R 211444Z APR 11

ALCGPSC 054/11
SUBJ: GSA SMARTPAY2 CONFERENCE 2011
1.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL GSA SMARTPAY2 TRAINING
CONFERENCE FOR GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CREDIT CARD (GTCC) COORDINATORS AND
OUTLINES THE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR GTCC-FUNDED ATTENDANCE.  NOTE:
THIS IS A GSA SCHEDULED/SPONSORED CONFERENCE FOR ASSIGNED GTCC
COORDINATORS ONLY.
2.  THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN LAS VEGAS, NV, AUGUST 16-18, 2011.
THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY CG GTCC COORDINATORS MEETING ON THE
AFTERNOON OF MONDAY, 15 AUGUST 2011.  GTCC COORDINATORS SHOULD PLAN
TO ARRIVE AT THE CONFERENCE NLT 1130 MONDAY, 15 AUGUST 2011.  WHILE
THE CONFERENCE AGENDA WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE, THE AGENDA FOR CG
GTCC MEETING WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ATTENDEES AT A LATER DATE.
3.  THE MAIN OBJECTIVE FOR THIS CONFERENCE IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON
GTCC BANKING SYSTEMS, REPORTING TOOLS, POLICIES, AND BEST PRACTICES.
4.  ALL GTCC COORDINATORS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.  A LIMITED NUMBER OF
GTCC PROGRAM-FUNDED TONOS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO GTCC COORDINATORS WHO
DID NOT ATTEND LAST YEARS CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA OR ATTENDED USING
UNIT FUNDS.  FOR GTCC-FUNDED ATTENDEES, A TONO MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR
TO ONLINE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION.  TO REQUEST A GTCC-FUNDED TONO, A
TDY TRAVEL REQUEST AUTHORIZATION WORKSHEET (CG-2070) MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO ARL-DG-CGPSC-JPMC-COORDINATOR(AT)USCG.MIL NLT 15 JULY
2011.  ONCE THE LIMITED NUMBER OF TONOS ARE ISSUED, NO OTHER FUNDING
WILL BE AVAIABLE THROUGH THE GTCC PROGRAM OFFICE.  HOWEVER,
COORDINATORS MAY REQUEST FUNDING THROUGH THEIR LOCAL UNIT.
5.  A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF 50 DOLLARS IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF
REGISTRATION.  BASED ON CLARIFICATION FROM GSA THIS FEE IS FOR THE
ONLINE CONFERENCE TRAINING SCHEDULE BUILDER TOOL AND OTHER CONFERENCE
ENHANCEMENTS AND NOT FOR TRAINING EXPENSES.  ACCORDINGLY, ATTENDEES
MAY USE THEIR GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD TO PAY THIS FEE.  ATTENDEES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A TRAVEL ADVANCE FOR THIS REGISTRATION FEE IF
PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF REIMBURSEMENT WILL CREATE A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
ATTENDEES ARE REMINDED THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THEIR TRAVEL
CARD BALANCE IN FULL UPON RECEIPT, REGARDLESS OF REIMBURSEMENT.
6.  GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THIS CONFERENCE, THE GTCC PROGRAM WILL POST
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE TRAINING SESSION ATTENDANCE ROSTERS FOR ALL CG
ATTENDEES ON-LINE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE SMARTPAY2
CONFERENCE.
7.  FOR MORE CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS, GO
TO WWW.GSASMARTPAYCONFERENCE.ORG.
8.  FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS EVENT, CONTACT MS. CARLENE CURRY AT
202-493-1222 OR EVELYN.C.CURRY(AT)USCG.MIL OR MR. MATT RUCKERT AT
202-493-1965 OR MATTHEW.T.RUCKERT(AT)USCG.MIL.
9.  RELEASED BY RDML DANIEL R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE
CENTER.
10.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED