ALCOAST 101/24 - FEB 2024 50TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) CONVENTION

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 101/24
SSIC 1650
SUBJ: 50TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE)
CONVENTION
A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST
M1000.8A
B. COMDT (CG-81) U.S. Coast Guard Conference Guidance, DTD 14
December 2022 V1.5 IAW Conference Request Information
C. DHS Financial Management Policy Manual, Chapter 7, Section 7.10
1. This ALCOAST announces the 50th Annual NSBE Convention. The
convention will be held, in person, 20-24 March 2024 at the
Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. NSBE supports and
promotes the aspirations of pre-collegiate, collegiate students,
and technical professionals in engineering and technology.
Updates regarding the convention are available at
the following website:
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https://convention.nsbe.org/

2. The convention is a four-day event with an anticipated
15,000 attendees, 400-plus career fair exhibitors and 5,000-plus
NSBE members and others to include CG's sister services.
This event will support the CGs focus on retention and
recruitment by providing a forum for professional development,
information sharing, mentoring, networking and recruiting.
Coast Guard members of all ranks and demographical backgrounds
are encouraged to attend.
3. COMDT (CG-DCMS-DPR-4) will manage the convention attendance
process and account for attendance and overall cost. COMDT
(CG-DCMS-DPR-4) 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
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 convention during the employee's scheduled tour
of duty between 20-24 March 2024. 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. For employees
tentatively approved to attend by their command, sign up forms
can be found under "Outreach Event Signup Form" on the
following share point location:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cg1d1/Outreach/SitePages/
Conference-Attendance-Request.aspx

Sign up ends on 15 March 2024.
5. DHS requires a post-convention report to be submitted 30 days
after the event. To comply, all travelers on official orders must
submit a copy of their full travel voucher no later than
28 March 2024 to HQS-SMB-CG127-Conference@uscg.mil.
6. CO/OICs are encouraged to promote and support the professional
development of all government employees.
TDY costs will be funded by members unit, subject to availability.
COMDT (CG-DCMS-DPR-4) will assist by funding registration fees,
subject to availability. If COMDT (CG-DCMS-DPR-4) funds are
expended, registration costs will be at unit expense, subject to
availability. Please direct all questions and concerns to the
following email: HQS-SMB-CG127-Conference@uscg.mil
7. Uniform for the convention attendance is Tropical Blue and
business casual for civilians.
8. Post convention 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-DCMS-DPR-4): Ms. Carrie L. Davis,
Carrie.Davis@uscg.mil.
10. Dr. Donna Navarro, Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion
(CG-SADI), sends.
11. Internet release is authorized.