April 15, 2010

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

            Director, Army National Guard

            Director, Air National Guard

            Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau

FROM:  Gus L. Hargett, Jr., USA, (ret), President

SUBJECT:  Call of the 132nd NGAUS General Conference

The 132^nd General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) will convene in Austin, Texas on 21 August, and will run through 23 August, 2010. 

We will gather this year under the theme “America’s Solution”.  The Guard has proven the monetary and military value of the Citizen-Soldier and –Airman to our republic, especially now in these times that challenge us all.

The first business session will begin at noon on Saturday, 21 August.  The second business session will occur on Sunday morning 22 August, and the third, on Monday morning, 22 August.  NGAUS will conduct the Army and Air Guard Separate Sessions on Monday morning, 23 August.  All Business Sessions will be held in the Austin Convention Center.  Specific meeting times will be announced later in the summer.

The Committee on Resolutions will hold its first meeting on the afternoon of Friday, 20 August at 1400.  All resolutions are due at NGAUS headquarters by 15 May 2010.  The Board of Directors will review them at its summer meeting, 16-18 July 2010.

All proposed By-Laws changes must be at NGAUS headquarters by 1 June, 2010 so that they can be reviewed by the By-laws Committee and considered by the Board of Directors at its summer meeting.

15 May, 2010 is the deadline for nominations for the NGAUS awards that NGAUS presents at the General Conference.  NGAUS will announce the recipients to the States in late July.

Attached is the Prior Permission Required Request (PPR) from the Texas Air Guard should you plan to use military air.  This document is to be returned to the address thereon.  It also is important that travel arrangements for each attendee be loaded into the NGAUS conference registration software.  Texas must have this information to plan ground transportation support.

As a reminder, the procession of the state flags will take place at the first business session during the roll call of the states.  State presentations during the roll call will be limited to sixty seconds; the allotted time will also include the playing of the State Song.

Head table guests will be pre-positioned in their seats prior to the start of the States Dinner and they will be recognized in their seats versus each guest being escorted to the stage.

The NGAUS General Conference Coordinator, COL (Ret) Randy Williams, can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 888-226-4287.  The Texas General Conference Chairperson is COL (Ret) Ray Lindner and he can be reached at commercial, (512) 454-7300, or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  For information on the 132^nd Conference, we encourage our members to visit the Austin NGAUS Conference website.  It can be accessed via the NGAUS web site, www.ngaus.org,