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ALCOAST 401/10
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: 2010 USCG EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER (ESO) SYMPOSIUM
1. THE COAST GUARD INSTITUTE IS HOSTING THE COAST GUARDS EDUCATION
SERVICES OFFICER (ESO) SYMPOSIUM IN NORMAN, OK 23-26 AUGUST 2010.
MONDAY 23 AUGUST IS INTENDED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL FULL TIME CIVILIAN
ESOS ONLY.  COLLATERAL DUTY ESOS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ADVISORS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND BEGINNING ON TUESDAY 24 AUGUST. A FULL COAST
GUARD INSTITUTE ESO ORIENTATION COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED WEDNESDAY
25 AUGUST FOR THOSE ESOS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ADVISORS (CDAS) WHO
HAVE NOT ATTENDED AN ORIENTATION COURSE AT THE INSTITUTE.  THERE
WILL BE OTHER CONCURRENT SESSIONS OFFERED FOR THOSE PARTICIPANTS
THAT HAVE ATTENDED THE ORIENTATION.
2. THE THEME OF THE 2010 SYMPOSIUM IS: INSPIRE A PASSION FOR
LEARNING. ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER
PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING COAST GUARD EDUCATION AND
TRAINING SERVICES.  THESE CONNECTIONS WILL INCLUDE FORCE READINESS
COMMAND, TRAINING CENTERS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, SUBJECT MATTER
SPECIALISTS, RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEFS, SOCCOAST, DANTES, THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES.
3. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER ON TUESDAY 24 AUGUST IS BARRY SWITZER, FORMER
FOOTBALL COACH OF THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS AND DALLAS COWBOYS. DURING
SIXTEEN YEARS (1973-1989) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, COACH
SWITZER AMASSED TWELVE BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THREE
NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. HIS OVERALL RECORD OF 157-29-
4 IS FOURTH ON THE ALL TIME LIST FOR HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE. AS
COACH OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS, HE LED THE TEAM TO A SUPER BOWL VICTORY
IN 1995. COACH SWITZER IS ONE OF ONLY TWO COACHES TO WIN A NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP AND A SUPERBOWL TITLE. IN 2001, HE WAS INDUCTED INTO
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME. HE IS ALSO A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR,
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR, PHILANTHROPIST, AND ARMY VETERAN.
4. ON THURSDAY 26 AUGUST, VADM HARVEY E. JOHNSON, JR. USCG (RET.)
WILL DELIVER A KEY NOTE SPEECH ON HIS INSPIRATION FOR PIONEERING
ROBUST ESO PROGRAMS IN BOTH THE SEVENTH DISTRICT AND PACAREA
INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL ESO POSITIONS AND LEARNING CENTERS. VADM
JOHNSON AND MR. ROY VANDER PUTTEN WILL PRESENT THE ESO OF THE YEAR
AWARD AND THE NEW VANDER PUTTEN INSPIRATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR
AWARDS, RESPECTIVELY.
5. TRAVEL AUTHORIZED VIA COMMANDER DISCRETION.  FOR MORE INFORMATION
AND TO REGISTER, VISIT THE COAST GUARD INSTITUTE HOME WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CGI/.  FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
NOT ADDRESSED ON THE WEBSITE, CONTACT THE ESO SYMPOSIUM PROJECT
MANAGER VIA EMAIL AT MYRTLE.A.CAREY(AT)USCG.MIL.
6. RELEASED BY RADM TIM SULLIVAN, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.