FY06 Domestic Abuse Conference
This MARADMIN announces two FY06 DOD-sponsored Domestic Abuse Conferences for commanding officers, judge advocates, and law enforcement personnel to fulfill mandatory training requirements. The conferences will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii (31 Jan - 1 Feb 2006) and Arlington, Virginia (7-8 Mar 2006), with lodging and meals provided at no cost, though travel is a local responsibility.
Issued: December 13, 2005
1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES TWO FY06 DOD SPONSORED DOMESTIC ABUSE CONFERENCES FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS, JAG OR SJA, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS DETAILED IN REF A. REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE TRAINING CONFERENCES WERE ESTABLISHED PER REFS B AND C. ALL REFS CAN BE VIEWED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/FAMADV/INDEX.CFM. 2. CONFERENCE SESSIONS INCLUDE COMMANDING OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES, ROLES OF LEGAL ADVISORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, CONFIDENTIALITY AND EXCEPTIONS, RETENTION AND ASSIGNMENT CONSIDERATIONS, VICTIM SAFETY, OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY, PROTECTIVE ORDERS, ETHICS, LITIGATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE MOST RECENT POLICY UPDATES. 3. THE CONFERENCES WILL BE HELD AT THE SHERATON MOANA SURFRIDER HOTEL, HONOLULU, HAWAII, 31 JAN - 1 FEB 2006, AND THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, 7-8 MAR 2006. LODGING AND MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS. TRAVEL IS A LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY. 4. CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO COMMANDING OFFICERS, O-5 AND ABOVE, FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM OFFICERS, INSTALLATION JAG OR SJA, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING MISDEMEANOR LEVEL INCIDENTS OR FOR TRAINING PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING INCIDENTS. USMC HAS BEEN ALLOTTED 60 TRAINING SLOTS (20 IN EACH CATEGORY) PER CONFERENCE. EVERY INSTALLATION COMMANDER MUST ENSURE THAT REPRESENTATIVES IN THESE KEY POSITIONS RECEIVE THIS TRAINING. 5. PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE MUST COMPLETE AN ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM AT: WWW.REGONLINE.COM/CHECKIN.ASP?EVENTID=84591 FOR HAWAII, REGISTRATION DEADLINE 13 JAN 2006; AND WWW.REGONLINE.COM/CHECKIN.ASP?EVENTID=84592 FOR VIRGINIA, REGISTRATION DEADLINE 17 FEB 2006. THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR REGISTRATION CAN BE CONTACTED BY E-MAIL AT TRACY.PERL@USMC.MIL OR PHONE, 703-784-9547.