R 301747Z NOV 12   
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 682/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MARFOR REQUIRED ESTIMATED PARTICIPATION COST FOR ATTENDEES AND AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY13 AFFINITY GROUP CONFERENCES//
REF/A/MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC/YMD:20121005//
REF/B/MSGID/MEMO/OSD/YMD:20120929//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 561/12, FY13 CONSOLIDATED OUTREACH AWARDS SOLICITATION.  REF B IS THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONFERENCE OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS AND DELEGATION OF CONFERENCE APPROVAL AUTHORITY//
POC/M. A. MACPHEE/CAPT/CMC(MPE)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9371/TEL: (703) 784-9371/EMAIL: MARTHA.MACPHEE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. EACH MARFOR IS TASKED TO PROVIDE ESTIMATED COST (TRAVEL, PER DIEM, MISC) FOR EACH CONFERENCE IT ANTICIPATES SENDING MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL TO AND SUBMIT TWO NOMINATIONS FOR EACH AFFINITY GROUP LISTED UNDER PARAGRAPH 7 OF THIS MARADMIN.  FORMAT FOR CONFERENCE COSTS SUBMISSION AND NOMINATION DUE DATES CAN BE FOUND AT CMC MPE WEBSITE AT HTTP:(FORWARD SLASH, FORWARD SLASH) WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL (FORWARD SLASH)MARINEDIVERSITY.
2. UPON CONFERENCE APPROVAL BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL UNDER REFERENCE B, COMMANDERS MAY UTILIZE PTAD OR TAD ORDERS TO ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE FOR INCREASED AWARENESS, MENTORING, AND CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.  INDIVIDUALS MAY ALSO USE LEAVE, IN ORDER TO ATTEND.  MARINES ON LEAVE WILL PAY THEIR OWN TRAVEL EXPENSES WHICH MAY INCLUDE REGISTRATION, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND PER DIEM.  MARINES ON TAD ORDERS MAY HAVE SOME OF THEIR TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR BY THEIR UNIT.
3. ESTIMATED PARTICIPATION COST FOR THE FOLLOWING AFFINITY GROUPS ARE DUE 120 DAYS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE COMMENCES:
A. FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC), 6-10 MAY 2013, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE:  6 JANUARY 2013
B. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (SAIGE), 3-7 JUNE 2013, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE:  3 FEBRUARY 2013
C. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC), 17-22 JUNE 2013, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE:  17 FEBRUARY 2013
D. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLOR PEOPLE (NAACP), 13-17 JULY 2013, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE:  17 MARCH 2013
E. NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA), 15-19 JULY 2013, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE:  15 MARCH 2013
F. ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL SERVICE OFFICERS (ANSO), 21-27 JULY 2013, LEESBURG, VIRGINIA. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE:  21 MARCH 2013
G. FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (FEW), 22-26 JULY 2013, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE:  22 MARCH 2013
H. BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG), 19-22 AUGUST 2013, DALLAS, TEXAS. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: 19 APRIL 2013
I. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS (NOMAR), AUGUST 2013, LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: APRIL 2013
J. NATIONAL IMAGE, INC, SEPTEMBER 2013, LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: MAY 2013
K. LATINA STYLE, SEPTEMBER 2013, LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: MAY 2013
L. GREAT MINDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (FORMALLY KNOWN AS HENAAC), 3-5 OCTOBER 2013, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: 3 JUNE 2013
M. WOMEN OF COLOR IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS, 17-19 OCTOBER 2013, DALLAS, TEXAS. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: 17 JUNE 2013
N. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISABILITY AWARD, DECEMBER 2013, LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: AUGUST 2013
O. JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (JINSA), DECEMBER 2013, LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. COST ESTIMATE DUE DATE: AUGUST 2013
4. THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCES ARE WITHIN THE 120 DAYS SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT. THE COST ESTIMATES AND NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ATTENDING ARE DUE 14 DECEMBER 2012. REGRET SHORT NOTICE FOR THIS REQUIREMENT.
A. BLACK ENGINEER OF YEAR AWARDS (BEYA), 7-9 FEBRUARY 2013, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
B. HEROES AND HERITAGE, 27 FEBRUARY 2013, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
C. SEA SERVICE LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION (SSLA), MARCH 11-12 2013, NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND (MARINE UNITS MUST INCLUDE ANY CIVILIANS WHO THEY ARE FUNDING TO PARTICPATE FOR THIS AFFINTY GROUP ONLY)
D. WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL (WAI), MARCH 14-16 2013, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
5. PARTICIPATION, DATES, AND LOCATIONS MAY CHANGE, CHECK THE CMC MPE WEBSITE AND THE INDIVIDUAL AFFINITY GROUP WEBSITES FOR UPDATES.
6. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE MARINE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER OR COMMAND REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC MPE.
7. NOT ALL AFFINITY GROUPS HAVE AWARDS. PLEASE REFER TO THE CMC MPE WEBSITE FOR SPECIFICS ON EACH AWARD'S CRITERIA AND AWARD NOMINATION DUE DATES. INSTRUCTIONS ON NOMINATION PACKAGE FORMAT AND A SAMPLE PACKAGE IS ON THE WEBSITE. EACH MARFOR IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A MINIMUM OF TWO AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING AFFINITY GROUPS:
A. SEA SERVICE LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION (SSLA)
B. FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC)
C. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (SAIGE)
D. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC)
E. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLOR PEOPLE (NAACP)
F. FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (FEW)
G. BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG)
H. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS (NOMAR)
I. NATIONAL IMAGE, INC
J. LATINA STYLE
K. GREAT MINDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (FORMALLY KNOWN AS HENAAC)
L. WOMEN OF COLOR IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
M. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISABILITY AWARD
N. JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (JINSA)
8. IF A MARFOR DOES NOT HAVE ANY QUALIFIED MARINES WHO FIT THE NOMINATIONS DESCRIPTION, A WRITTEN EXPLANATION MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE POC NO LATER THAN THE AWARDS NOMINATION DUE DATE, FOR STAFFING UP THE CHAIN.
9. NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS ARE NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES AND ARE NOT ENDORSED BY THE DOD OR USMC.
10. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) IS EXEMPT FROM THIS MARADMIN.
11. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//