Top Military Leaders and Experts Brief Navy Leaguers at Centennial Convention 6/21/2002
From: Tomeka Rawlings of the Navy League, 703-528-1775 News Advisory: WHERE: Marriott Marquis Hotel Times Square, New York, NY --- Saturday, June 29, 2002 8 a.m. Opening Ceremony: Special Guests, Simon Roosevelt, great great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt and New York City Deputy Mayor, Carol Robles-Roman Westside Salons 1-4, 5th Fl --- Monday, July 1, 2002 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Coast Guard Role on September 11th and Beyond -- VADM Thad W. Allen, Chief of Staff, USCG -- RADM Richard Bennis, USCG (Ret.), Associate Undersecretary for Land & Maritime Security at the Transportation Security Agency Report on the Coast Guard's Role on September 11th, operations since that time, and the future roles and missions of the Coast Guard under the new Homeland Security plan. Westside Salons 1-2, 5th Fl --- Tuesday, July 2, 2002 9:30 a.m. NLUS Opens the New York Stock Exchange -- Timothy O. Fanning, Navy League President -- The Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. State of Commercial Shipbuilding and the Merchant Marine -- The Honorable William G. Schubert, Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration -- The Honorable Albert J. Herberger, former Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration -- Richard Self, VP, Advanced Maritime Technologies, Advanced Technologies Institute and Executive Director, National Shipbuilding Research Program Report on commercial shipbuilding trends, current ship orders, commercial shipbuilding's impact on naval shipbuilding and the effects of U.S. legislation and policy on commercial ship construction. Westside Salons 1-4, 5th Fl 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. Awards Luncheon, Guest Speaker, The Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy Broadway Ballroom, 6th Fl 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sea Service Panel Discussion -- The Honorable William G. Schubert, Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration -- VADM Thad W. Allen, USCG, Commandant, Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard -- ADM Robert J. Natter, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet -- LGEN Robert Magnus, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources. Report on the state and readiness of the sea services, as the nation faces new challenges in the war on terrorism. Westside Salons, 1-4, 5th Fl --- Note to the Media: More than 500 Navy League members from around the world will attend the Centennial Convention in New York City to celebrate the Navy League's proud 100-year patriotic legacy of supporting the sea services -- the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine. The Navy League was launched in 1902, with the enthusiastic support and personal funding of President Theodore Roosevelt. As a former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Roosevelt contributed part of his Peace honorarium to build a legacy for sea power. With the theme "Citizens in Support of the Sea Services," the Centennial year has been marked by hundreds of events and programs sponsored by the League's 330 councils in the U.S. and around the world. On June 11, 2002, the House of Representatives introduced a Congressional Concurrent Resolution congratulating the Navy League on its 100th anniversary. Press Registration Information: To obtain credentials to cover convention events, please go to the registration desk, 4th Floor Foyer and ask for Tomeka Rawlings. Between June 28 and July 2, you may also call her at the Marriott Marquis 212-398-1900, if you have any questions. |