2009 DIVERSITY EVENTS CALENDAR:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 071438Z JUL 09 BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 198/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// 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. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) CONVENTION/ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC OLYMPICS (ACT-SO) DATE: 11-17 JUL 09 LOC: NEW YORK, NY WEBSITE: WWW.NAACP.ORG WWW.NAACP.ORG/YOUTH/ACT-SO 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 17 MAY 10 DUE TO ORG 1 JUN 10 B. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) NATIONAL CONVENTION DATE: 13-18 JUL 09 LOC: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO WEBSITE: WWW.LULAC.ORG 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 21 MAY 10 DUE TO ORG 4 JUN 10 C. FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (FEW) NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE DATE: 20-24 JUL 09 LOC: ORLANDO, FL WEBSITE: WWW.FEW.ORG 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG 6 APR 10 D. NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA) CONFERENCE DATE: 20-24 JUL 09 LOC: HOUSTON, TX WEBSITE: WWW.NNOA.ORG E. MANA HERMANITAS SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE DATE: 23-26 JUL 09 LOC: ORLANDO, FL WEBSITE: WWW.HERMANA.ORG F. BLACK DATA PROCESSING ASSOCIATES (BDPA) DATE: 5-8 AUG 09 LOC: RALEIGH, NC WEBSITE: WWW.BDPA.ORG/PORTAL G. NATIONAL TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INCORPORATED (TAI) CONVENTION DATE: 6-9 AUG 09 LOC: LAS VEGAS, NV WEBSITE: WWW.TUSKEGEEAIRMEN.ORG H. BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) NATIONAL CONFERENCE DATE: 24-28 AUG 09 LOC: BALTIMORE, MD WEBSITE: WWW.BIGNET.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 17 JUN 09 DUE TO ORG 1 JUL 09 I. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE CONFERENCE DATE: 30 AUG - 3 SEP 09 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.ED.GOV/WHHBCU J. NATIONAL LATINA STYLE MAGAZINE SYMPOSIUM DATE: 10 SEP 09 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.LATINASTYLE.COM AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO N134 20 JUL 09 DUE TO ORG 3 AUG 09 K. ACADEMY WOMEN 6TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM DATE: 18-20 SEP 09 LOC: ARLINGTON, VA WEBSITE: WWW.ACADEMYWOMEN.ORG L. HISPANIC ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HESTEC) WEEK DATE: 27 SEP - 3 OCT 09 LOC: EDINBURG, TX WEBSITE: WWW.HESTEC.ORG M. HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION (HHF) GALA DATE: 1 OCT 09 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.HISPANICHERITAGE.ORG N. MANA LAS PRIMERAS GALA DATE: TBD (FIRST WEEK) OCT 09 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.HERMANA.ORG O. DIVERSITY MILITARY WORLD HERITAGE EXPO (DMWHE) DATE: 2-3 OCT 09 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.DIVERSITYMILITARYWORLDEXPO.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG SEP 09 P. HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AWARDS CORPORATION (HENAAC) CONFERENCE DATE: 8-11 OCT 09 LOC: LONG BEACH, CA WEBSITE: WWW.HENAAC.ORG Q. SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS (SWE) CONFERENCE DATE: 15-17 OCT 09 LOC: LONG BEACH, CA WEBSITE: WWW.SOCIETYOFWOMENENGINEERS.SWE.ORG 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG MAR 10 R. SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE) DATE: 28 OCT - 1 NOV 09 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.SHPE.ORG S. NATIONAL WOMEN OF COLOR (NWOC) TECHNOLOGY AWARDS CONFERENCE DATE: 29-31 OCT 09 LOC: DALLAS, TX WEBSITE: WWW.WOMENOFCOLOR.NET 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG 30 APR 10 (CONFERENCE AWARDS) DUE TO ORG 14 MAY 10 (TECHNOLOGY RISING STARS, ALL-STARS) T. THE SOCIETY OF MEXICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS, INC. (MAES) SYMPOSIUM DATE: 29-31 OCT 09 LOC: LAS VEGAS, NV WEBSITE: WWW.MAES-NATL.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG AUG 09 U. AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY (AISES) CONFERENCE DATE: 29-31 OCT 09 LOC: PORTLAND, OR WEBSITE: WWW.AISES.ORG 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG 4 JUN 10 V. THE ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND (APIASF) DATE: TBD OCT 09 LOC: TBD WEBSITE: WWW.APIASF.ORG W. 12TH ANNUAL FILIPINAS MAGAZINE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS DATE: TBD OCT 09 LOC: SAN FRANCISCO, CA WEBSITE: WWW.FILIPINASMAG.COM AWARD NOMINATIONS: DUE TO ORG AUG 09 X. THE HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HACU) DATE: 31 OCT - 2 NOV 09 LOC: ORLANDO, FL WEBSITE: WWW.HACU.NET/HACU.ANNUAL_CONFERENCE1_EN.ASP Y. THE BANNEKER INSTITUTE LEGACY AWARDS GALA DATE: TBD NOV 09 LOC: WASHINGTON, DC WEBSITE: WWW.THEBANNEKERINSTITUTE.ORG AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE: DUE TO ORG SEP 09 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. WOMENS EQUALITY DAY: 26 AUG 09 B. NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: 15 SEP - 15 OCT 09 C. NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH: 1-31 OCT 09 D. AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH: 1-30 NOV 09 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