National Guard Association of the United States
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Officers and Members, NGAUS Board of Directors
Chairmen, NGAUS Standing Committees
Chairmen, General Conference Committees
Adjutants General of the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia
President, NGEDA
Presidents, Executive Directors/Secretaries, State Associations
President and Executive Director, EANGUS
Chairman, Corporate Advisory Panel
Chief, National Guard Bureau
Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau
Director, Army National Guard
Director, Air National Guard
Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau
Director, Space Operations
Chief, Small Business Programs, National Guard Bureau
FROM: MG (Ret) Francis McGinn, NGAUS President
SUBJECT: Call of the 146th NGAUS General Conference and Exhibition
Date: April 4, 2024
1.
The 146th General Conference & Exhibition of the National Guard Association of the United
States meets August 23-26, 2024, in the "The Motor City," Detroit, Michigan. This year's
theme is
The National Guard: Built to Defend America.
2.
In alignment with the 2024 Presidential election, NGAUS has invited the presumptive
Democrat and Republican nominees to speak to our attendees.
3.
NGAUS must receive award nominations by May 15, proposed bylaw changes by May 31,
and State resolutions by June 30. NGAUS will announce award winners in mid-July.
4.
The opening ribbon-cutting ceremony is Saturday, August 24 at 10:00 am, followed by the
opening of the exhibition floor for conference-badged attendees. At 12:30 pm, the First
General Business/Professional Development Session will begin with the renowned Annual
Roll Call of States and Territories. The Second General Business/Professional Development
session will start at 8:00 am, Sunday, August 25 and the third and final General
Business/Professional Development Session starts on Monday, August 26 at 11:30 am. The
Joint Resolution Committee meeting is on Friday, August 23 at 2:00 pm and the Army and
Air separate sessions are Monday, August 26 at 8:30 am. Attire for all Business/Professional
Development sessions for military state affiliates will be the Operational Camouflage Pattern
(OCP) uniforms.
5.
This year's States Dinner will be Monday evening;
World War II theme to celebrate and reflect the
military and civilian population during that era. Attire: Men and women - WWII military/industry/
other.
6.
For the second year in a row, NGAUS will host Professional Speaker sessions at the
Minuteman Stage on the tradeshow floor and the NGAUS Corporate Advisory Panel (CAP)
will hold an open-and-closed event for our Defense Industry Partners featuring a New
Industry Partner Feedback Forum on Saturday. We will post the speaker topics, meeting
times, and any schedule changes on our website at www.ngaus.org or the conference mobile
app.
7.
This year's Board of Director’s elections include all Executive Committee positions (Chairman, Vice
Chair Army, Vice Chair Air, Treasurer and Secretary), Areas III and VI, the Army Company Grade
Director position and the Warrant Officer Director position.
8.
Our Conference block hotels are the
Westin Book Cadillac, Cambria, Courtyard Marriott, DoubleTree,
Hollywood Casino, Indigo, Renaissance Center Marriott,
and the Fort Pontchartrain Wyndam, which sits
next to the Convention Center.
Commercial bus transportation transfers from DTW to the downtown area
hotels will run continuously from 10:00 am– 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 22
nd
and Friday, August 23
rd
.
The first pick up is at Evans Terminal on the :00 and next pick up is at McNamara Terminal on the :15.
Buses depart every 30 minutes.
On August 27
th
, commercial bus transportation transfers from downtown hotels to DTW Airport from 6:00
am – 3:00 pm, based on load and go, continuous shuttles. Transportation fee is $9 each way paid upon
conference registration.
NGAUS will post the link for this bus service on our website so you can track
bus departure and pickup times. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a 25 minute drive into
the city, airport code DTW.
9.
Visit the NGAUS.org website for additional information and make plans to attend NGAUS’s
146
th
General Conference and experience the revitalization of downtown Detroit. Please
direct any questions to the 2024 NGAUS General Conference Coordinator Jim Simms at
