23rd Annual Association of Naval Services Officers (ANSO) Conference

1. THE ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL SERVICES OFFICERS
(ANSO) WILL HOLD ITS TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE 18-23
APR 2004, AT NAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
2. ANSO'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT OF HISPANIC AND OTHER MINORITY OFFICERS IN THE SEA
SERVICES. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL NAVY/MARINE CORPS REGULAR,
RESERVE, RETIRED, AND COAST GUARD OFFICERS. ANSO STRONGLY
ENCOURAGES ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO JOIN AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
3. THE UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE WILL BE UTILITIES, AND THE
UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE BANQUET WILL BE SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM. 
LODGING IS AVAILABLE AT NAS CORPUS, BACHELOR COMBINED HOUSING
QUARTERS AT $10-$14 PER NIGHT. CONTACT RESERVATIONS AT (361) 961
2388. TENTATIVE AGENDA IS AVAILABLE AT ANSOMIL.ORG.
4. THE PROCESS OF "MAKING MARINES" NATURALLY BECOMES SUSTAINING
THEIR TRANSFORMATION FROM BASIC MARINES THROUGH RETIREMENT AT THE
END OF THEIR CAREER. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ANSO SUPPORT THE SPIRIT
AND INTENT OF THIS PROCESS. IN ORDER TO REALIZE THE TRANSFORMATIVE
POTENTIAL OF SUCH AN ORGANIZATION, MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO REVITALIZE THE ORGANIZATION,
AND STRENGTHEN OUR CORPS.