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COMDTNOTE 5050
SUBJ: 2012 BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD (BEYA) SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) CONFERENCE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 162054Z DEC 11/ALCOAST 571/11
1. THE 2012 BEYA STEM CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD 16-18 FEBRUARY 2012 IN
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. HOSTED BY CAREER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AND
UNITED STATES BLACK ENGINEER MAGAZINE, THE BEYA STEM CONFERENCE
RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS IN THE STEM FIELDS AND PROVIDES
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING,
MENTORING, AND RECRUITING. THE CONFERENCE IS OPEN TO ALL PERSONNEL.
AMPLIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.BLACKENGINEEROFTHEYEAR.ORG/.
2.  THE COAST GUARD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO/COMDT (CG-8)), AS
THE USCG SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICER, HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USCG
ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION AT THIS CONFERENCE. THIS APPROVAL AUTHORIZES
SERVICE OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING
AND SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION AT THE BEYA STEM CONFERENCE. ATTENDANCE
AT THIS CONFERENCE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH REF A.
3. POINT OF CONTACT: MS. DONNA WALKER-ROSS, OFFICE OF DIVERSITY,
COMDT (CG-12B), DONNA.F.WALKER-ROSS(AT)USCG.MIL, 202-475-5253.
4. MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.