2007 Equal Opportunity Equal Employment Opportunity Conference
This MARADMIN announces the 2007 Joint Navy-Marine Corps Equal Opportunity/Equal Employment Opportunity Conference scheduled for March 19-22, 2007, at the Virginia Beach Hilton in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with the theme "Equality of Opportunity - Roadmap to Diversity." Attendance is mandatory for all non-deployed Marine Corps Equal Opportunity Advisors and strongly encouraged for civilian EEO personnel, with funding being an individual command responsibility.
Issued: January 19, 2007
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2007 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EO) AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) CONFERENCE. 2. A JOINT EO/EEO CONFERENCE WILL BE HOSTED BY THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FROM 19-22 MARCH 2007 AT THE VIRGINIA BEACH HILTON, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE IS "EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY-ROADMAP TO DIVERSITY." THE CONFERENCE IS PART OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EO/EEO PRACTIONERS WHO PROVIDE ADVICE TO COMMANDERS, SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS CONCERNING READINESS ISSUES. 3. MARINE CORPS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORS NOT FORWARD DEPLOYED ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND. EOAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ATTEND WILL NOTIFY MGYSGT WHITNEY, CMC (MPE) AT DSN 278-9371/2/3, COMM (703) 784-9371/2/3 OR BY E-MAIL AT RUSSELL.WHITNEY@USMC.MIL. MILITARY PERSONNEL WISHING TO ATTEND WHO ARE NOT EOAS MUST PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION TO CMC (MPE) IN ORDER TO CONFIRM SEATING AVAILABILITY. FOR CIVILIAN EEO PERSONNEL, ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. FUNDING FOR THE CONFERENCE IS AN INDIVIDUAL COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY. INDIVIDUALS MUST MAKE THEIR OWN TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. A LIMITED AMOUNT OF BILLETING HAS BEEN BLOCKED AT THE VIRGINIA BEACH HILTON AND CAN BE RESERVED BY CONTACTING HOTEL REGISTRATION AT (757)213-3001. 4. MILITARY UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE WILL BE DRESS BLUE "C". CIVILIAN ATTIRE IS BUSINESS CASUAL. 5. FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE EOAS SHOULD CONTACT MGYSGT R.D. WHITNEY, CMC, (MPE), DSN: 278-9371/2/3 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 784- 9371/2/3. CIVILIAN EEO PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTACT JANET CRICKENBERGER AT 703-784-9385 OR E-MAIL JANET.CRICKENBERGER@USMC.MIL