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R 121932Z JUN 07 ZUI ASN-P01163000035 FM COMPACAREA COGARD ALAMEDA CA//PCS// TO ALLCOGARD PAC INFO COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG00H// BT UNCLAS //N05354// SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2007 PACAREA UNIT CDCRO WORKSHOP A. COMDTINST M5350.4B (EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM MANUAL) 1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, ALL COLLATERAL DUTY CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICERS (CDCRO) MUST ATTEND TRAINING WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ASSUMING CDCRO DUTIES. 2. FOR HEADQUARTERS UNITS AND DISTRICTS, CDCRO DUTIES SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO AN O-5 OR ABOVE. ALL UNITS WITH 50 OR MORE MILITARY PERSONNEL MUST ASSIGN A UNIT CDCRO. THE UNIT CDCRO SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN HELPING LEADERSHIP TO MEET THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD'S FIVE CIVIL RIGHTS MISSIONS. THESE MISSIONS ARE: DEMONSTRATING COMMAND LEADERSHIP IN THE AREA OF CIVIL RIGHTS, DEVELOPING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE THAT VALUES DIVERSITY, CORRECTING CIVILIAN WORKFORCE IMBALANCE, RESOLVING COMPLAINTS AT THE LOWEST LEVEL, AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH. IN ADDITION, THE UNIT CDCRO SHOULD BE MATURE, A GOOD LISTENER, EMPATHETIC YET PRAGMATIC, AND GRADE E-7/O-3 OR ABOVE. FOR THE MEMBERS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WORKSHOP, PLEASE READ CHAPTER 1, CHAPTER 2, AND CHAPTER 3F (ONLY) OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANUAL, WHICH CAN BE FOUND USING THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://CGWEB.PACAREA.USCG.MIL/CIVILRIGHTS/DOCUMENTS/COM-5350-4B.PDF 3. DUE TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF QUOTAS, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL TRAINING REQUESTS. INDIVIDUALS NOT ISSUED TONOS MAY ATTEND AT UNIT EXPENSE ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS. 4. TRAINING TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNIT CDCRO, FIVE CIVIL RIGHTS FIELD MISSIONS, DIVERSITY, SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION, THEORIES OF DISCRIMINATION, THE COMPLAINT PROCESS, HUMAN RELATIONS COUNCIL, AND SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS. 5. DATE: 18-20 SEPTEMBER 2007. 6. LOCATION: NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, SAN DIEGO, CA. ATTENDEES WILL STAY AT THE NAVY GATEWAY INNS AND SUITES, CORONADO, CBQ. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT CLUB CORONADO IN THE AMPHIBIAN ROOM. UNIFORM IS TROPICAL BLUE LONG ON DAY 1 AND BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE ON DAYS 2 AND 3. ONCE YOUR STTR IS APPROVED, YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER ONLINE AT THE NAVY GATEWAY INNS AND SUITES. 7. TONOS WILL BE FURNISHED BY CG-00H2. 8. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE FAX/EMAIL A COMPLETED STTR (CG-5223) TO THE PACAREA OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, (510)437-5603, OR VIA EMAIL TO ALEXANDRA.S.MINNIHAN(AT)USCG.MIL. YOUR SUPERVISOR'S SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED ON THE STTR. THE COURSE CODE IS DEOMI-001/240870. STTRS MUST BE RECEIVED BY COB 27 JULY 2007. 9. FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS COURSE CONTACT THE D17 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISOR, SCPO JAMES CUMMINS AT (907)487-5601, OR VIA EMAIL AT JAMES.M.CUMMINS(AT)USCG.MIL. 10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 11. CAPT D. A. NEPTUN, PACAREA CHIEF OF STAFF, SENDS. BT
