CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 282331Z NOV 22 MID200080520588U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 265/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N9// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N96// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N9/NOV// SUBJ/NAVY ATTENDANCE AT THE 35th ANNUAL SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION (SNA) NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 10-12 JANUARY 2023// REF/A/SECNAVINST 5050.6A/20221020 REF/B/DNS MEMO/20200108 REF/C/SECNAV RCS 5050-1/20221115 REF/D/NAVADMIN 130/22 REF/E/DSOD MEMO/20180131 REF/F/OSDDCMO/ 20160626 REF/G/DOD 5500.07-R/20111117 NARR/ REF A IS SECNAV CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. REF B IS DNS MEMO UPDATING TIER 2 APPROVAL AUTHORITIES. REF C IS SECNAV 5050 APPROVING ATTENDANCE AT 35th ANNUAL SNA. REF D IS NAVADMIN 130/22 COVID-19 DESIGNATION OF MISSION CRITICAL TRAVEL FOR UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS AND UPDATED TRAVEL GUIDANCE. REF E IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR LEADER ATTENDANCE AT OUTSIDE EVENTS. REF F IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE GUIDANCE VERSION 4.0. REF G IS JOINT ETHICS REGULATION REGARDING OFFICIAL PARTICIPATION N NON- FEDERAL ENTITIES.// RMKS/1. The Surface Navy Association (SNA) will hold its 35th Annual National Symposium in Arlington, VA, at the Hyatt Regency, Crystal City from 10 through 12 January 2023. This year's theme is "Sharpening our Competitive Edge!" 2. The SNA Annual National Symposium provides an opportunity for discussions on a broad range of professional and career issues. This is a forum where personnel can discuss innovative solutions to current and future Surface Warfare challenges. 3. Reference (a) designates SNA as a Tier 2 level non-DOD hosted conference, granting a designated agent approval authority if the conference cost does not exceed $500,000, per reference (b). SNA 2023 meets this threshold. Reference (c) approves Department of the Navy attendance at this conference. a. All Navy participation in SNA 2023 shall be consistent with references (d) through (g). b. SNA has four meal events planned as part of the symposium. (1) Vice President/Program Manager Breakfast (Invitation only) (2) Award Recognition Lunch (Invitation only) (3) CEO/Flag Officer Luncheon (Invitation only) * If invited, attendees should consult with their ethics counselor for assistance in determining whether attendance is permissible. (4) Annual Banquet (a) Free to all active duty service personnel and government civilians. To ensure accurate meal count, active duty and government civilians are asked to register and pay the $20 fee online at http://www.navysna.org/. Participants will be reimbursed after check-in and attendance. (b) OPNAV N9 Legal Counsel determined that free attendance and acceptance of the Annual Banquet by all military personnel and Navy Government Civilians is authorized. 4. Registration information is available on the SNA website at http://www.navysna.org/. There is no charge to attend the SNA Seminar Sessions for Active Duty in Uniform and Government Civilians. All others are charged in accordance with respective status as determined when registering. 5. COVID-19 Mitigation Measures. Travel to, from and during the SNA Symposium complies with all Navy mitigation measures for Force Health Protection Guidance (FHPG) addressed in reference (d). Meeting request approval by UNSECNAV for more than 50 in attendance is not required for this symposium. The CDC assess all nine counties in the National Capital Region as community level low. Refer to https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/index.html. 6. TAD Travel. The estimated cost allocations for Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) travel are provided below. Reference (c) limits TAD attendance to 310 individuals and attendance is controlled by OPNAV N96. Commands below are provided designated TAD quotas and must ensure both attendee and cost thresholds are not exceeded without prior approval from OPNAV N96. Additional TAD funds will not be provided. There is no Line of Accounting associated with this conference. All attendees should arrange for TAD funds through parent command. COMMAND ESTIMATED TAD ATTENDEES COST CEILING COMNAVSURFOR 250 $380K NETC 20 $45K NAVSEA 16 $35K NRL 1 $2K NAVWARCOM 3 $8K OPNAV N96 20 $30K Total 310 $500K Note: OPNAV N96 will assign the remaining 20 attendee allocations on a case-by-case basis. Naval Surface Forces Pacific (SURFPAC) commands should provide attendee information directly to SURFPAC CAG at CNSP-CAG@navy.mil for consolidation. Naval Surface Forces Atlantic (SURFLANT) commands should provide information to SURFLANT CAG at CNSL_NRFK_CAG@navy.mil. Required information is Rank, Name, Email, and Command. SURFOR will work with Navy Air Logistics Office (NALO) to arrange flights from San Diego for maximum SNA participation and continued cost savings. OPNAV N96 will manage overall participation to ensure attendee and cost thresholds are not exceeded without prior approval. POCs are CDR Neil Gabriel at neil.r.gabriel.mil@us.navy.mil - (703)614-1957 or Mr. Bernie Carter at evon.b.carter.ctr@us.navy.mil - (571)256-7911. 7. Attendees, travel-authorizing officials, and certifying officers are directed to follow the guidance in references (a) through (g) when authorizing travel and are responsible for protecting taxpayer funds from fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Attendees must be good stewards of taxpayer dollars in attending this event and are required to file tax extension forms to reduce lodging costs if applicable. Meals and lodging are reimbursed to attendees in a TAD status only at the authorized per diem rate. If the conference host provides meals, attendees must annotate travel vouchers, accordingly. Local attendees who are able to attend at no cost to the government are authorized to file Local Defense Travel System claims. High quality government/military lodging options such as NGIS, Navy Lodges, and transient lodging facilities are available at https://www.dodlodging.net/. 8. Rental cars are not authorized unless mission required or considered the most cost efficient means of transportation, and specifically approved and documented by the TAD authorizing official. 9. Questions regarding the symposium may be directed to the SNA administrative office at http://www.navysna.org/, (703)960-6800 or email at communications@navysna.org. 10. Released by VADM Scott D. Conn, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)// UNCLASSIFIED// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//