ALCOAST 178/24 - APR 2024 2024 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPOSITION

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
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ALCOAST 178/24
SSIC 1650
SUBJ: 2024 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC)
NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPOSITION
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 2024 LULAC National Convention and
Exposition. The convention will be held, in person, 26-29 June
2024, at the Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, in
Las Vegas, NV. This year's theme is "Empowering Women,
Transforming Communities."
2. LULAC's mission is to advance the economic condition,
educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and
civil rights of the United States Hispanic population.
Workshops and panels will include topics such as, veteran's
affairs, women's affairs, career development and networking. The
LULAC convention also hosts the LULAC Federal Training Institute
(FTI) workshop. FTI offers an intensive and structured career
development program for government and public sector employees.
In partnership with the OPM and other Federal agencies, FTI
offers workshops and plenary sessions that enable government
employees and others to enhance their leadership skills and develop
the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) required for entry to the
Senior Executive Service. This event supports the CG by providing a
forum for professional development, information sharing, mentoring,
networking and growth. Additional information regarding the LULAC
convention is available at the following website:
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https://lulac.org/convention24/

3. 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 10 May 2024.
4. This event is open to all and CG members of all ranks and
demographical backgrounds are encouraged to attend. CO/OICs are
encouraged to promote and support the professional development
of all government employees.
5. TDY costs, including registration fees, will be funded by
member's unit, subject to availability. Civilian Employees:
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 event during the employee's scheduled tour
of duty between 26-29 June 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.
6. Uniform for the event attendance is Tropical Blue and
business casual for civilians.
7. Post event actions: DHS requires a post-event report to be
submitted 30 days after an event. To comply, all travelers on
official orders must submit a copy of their full travel voucher,
no later than, 05 July 2024 to HQS-SMB-CG127-Conference@uscg.mil
Attendees should also provide a brief to their unit command
"i.e. CO/XO, wardroom, Chief's mess, LDAC, etc." on what was
learned and how attending the event impacted their professional
development.
8. Please direct all questions and concerns to the following email:
HQS-SMB-CG127-Conference@uscg.mil.
9. POC: COMDT (CG-DCMS-DPR-4): Ms. Carrie L. Davis,
Carrie.Davis@uscg.mil.
10. Mr. Gary C. Rasicot, Deputy for Personnel Readiness
(CG-DCMS-DPR), sends.
11. Internet release is authorized.