ALCOAST 321/24 - AUG 2024 THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS (IAEM) 2024 CONFERENCE

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SUBJ: THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS (IAEM)
2024 CONFERENCE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 301511Z APR 24/ALCOAST 198/24
B. Department of Homeland Security's Financial Management Policy
Manual (FMPM), Chapter 7, Section 10, "Conferences" dtd 08 JAN 2021
C. Coast Guard Conference Guidance, V1.5 dtd 14 DEC 2022
D. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 191551Z JAN 23/ALCOAST 026/23
1. The 2024 IAEM Annual Conference will be held in Colorado Springs,
CO from November 15-21, 2024. Coast Guard participation is only
authorized November 18-20, with travel conducted on November
17 and 21. The mission of IAEM is to advance the emergency
management profession by promoting its principles and to serve its
members by providing information, networking, and professional
development opportunities. This multi-day training and educational
event provides many benefits to emergency management professionals
in all levels of government, private sector, and non-government
agencies alike.
2. CG participation enhances incident and emergency management
professional development and awareness of response trends and
lessons learned that members can apply to our emergency management
mission. COMDT (CG-OEM) will manage the overall assignment of
conference attendance quotas and will provide travel funds for any
IAEM award winner(s). Per REF (A), only one attendee from each of
the following units is permitted regardless of funding source:
LANTAREA, PACAREA, Training Center Yorktown, National Strike Force,
CG IMAT, and one attendee from each District or sub-unit.
Consideration should be given to members who are currently pursuing
their Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential (CG-EMC) and/or
will receive a certification (Associate Emergency Manager [AEM]/
Certified Emergency Manager [CEM]) during the conference. AREAs will
submit a list of all attendees within their respective AREAs to the
CG-OEM-2 POC NLT 20 September 2024.
3. Per REFs (B) and (C), units are not authorized to fund attendance
beyond the number of assigned quotas. Similarly, units not assigned
a quota are not authorized to fund attendance of any member to the
conference without prior approval from COMDT (CG-OEM).
4. Units are responsible for funding travel, registration fees, and
issuing travel orders for all approved quotas. Units are not
authorized to fund rental cars. Members selected to attend the
conference must register NLT 11 October 2024 to secure the Early
Bird registration rate. Registration and details for the conference
can be found on the IAEM Annual Conference website:
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https://www.iaem.org/usconf/registration

5. Members who are approved for a conference quota and subsequently
submit a travel claim should be aware that reimbursement to their
Government Travel Card (GTC) may be delayed until FY25 Q2.
6. Following the conclusion of the conference, COMDT (CG-OEM) is
required to submit a post conference report. All attendees who incur
travel costs must electronically submit a copy of their approved
Travel Voucher or Sub-voucher, DD Form 1351-2, to the COMDT
(CG-OEM-2) POC NLT 29 November 2024.
7. The authorized uniform for conference attendees is Tropical Blue
Long with garrison cover or civilian equivalent. The authorized
uniform for presenters and for the closing banquet is Service Dress
Blue or civilian equivalent. Members who are not presenting or have
not received an invitation to the closing banquet are not required
to travel with Service Dress Blues.
8. COMDT (CG-OEM) is the coordinator for this program. POC is
LT Daniel Rynard, COMDT (CG-OEM-2), Daniel.J.Rynard@uscg.mil.
9. Ms. Dana Tulis, Director, Emergency Management (CG-5RI), sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.