NAACP.ORG
    J.  FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (FEW) MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS
        DATE:  18-22 JUL 05
        LOC:  RENO, NV
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO PERS-670 12 APR 05
        WEB:  HTTP:/WWW.FEW.ORG
    K.  WOMEN OFFICER'S PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (WOPA) JOY BRIGHT
HANCOCK AWARD
        DATE:  JUL 05
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        LOC:  TBD
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO WOPA NLT 17 JUN 05
        WEB:  WWW.WOPA.ORG
    L.  NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA) CONFERENCE
        DATE:  AUG 05
        LOC:  TBD
        NOMINATION:  N/A
        WEB:  WWW.NNOA.ORG
    M.  TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INCORPORATED (TAI) MILITARY AWARDS
        DATE:  16-20 AUG 05
        LOC:  ORLANDO, FL
        NOMINATION:  DUE TO TAI JUN 05
        WEB:  WWW.TAICONVENTION.COM
3.  FOR ALL AWARDS DUE TO PERS-670 AND FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,
VISIT THE NAVY DIVERSITY DIRECTORATE "CONFERENCES AND AWARDS"
HOMEPAGE AT WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS00H/CONFERENCES.HTML.
4.  CONTACT NAVY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFICE, (PERS-670) AT
1-800-253-0931 OR DSN 882-2507.
5.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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