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SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ELEVENTH 
SEMI-ANNUAL FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY,
 7 APR 2010 IN SAN DIEGO.  TWO SESSIONS (BOTH WITH THE SAME AGENDA) 
WILL BE OFFERED.  THE FIRST SESSION WILL BE HELD FROM 0800 TO 1100 AT 
THE NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (32ND ST) BASE THEATER (BLDG 71) AND THE 
SECOND SESSION WILL BE HELD FROM 1300 TO 1600 AT NAVAL AIR STATION, 
NORTH-ISLAND, LOWRY THEATER.

2.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FLEET DIVERSITY COUNCIL IS TO EDUCATE SAILORS, 
OFFICERS, AND CIVILIANS ON THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY AND THE NAVY'S 
MULTIPLE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES.  THE FORMAT OF BOTH SESSIONS WILL BE 
IDENTICAL.  OPENING REMARKS WILL BE PROVIDED BY A FLAG OFFICER FOLLOWED 
BY THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, DR. SAMUEL BETANCES, WHO WILL HIGHLIGHT 
DIVERSITY AND ITS DYNAMIC ROLE IN THE NAVY.

3.  COUNCIL ATTENDANCE IS OPEN FOR ALL INTERESTED PERSONNEL, FROM ALL 
RANKS, RATES, GS LEVELS, AND BACKGROUNDS, AND SPECIFICALLY TARGETS 
PARTICIPATION FROM NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, NAVAL 
BASE CORONADO, AND NAVY MEDICAL CENTER BALBOA.  COMMAND FUNDED TRAVEL 
FROM OTHER AREAS IS AUTHORIZED AND ENCOURAGED.
COMMAND MANAGED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFICERS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
ADVISORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

4.  TO ASSIST IN PLANNING, PLEASE SEND ATTENDEE NAMES TO POINT OF 
CONTACT BELOW NO LATER THAN 2 APR 2010.  DRESS WILL BE UNIFORM OF THE 
DAY OR CIVILIAN EQUIVALENT.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OTHER NAVY 
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, VISIT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/ 
DIVERSITY/.

5.  POINTS OF CONTACT:
- FOR GENERAL INFORMATION, CONTACT LT ENJOLI RAMSEY, OPNAV N134, AT
(703) 614-6851/DSN 225 OR EMAIL AT enjoli.ramsey@navy.mil.
- TO RSVP FOR THE EITHER SESSION, CONTACT DCCM JAMES HERVEY AT
(619) 532-4797/DSN 522, OR EMAIL AT james.hervey@navy.mil AND GSCS 
FERDINAND BISCOCHO AT (619) 545-8634/DSN 735, OR EMAIL AT 
ferdinand.biscocho@navy.mil.

6.  RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE EASTER, N1B.

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