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COMDTNOTE 5354
SUBJ: 2012 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) CONVENTION
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 162054Z DEC 11/ALCOAST 571/11
1. THE 2012 NSBE CONVENTION WILL BE HELD 28 MARCH 2012 THROUGH 1
APRIL 2012 IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. NSBE RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING
PROFESSIONALS IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH
FIELDS AND PROVIDES EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING, MENTORING, AND RECRUITING. THE CONFERENCE IS
OPEN TO ALL PERSONNEL. AMPLIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONVENTION
CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.NSBE.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 NSBE CONVENTION. ATTENDANCE AT
THIS CONFERENCE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH REF A. ADDITIONALLY, CFO
APPROVALS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE REQUEST FORMS
APPROVED FOLDER LOCATED AT
HTTPS://COLLAB.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/INTERIM-CONFERENCE-REQUEST-INF
ORMATION/LIBRARY.
3. POINT OF CONTACT: MS. CARLA GRANTHAM, HUMAN RESOURCES LIAISON FOR
DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, COMDT (CG-12), CARLA.J.GRANTHAM(AT)USCG.MIL,
OR MS. DONNA WALKER-ROSS, COMDT (CG-12B) AT 202-475-5253.
4. MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.