ALCOAST 258/23 - JUL 2023 2023 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) NATIONAL CONVENTION

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ALCOAST 258/23
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SUBJ: 2023 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC)
NATIONAL CONVENTION
A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST M1000.8A
B. COMDT (CG-81) U.S. Coast Guard Conference Guidance, DTD 27
January 2021
C. DHS Financial Management Policy Manual, Section 7
1. This ALCOAST announces the LULAC National Convention. The
convention will be held 31 July - 5 August 2023, in-person, in
Albuquerque, NM, at the Albuquerque Convention Center. This year's
theme is "Saber es Poder, Knowledge is Power." The LULAC mission
is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment,
political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the
Hispanic population of the United States. Workshops and panels
offered will include topics such as, Veterans affairs, Women's
Affairs, career development and networking. The full agenda and
all updates regarding the convention are available on the LULAC
website at:
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https://lulac.org/convention23/

2. These events are valuable professional development
opportunities that provide a forum for mentoring and networking.
All employees (Active Duty, Reserves, Civilians, and Auxiliary)
are encouraged to attend.
3. COMDT (CG-1D1) will manage the conference attendance process
and account for attendance and overall cost. COMDT (CG-1D1) must
provide a final count of all USCG participants to DHS. Whether on
official orders or self-funded, civilian employees' attendance
including travel time is considered work time. For civilian
employees, supervisory approval to attend during work time
(including a reasonable amount of travel time) must be indicated
by email and reflected in the remarks section of the employee's
timecard. The remarks must state the employee is approved work
and travel time to attend the LULAC Convention during the
employee's scheduled tour of duty on 31 July - 5 August 2023. The
employee's attendance at events outside of the employee's
scheduled tour of duty is not required and is at the employee's
discretion; therefore, overtime and compensatory time for work
cannot be approved.
4. Interested employees must request attendance through their
chain of command for unit-level approval. Employees approved to
attend by their command should notify: Carrie.Davis@uscg.mil and
copy HQS-SMB-CG127-Conference@uscg.mil by 17 July 2023, with the
following information:
Subject: 2023 LULAC
    a. Full Name
    b. Rank/Civilian Pay Grade
    c. Job Title
    d. Unit/Office/Division
    e. Current PDS Location
    f. Member or Non Member
5. DHS requires a post-conference report to be submitted 30 days
after the event. To comply, all travelers on official orders must
submit a copy of their travel settlement no later than 18 August
2023 to Carrie.Davis@uscg.mil and copy
HQS-SMB-CG127-Conference@uscg.mil.
6. CO/OICs are encouraged to promote and support the professional
development of all government employees. COMDT (CG-1D1) will
assist by funding registration fees. Registration fees per person
are $325.00 for LULAC members and $425.00 for non-LULAC members
and will be at unit expense after COMDT (CG-1D1) funds are
expended.
7. Uniform for the convention attendance is Tropical Blue and
business casual for civilians.
8. Post conference actions. Provide a brief to unit command
"i.e.CO/XO, wardroom, Chief's mess, LDAC, etc." on what you
learned and how attending the convention impacted your
professional development.
9. POC: COMDT (CG-1D1) Ms. Carrie Davis, Carrie.Davis@uscg.mil.
10. Dr. Donna Navarro, Acting Assistant Commandant for Human
Resources and Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion (CG-1),
sends.
11. Internet release is authorized.