CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 151716Z MAR 23 MID600052873634U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 069/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/SEA SERVICE AFFINITY GROUP ANNUAL CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMS// REF/A/DOC/OSD/26JAN16// REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/17DEC19// NARR/REF A IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE GUIDANCE VERSION 4.0. REF B IS SECNAVINST 5050.6, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the support of the Navy for Fleet participation and attendance at the Sea Service Affinity Group (SSAG) conferences and symposiums. 2. The Navy has longstanding relationships with the SSAGs of our Nation, the Association of Naval Services Officers, the Sea Services Leadership Association, and the National Naval Officers Association. These affinity groups have a long and storied history of cultivating and preparing our Sailors to achieve great success during their naval careers through mentorship and leadership development opportunities, including regional and national conferences and symposiums. 3. Participation and attendance at the SSAG national events are encouraged. Senior Navy leaders and others will be present to engage our Sailors on issues facing the Fleet. 4. Limited registration funding for these events is centrally available from the Navy Culture and Force Resilience Office (OPNAV N17) and the coordinator can be contacted via e-mail at altn_usn_inclusion_and_diversity@navy.mil. Subject to the procedures outlined in references (a) and (b) pertaining to conference attendance, local commanders are encouraged to promote attendance at local SSAG events and use available temporary assigned duty funding to facilitate travel to non-local SSAG events. 5. SSAG national conference dates and locations are as follows: a. Association of Naval Services Officers Eastern Region Professional Development Symposium: 6 to 8 June 2023, Norfolk, VA. b. Sea Service Leadership Associations Joint Women's Leadership Symposium: 29 June to 1 July 2023, San Diego, CA. c. National Naval Officers Association Annual Leadership, Professional Development and Training Symposium: 31 July to 4 August 2023, San Diego, CA. 6. For questions concerning SSAG event participation, contact OPNAV N17 via e-mail at altn_usn_inclusion_and_diversity@navy.mil. 7. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//