ALCOAST 466/24 - DEC 2024 SOCIETY OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (SDFM) NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PDI) 2025

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SUBJ: SOCIETY OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (SDFM) NATIONAL
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PDI) 2025
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 301522Z OCT 24/ALCOAST 410/24
1. SDFM, formerly ASMC, will be offering the option to attend
their hybrid National PDI 2025 in person in New Orleans, Louisiana
or in a virtual capacity from 28-30 May 2025. The theme for SDFM
PDI 2025 is "Elevating Standards/Defining Distinction". PDI is a
valuable training and professional development opportunity for
resource/financial managers in the Department of Defense (DoD),
U. S. Coast Guard, and both the public and private sectors. This
three-day training event will include over 125 educational
sessions in support of the DoD Financial Management Certification
Program and features a Coast Guard Community Day. Both National
level achievement and chapter awards will be presented during this
event.
2. Attendance is open to all Coast Guard active duty and civilian
members within the financial management community. Selection
priority will be given to those who hold Certified Defense
Financial Manager (CDFM), Certified Government Financial Manager
(CGFM), and/or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certifications,
and those who are current SDFM Members.
3. Registration will enable attendees to participate in live or
virtual sessions and provides full access to all recorded PDI
sessions. COMDT (CG-81) will fund registration and travel costs in
accordance with COMDT (CG-81) travel guidance for up to 45 in-person
attendees, and up to 27 virtual attendees. Requests must be
received by 10 January 2025 to comply with DHS' approval deadline
and to facilitate the reduced early registration fee.
4. Personnel interested in attending the virtual or in-person SDFM
PDI 2025 must read the SF-182 instructions and complete the SF-182
template. Visit the following link to access the SF-182 and
instructions on how to correctly complete the form:
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Management/SDFM%20-%20National%20Professional%20Development%20Ins
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Submit completed forms via email to Dianne.S.Trawick@uscg.mil by
close of business 10 January 2025. Title the subject, "SDFM PDI
2025 ATTENDEE", and in the email provide the following
information:
    a. Full Name
    b. Rank/Grade
    c. Virtual or In-person Attendance Preference
    d. Unit/Office/Division
    e. Job Title
    f. Location
    g. If attending in person, number of nights attending PDI
    h. Departure Airport if flying to New Orleans, LA; or Departure
City if driving to New Orleans, LA
    i. Attended 2024 PDI (Y/N)
    j. SDFM Member (Y/N) - if yes, provide SDFM Membership Number
    k. Which certifications, if any, you hold (CDFM, CGFM, and/or
CPA).
5. Requesting attendance does not guarantee selection. Selection
is not based on a first-come, first-served basis. Requests
submitted after 10 January 2025 will be included on a waitlist,
and we will contact you if there are any cancellations.
6. COMDT (CG-81) will notify approved attendees and provide
personal links for conference registration.
7. Individual units, Resource Management Offices (RMO), and
Resource Advisors (RA) shall not fund attendance to SDFM PDI 2025
for any in-person or virtual attendee not listed on the attendance
roster approved by DHS. If a member wants to attend SDFM PDI 2025
and is not one of the approved 45 in-person attendees or 27
virtual attendees, then attendance must be paid for using personal
funds while in an approved leave status for the duration of the
conference.
8. The planning of Coast Guard's participation in SDFM PDI 2025
conforms with the Service's decision to strategically source and
reallocate conference spending to support significant investments
in personnel and material readiness as outlined in REF (A). The
attendance caps specified above maximize opportunities for
participation by the Financial Management Community within the
prescribed FY 2025 Conference Ceiling for the COMDT (CG-81) RMO.
9. COMDT (CG-81) POC is Dr. Dianne Trawick,
Dianne.S.Trawick@uscg.mil or cell (203) 313-4929.
10. Mr. Craig A. Bennett, Deputy Assistant Commandant for
Resources and Chief Financial Officer (CG-8D), sends.
11. Internet release is authorized.