2009 DIVERSITY EVENTS CALENDAR:
RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0001 0971522-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 071522Z APR 09 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N05354// NAVADMIN 106/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/2009 DIVERSITY EVENTS CALENDAR// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN UPDATES THE 2009 DIVERSITY EVENTS CALENDAR. IMPROVING NAVY DIVERSITY IS A STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND IMPROVING PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE A DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN WHICH ALL SAILORS FULFILL THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. 2. OUR ABILITY TO REACH THE TALENT IN EVERY PART OF OUR SOCIETY DIRECTLY IMPACTS NAVY MISSION SUCCESS. OUTREACH EVENTS AND AWARDS PROVIDE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE MANY NAVY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO OUR YOUTH; THEY ALSO FOSTER THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SAILORS. PARTICIPATION ALLOWS US TO DEMONSTRATE OUR RICH NAVY HERITAGE AND COMMITMENT TO GROWING A CULTURALLY DIVERSE FORCE. ALL COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS AND EVENTS THROUGH NOMINATIONS AND ATTENDANCE. 3. PLEASE SEE THE WEBSITES LISTED BELOW AND THE NAVY DIVERSITY WEBSITE (WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/DIVERSITY) FOR MORE INFORMATION. A. ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ANSO) CONFERENCE DATE: 28 APRIL - 2 MAY 2009 LOC: SAN DIEGO, CA WEBSITE: WWW.ANSOMIL.ORG B. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DRILL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (NHSDTC) DATE: 1-4 MAY 2009 LOC: DAYTONA, FL WEBSITE: WWW.THENATIONALS.NET/NHSDTC.HTM C. FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) CONFERENCE DATE: 11-15 MAY 2009 LOC: HOUSTON, TX WEBSITE: WWW.FAPAC.ORG 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 MARCH 2010 D. NATIONAL IMAGE INC. (IMAGE) TRAINING CONFERENCE DATE: 12-17 MAY 2009 LOC: SAN ANTONIO, TX WEBSITE: WWW.NATIONALIMAGEINC.ORG 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 FEBRUARY 2010 E. USS GRAVELY (DDG 107) CHRISTENING DATE: 16 MAY 2009 LOC: PASCAGOULA, MS F. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (SAIGE) NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE DATE: 1-5 JUNE 2009 LOC: SAN DIEGO, CA WEBSITE: WWW.SAIGE.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 17 APRIL 2009 DUE TO ORG 1 MAY 2009 G. SEA SERVICES LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION (SSLA) SYMPOSIUM DATE: 18-19 JUNE 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.SEALEADER.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 1 MAY 2009 H. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) CONVENTION/ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC OLYMPICS (ACT-SO) DATE: 11-17 JULY 2009 LOC: NEW YORK, NY WEBSITE: WWW.NAACP.ORG/YOUTH/ACT-SO AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 18 MAY 2009 DUE TO ORG 1 JUNE 2009 I. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) NATIONAL CONVENTION DATE: 13-18 JULY 2009 LOC: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO WEBSITE: WWW.LULAC.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 22 MAY 2009 DUE TO ORG 5 JUNE 2009 J. FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (FEW) NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE DATE: 20-24 JULY 2009 LOC: ORLANDO, FL WEBSITE: WWW.FEW.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG APRIL 2010 K. NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA) CONFERENCE DATE: 20-24 JULY 2009 LOC: HOUSTON, TX WEBSITE: WWW.NNOA.ORG L. MANA HERMANITAS SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE DATE: 23-26 JULY 2009 LOC: ORLANDO, FL WEBSITE: WWW.HERMANA.ORG M. BLACK DATA PROCESSING ASSOCIATES (BDPA) DATE: 5-8 AUGUST 2009 LOC: RALEIGH, NC WEBSITE: WWW.BDPA.ORG/PORTAL N. NATIONAL TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INCORPORATED (TAI) CONVENTION DATE: 6-9 AUGUST 2009 LOC: LAS VEGAS, NV WEBSITE: WWW.TUSKEGEEAIRMEN.ORG O. BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) NATIONAL CONFERENCE DATE: 24-28 AUGUST 2009 LOC: BALTIMORE, MD WEBSITE: WWW.BIGNET.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 17 JUNE 2009 DUE TO ORG 1 JULY 2009 P. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE CONFERENCE DATE: 30 AUGUST - 3 SEPTEMBER 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.ED.GOV/WHHBCU Q. NATIONAL LATINA STYLE MAGAZINE SYMPOSIUM DATE: 10 SEPTEMBER 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.LATINASTYLE.COM AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 20 JULY 2009 DUE TO ORG 3 AUGUST 2009 R. ACADEMYWOMEN 6TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM DATE: 18-20 SEPTEMBER 2009 LOC: ARLINGTON, VA WEBSITE: WWW.ACADEMYWOMEN.ORG S. HISPANIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (HESTEC) WEEK DATE: 27 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: EDINBURG, TX WEBSITE: WWW.HESTEC.ORG T. HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION (HHF) GALA DATE: 1 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.HISPANICHERITAGE.ORG U. MANA LAS PRIMERAS GALA DATE: TBD (FIRST WEEK) OCTOBER 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.HERMANA.ORG V. DIVERSITY MILITARY WORLD HERITAGE EXPO (DMWHE) DATE: 2-3 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.DIVERSITYMILITARYWORLDEXPO.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG SEPTEMBER 2009 W. HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AWARDS CORPORATION (HENAAC) CONFERENCE DATE: 8-11 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: LONG BEACH, CA WEBSITE: WWW.HENAAC.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG 19 JUNE 2009 X. SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS (SWE) CONFERENCE DATE: 15-17 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: LONG BEACH, CA WEBSITE: WWW.SOCIETYOFWOMENENGINEERS.SWE.ORG 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG MARCH 2010 Y. SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE) DATE: 28 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.SHPE.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG 1 JULY 2009 Z. NATIONAL WOMEN OF COLOR (NWOC) TECHNOLOGY AWARDS CONFERENCE DATE: 29-31 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: DALLAS, TX WEBSITE: WWW.WOMENOFCOLOR.NET AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG 30 APRIL 2009 (CONFERENCE AWARDS) DUE TO ORG 15 MAY 2009 (TECHNOLOGY RISING STARS, ALL-STARS) AA. THE SOCIETY OF MEXICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS, INC. (MAES) SYMPOSIUM DATE: 29-31 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: LAS VEGAS, NV WEBSITE: WWW.MAES-NATL.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG AUGUST 2009 BB. AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY (AISES) CONFERENCE DATE: 29-31 OCTOBER 2009 LOC: PORTLAND, OR WEBSITE: WWW.AISES.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG 5 JUNE 2009 CC. THE ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND (APIASF) DATE: TBD OCTOBER 2009 LOC: TBD WEBSITE: WWW.APIASF.ORG DD. 12TH ANNUAL FILIPINAS MAGAZINE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS DATE: TBD OCTOBER 2009 LOC: SAN FRANCISCO, CA WEBSITE: WWW.FILIPINASMAG.COM AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG AUGUST 2009 EE. THE HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HACU) DATE: 31 OCTOBER - 2 NOVEMBER 2009 LOC: ORLANDO, FL WEBSITE: WWW.HACU.NET/HACU.ANNUAL_CONFERENCE1_EN.ASP FF. THE BANNEKER INSTITUTE LEGACY AWARDS GALA DATE: TBD NOVEMBER 2009 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.THEBANNEKERINSTITUTE.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE: DUE TO ORG SEPTEMBER 2009 4. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFERENCES LISTED ABOVE, COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE FOLLOWING HERITAGE CELEBRATIONS AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES: A. HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY: 21 APRIL 2009 B. ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH: 1-31 MAY 2009 C. WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY: 26 AUGUST 2009 D. NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: 15 SEPTEMBER - 15 OCTOBER 2009 E. NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH: 1-31 OCTOBER 2009 F. AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH: 1-30 NOVEMBER 2009 5. UPDATED INFORMATION ON HERITAGE MONTHS, AWARDS, CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMS WILL BE POSTED ON THE NAVY DIVERSITY DIRECTORATE WEBSITE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/DIVERSITY/. 6. POINT OF CONTACT IS CDR LORI ROE, NAVY DIVERSITY DIRECTORATE (OPNAV N134), AT (703) 695-3856/DSN 225 OR EMAIL AT lori.roe@navy.mil 7. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN