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March 2016

NGAT NEWS NUGGETS

3706 Crawford Ave

Austin, Texas 78731-6308

512-454-7300 www.ngat.org

HERE IS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE

NGAT CONFERENCE!

57th Annual NGAT Conference

18-20 March 2016

Sheraton Arlington

1500 Convention Center Dr,

Arlington, Texas 76011

The first thing you want to do

after getting checked in to the hotel is head over to the Arlington

Convention Center located at 1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX 76011

to pick up your registration packet. Registration hours are Thursday

(1Mar 17, 2016) 1200-1700, Friday (Mar 18, 2016) 0800-1700, and

Saturday (Mar 19, 2016) 0700-1500. Your registration packet

contains important documents and information about conference events.

It also contains your name badge & meal tickets that you will need

when attending events.

Conference Attire

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE

NGAT Business Session

Attire for Military Personnel:

Army: Class B Uniform

Air: Blues

Retirees/Civilians/Guest:

Business Attire

Arlington, TX 57th Annual

NGAT Conference

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THURSDAY, March 17, 2016

1200 - 1700 Registration – Arlington Convention Center

1700 - 1800 NGAT Board of Directors Meeting

FRIDAY, March 18, 2016

Optional Events

Sports: Golf - 0700 Showtime, 0800 Tee Time – Bear Creek Country Club

Fun Run – Meet at 0700 in the Sheraton Hotel Lobby

Activities: Wine Tasting – Starts 1100 in Sheraton Hotel

Spirits Tasting – Starts 1230 in Sheraton Hotel

0800 - 1800 Registration – Arlington Convention Center

1000 – 2200 Six Flags Over Texas Opens to the Public

1300 - 1700 Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Open –

Arlington Convention Center

1700 - 1800 President's Reception - By Invitation Only

(Sr Ldrs and Corporate Sponsors)

1800 - 2100 Welcome Party at Six Flags Over Texas - Texas part of the park at the Picnic Pavilion that is right next to the Titan Roller Coaster.

2100 - Until Hospitality Suites (Judging Night) – Sheraton Hotel

SATURDAY, March 19, 2016

0700 - 1500 Registration – Arlington Convention Center

0745 Members & Paid Guest Breakfast buffet line opens – Arlington Convention Ctr

0800 Business session called to order

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Administrative announcements

0805 President's Welcome

0810 Finance Report

0815 Insurance Report

0820 Membership Report

0825 Facilities Report

0840 Nominations Report

0845 Election of Directors

0900 Break

SATURDAY, March 19, 2016, Cont

0915 Adjutant General's Update

Cdr, Air National Guard

Cdr, Army National Guard

Cdr, Domestic Operations

Cdr, Texas State Guard

Command Senior Enlisted Leader

1000 Break

1000 - 1600 Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Open

1015 President's Report

1030 Guest Speaker - Gov Greg Abbott – Arlington Convention Center

1100 Business Session adjourned

1100 - 1300 Spouse Luncheon

1200 - 1300 Lunch with Exhibitors

1200 - 1300 Retiree Luncheon

1300 - 1500 Educational Breakouts

1400 Silent Auction Closes

1800 - 1900 No Host Reception – Arlington

Convention Center

1900 - 2100 Awards Dinner – Arlington

Convention Center

2100 - Hospitality Suites – Sheraton Hotel

SUNDAY, March 20, 2016

0800-0900 Prayer Breakfast – Sheraton Hotel

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NGAT Breakfast/Business Session

Join Us For Breakfast & Business Session

Saturday, 19 March, 2016

0730 - 0945

Arlington Convention Center

Salon B

The NGAT Business Session will be followed by an

address from Texas Governor Greg Abbott

After the Business Session, head to the Exhibit Hall where exhibitors and

great door prizes await your arrival. Your registration in your entry for the

door prize drawings. Must be present to win at time of drawing.

NGAT Business Session Attire for Military Personnel: Army: Class B

Uniform, Air: Blues Retirees/Civilians/Guest: Business Attire

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2201 E Road to Six Flags St. Arlington, TX 76011

If you purchased a

NGAT Meal Package/Lone Star Package

or Friday Welcome Party Package your

packet includes tickets to Six Flags

Over Texas.

The park opens at 10:00 a.m. and the

NGAT Welcome Party will start at 6:00

p.m. in the Texas part of the park at

the Picnic Pavilion that is right next to

the Titan Roller Coaster. DINNER

WILL BE SERVED FROM 6:30 PM TO

7:30 PM. DON’T BE LATE!

For the Welcome

Party—Trolley Service

is available from the

Sheraton Hotel to Six

Flags Over Texas

(continuous shuttle

every 30 minutes or as needed) The

trolleys will unload at the Six Flags

gas station. It is a short 10 minute

walk from the hotel to Six Flags using

the walkway. Your Welcome Party

ticket also includes parking if you

prefer to drive yourself. (Must have

purchased a full meal package or

welcome party ticket to attend)

Please join us

at the

NGAT Prayer

Breakfast

Sunday, 20 March 2016

0800 - 0900

Sheraton Hotel

Hall of Fame

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VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS Another important part of our conference is

our military trade show. Please take the time to

visit our Corporate Sponsors and vendors. They

all have something to offer everyone. In your

packet there will be a Passport Card you will

want to get stamped by each vendor and turn in

at the NGAT STORE. On Sat afternoon they

draw for a 50” flat screen LED TV, and other

great prizes in the exhibit hall. Your entry is

your card stamped by all the vendors. Just

another great reason to visit our exhibitors.

NGAT Golf Tournament

Friday, 18 March, 2016 0700 Show Time

0800 Tee Time Breakfast & Lunch included

Transportation will NOT be

provided to or from the golf

course

Bear Creek Golf Course

3500 Bear Creek Ct.

Dallas, TX 75261

(972) 456-3200

Tournament benefits the

NGAT Educational Foundation

For questions, contact:

Col Kurt Leslie at (281) 743-3056

2016 NGAT HOSPITALITY SUITES

Sheraton Arlington Hotel

BE SURE TO DROP BY AND

CHECK OUT ALL THE

UNIT HOSPITALITY

ROOMS. EACH HAS

THEIR OWN THEME AND

ARE A GREAT PLACE TO

MEET NEW PEOPLE.

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Saloon

Spec’s of Arlington

Wine Tasting

NGAT Spirits

Sheraton Arlington Hotel

Room - 1904

Friday, March 18, 2016

Tasting will begin at

1100 - 1200

Shera- ton Arlington Hotel

Friday, March 18, 2016

Room - 1904

Liquor will start to flow at 1230 - 1330

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NGAT Breakfast/Business Session

NGAT Members join us for breakfast. Find out what your Association is doing

for you and what you can do for your Association. This is why you came to the

conference, so check out your association business.

CONFERENCE ATTIRE

The attire for SATURDAY BUSINESS

SESSIONS

Army: Class B Uniform

Air: Blues

Retirees/Civilians/Guest:

Business Attire

The attire for the Awards Dinner is:

Army: Service Uniform/Mesh Uniform

Air: Mesh Dress/ Service Dress

Civilians: Business suits, evening

formal wear

Spouses: After-Five Attire/Evening Formal Wear

Saturday Evening Events

1800-1900 - No host Reception at the Arling-

ton Convention Center - Check for your table

number on the chart at registration or when

you get to the dinner.

1900-2100 - Awards Dinner. At this dinner

NGAT individual awards are presented for

scholarships, achievements and heroism.

After the Awards dinner, you may change into

Casual Civilian clothing again – this is a personal

preference. Some like to stay in their uniform

and visit the hospitality rooms.

2100-until - Hospitality Room. Room numbers

are listed in your packet. You will want to visit

them all.

Saturday, March 19, 2016

1200 - 1330

Arlington Convention

Center Meeting Room 6

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13th ANNUAL NGAT SILENT AUCTION

Don't miss the NGAT Silent Auction. A wide variety of gift baskets, framed art, jewelry,

weekend getaways and other great bargains await your bid. Bid high and Bid often. Donations

accepted on-site.

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JUST A FEW NOTES

You must wear the nametag in your packet at all times except during the awards dinner. It is

for security reasons that we wear the nametags.

Please take a moment during the conference to say thank you to our exhibitors and sponsors.

Conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times.

If you have changed your mind and would like to add a meal package or optional event to your

registration, please do this immediately. Meals may not be available for purchase on site.

BID HIGH

BID OFTEN Here are some items you

don’t want to miss!

Hotel Getaways

Wine Baskets

Signed Art

Baseball Tickets

Alamo Drafthouse Tickets

Gift Certificates

Liquor

Jewelry

YETI products

Much, much more!!!

Pins Tote Bags Polo Shirts Texas Mugs NGAT Hat

Texas Apron Walking Sticks

NGAT Logo T-Shirts License Place Covers NGAT Coffee Mugs NGAT Lapel Pens

Lots of Texas Decor

For each purchase of $20 or more, receive a FREE shirt from selected stock. Limited to amount on hand.

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NGAT 2016 CONFERENCE BREAKOUTS Session 1, 1300 - 1330 hrs

ARMY ENLISTED FORUM - Open forum to discuss topics pertinent to the Enlisted members of the Texas

Army National Guard.

AIR ENLISTED FORUM - Open forum to discuss topics pertinent to the Enlisted members of the Texas Air

National Guard.

RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS - A well-put-together resume is a must! And once you’re

‘in the door’ you surely don’t want to bomb in an interview. While there’s no surefire way to ensure your

resume will be noticed or that you’ll ace every interview, there are many tools and strategies that can help

you rise to the top. Explore them in this session.

PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT: EARLY CAREER - A retirement planning series presented to walk a

person through each phase of their career and how it relates to retirement planning.

FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL READINESS - Geared toward junior enlisted service members, ex-

plains why military service members are so susceptible to financial problems and how it impacts their mis-

sion readiness, determining their pay, developing a budget, credit and debt management, personal/payday

loans, purpose of insurance, principles of investing, and the Thrift Savings Plan.

Session 2, 1400 - 1430 hrs ARMY OFFICER FORUM - Open forum to discuss topics pertinent to the Commissioned Officers of the

Texas Army National Guard.

AIR OFFICER FORUM - Open forum to discuss topics pertinent to the Commissioned Officers of the Texas

Air National Guard.

FAMILY SUPPORT FOUNDATION RESILIENT FAMILIES PROGRAM - Overview of the family sup-

port foundation and the grants available through this program.

PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT: MID CAREER - A retirement planning series presented to walk a per-

son through each phase of their career and how it relates to retirement planning.

MONEY BEHAVIORS - Explains how habits and attitudes (behaviors) have developed throughout life in-

fluence the daily decisions an individual makes, including financial decisions. It provides strategies for modi-

fying/changing unsatisfactory “money behaviors” to productive “money behaviors”.

Session 3, 1440 - 1510 hrs SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE MILITARY - The dos and don'ts of social media use in today's military envi-

ronment.

MILITARY CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - How does someone promote

professional organizations without getting into hot water with the JAG?

SPACE A TRAVEL - If you don't know the rules, you can't play the game. Learn the ins and out of using

Space A Travel. Find out how you can take your next trip for free.

PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT: LEAVING THE SERVICE - A retirement planning series presented to

walk a person through the final phase of their career and how it relates to retirement planning.

MILITARY EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE - Explains the benefits and eligibility requirements for various

programs, such as Montgomery GI Bill, Post 9/11 GI Bill, Veterans Educational Assistance Program, Re-

serve Educational Assistance Program, and Survivors and Dependents Assistance.

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Conference Location:

Arlington Convention

Center

1200 Ballpark way

Arlington, tx 76011

Main Hotel:

Sheraton Arlington Hotel

1500 Convention

Center Dr.

Arlington, TX 76011

Welcome Party:

Six Flags Over Texas

2201 Rd To Six Flags St.

E

Arlington, TX 76011

Stadium Tour:

AT&T Stadium

(Cowboys)

1 AT&T Way

Arlington, TX 76011

Overflow Hotel:

Hilton Arlington

2401 E. Lamar Blvd

Arlington, TX 76006

Cowboys Stadium

Arlington Convention Center

Sheraton Arlington Hotel

Six Flag Over Texas

Hilton Arlington Hotel

Conference Events Map

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HOSPITALITY SUITES

All hospitality rooms will be listed on

a sheet in your packet. These hospi-

tality rooms host just that FUN,

FUN, FUN. Free drinks (both alco-

holic and nonalcoholic), free food,

music, you name it. A chance to get

together and talk and have fun.

You’re going to want to visit them all.

The NGAT Social Lounge will operate

during the same hours as the hospi-

tality suites. Visit and mingle with

friends in a more conversation

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

SPECIAL $100.00.

FOR MORE

INFORMATION

SEE YOUR CONFERENCE

PROGRAM.