All full registration rates include 5 meals. Daily rate ticket includes luncheon or Prayer Breakfast. Guest tickets may be purchased for all luncheons, Prayer Breakfast and Banquet.
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| This year's annual conference will be held 23-25 July 2008 at Portsmouth, VA at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center. The event is hosted by the NNOA Eastern Region. The theme for this year's conference is "Developing America’s Future Leaders to Enhance Mission Readiness and Cultural Awareness." Registration: Mail-in registration form downloaded here or online Registration – click here. Onsite Registration – begins Tuesday, July 22, 2008. |
Coast Guard Training Schedule - 22 July 2008
Location: Atlantic Area Command
A special pre-conference training session for Coast Guard personnel will be held on 22 July 2008. Hotel reservations for the event will be accepted at the NNOA Conference rate.
Schedule of Events:
0800-0825 Opening Remarks - VADM Robert Papp, CDR, Atlantic Area
0825-0915 Ethnic Policy Advisor Report - CDR Robert Smith, CG-12B, USCG
0915-0930 Break
0930-1100 Writing Effective OERs - CDR Jason Merriweather, USCG, Special Asst to VCG
1100-1130 Effective use of the IDP - LT Richard Howell, USCG, CG Recruiting Cmd
1130-1300 Lunch
1300-1400 Time Mgmt & Organization - CAPT John Williams, USCG (Ret.)
1400-1415 Break
1415-1515 CGA Outreach Enlisting and Training Academy Partners - Dr. Sarbeth Fleming, USCGA
1515-1530 Break
1530-1630 Record Review Session -LCDR Lamar Johnson
1830-2030 VADM Papp Evening Reception: Sheraton Waterside Hotel (Business Casual)
CG Officers should go to the following link to obtain their records prior to the session. Records |
Youth Day Program - 25 July 2008 The Youth Day Program for this year’s National Naval Officer’s Association Conference, is going to be in full swing and a day of outstanding events. The Youth Day Committee has been working overtime to ensure this event is a success. This year’s theme is “Today’s Thinkers, Tomorrow’s Doers”. We have structured activities, tours and educational workshops that will be presented by the Marine Corps, Coast Guard and the Navy. The workshop topics include “Goal Setting”, “Overcoming Teen Issues: Peer Pressure, Health & Infectious Diseases, and On the Right Side of the Law”, and “How to Prepare for College”. Guest Speakers include but not limited to VADM Jeffrey Fowler, Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy, and RDML (ret) Lillian Fishburne’s (first African-American female to hold the position of Rear Admiral in the Navy) daughter Mrs. Cherese Sullivan. There will also be certificates and gift bags presented for each attendee’s participation. The date for the event is July 25, 2008 from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. The age group for participation is 12 and up. Click here to download the registration package. For more information, please contact LCDR S. Michelle Layne at sylvia.layne@navy.mil or at 757-417-6751 x4 |
Spouse Event - 23 July 2008 YOU'RE INVITED! Please join us on Wednesday afternoon, 23 July 08, for a ferry ride excursion from Olde Towne Portsmouth to Norfolk's Waterside District. The ferry ride (FREE for participating spouses) features some of the best panoramic harbor views in the Hampton Roads area. Just a short walk from the waterfront is MacArthur Mall, the premier shopping mall in Southeastern Virginia featuring Nordstrom, Dillard's, several restaurants, and 140 other stores, along with a beautiful 70-foot atrium and dancing fountain. This is the perfect opportunity for you to relax, catch up with old friends, establish new relationships, and get that extra bit of shopping done prior to Thursday's spouse workshop which, with its variety of topics and engaging presenters, promises to be both informative and inspiring. Hope to see you there! |
Speaker Advance Q&A
This year's professional development seminar features a wide variety of speakers and topics. Follow the link below to our online forms. You may submit questions for our speakers and panelist in advance or click on the speaker's or panelist's name to view the biograpghy. Session Q&A and Speaker Biograpghies. |
Mentorship Program
One on one career counseling will be available for officers interested in receiving mentoring. Officers that are available to serve as mentors are also asked to volunteer. Officers requesting mentor sessions are advised to bring their service history with them to the session.
Please follow the links below to obtain a copy of your service history for the mentoring session:
USCG Personnel Data Record - CGPC PDR
USMC Official Military Personnel File - OMPF (from .mil domain only)
USN Officer Data Card - ODC
Click here to participate in the Mentorship Program. |
Chapter Awards Competition - Deadline (15 June 2008)
» Awards committee will review all submissions prior to selection
» See NNOA Operations Manual (Chapter 5) for detailed submission process
~ CDR Denise McCalla-Creary, USN (ret). Chair, Awards Committee |
Program Advertisement Submission- Deadline (2 June 2008)
» Format – PDF, PowerPoint, or MS Word
» Mail Hard Copy to – NNOA Tidewater Chapter, PO box 454, Norfolk, VA 23501-0454
» Checks Payable to – NNOA Tidewater Chapter
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