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== Format == | == Format == | ||
As originally designed in 2015, the Tenth Fleet Summit is not a single meeting but a '''series of separate sessions''' held across the convention weekend, each aimed at a different tier of the fleet — so that there is something for essentially every level of the membership: | As originally designed in 2015, the Tenth Fleet Summit is not a single meeting but a '''series of separate sessions''' held across the convention weekend, each aimed at a different tier of the fleet — so that there is something for essentially every level of the membership: | ||
* '''State of the Fleet Address''' — delivered by the Fleet Commanding Officer or their designated proxy, an address to take stock of where the fleet is presently by examining recent events, and setting goals for the remainder of the year until the next summit. | |||
* '''Commanding Officers' Meeting''' — chapter commanding officers and echelon commanders meet with Fleet Staff to work through the ''how'' of executing the fleet's plan, with open questions and discussion on making things work at the chapter level in alignment with fleet direction. | * '''Commanding Officers' Meeting''' — chapter commanding officers and echelon commanders meet with Fleet Staff to work through the ''how'' of executing the fleet's plan, with open questions and discussion on making things work at the chapter level in alignment with fleet direction. | ||
* '''Senior Enlisted Meeting''' — the same format as the officers' meeting, but run by the [[FSMCPO]] specifically for bosuns, gunnies, and senior enlisted advisors. The enlisted track runs parallel to, and separate from, the officers' track. | * '''Senior Enlisted Meeting''' — the same format as the officers' meeting, but run by the [[FSMCPO]] specifically for bosuns, gunnies, and senior enlisted advisors. The enlisted track runs parallel to, and separate from, the officers' track. | ||
* '''Flag Officers' Meeting''' — a smaller, more focused session for flag-rank officers and echelon command only, addressing higher-level topics such as echelon-support alignment and troubleshooting that do not need to be raised in front of the full room. | * '''Flag Officers' Meeting''' — a smaller, more focused session for flag-rank officers and echelon command only, addressing higher-level topics such as echelon-support alignment and troubleshooting that do not need to be raised in front of the full room. | ||
* '''Awards Ceremony''' — led by the Fleet Commanding Officer, presenting promotions, awards, and recognition for service over the previous fiscal year. It closes out the summit and sends members back to the convention floor on a positive note. | * '''Awards Ceremony''' — led by the Fleet Commanding Officer, presenting promotions, awards, and recognition for service over the previous fiscal year. It closes out the summit and sends members back to the convention floor on a positive note. | ||
* '''Track Programming''' — panels spread throughout the convention weekend covering a myriad of topics with broad appeal (military history, the business of organized fandom, social media management, recruitment & retention) to invite non-members to discuss and engage with Fleet personnel. | |||
In addition to these sessions, summits have hosted '''commissioning ceremonies''' for newly formed chapters and vessels — for example, {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}} was commissioned at the 2015 summit.<ref name="tg">[[Task Group 91.1]] — task group history documenting the 2015 summit and its commissioning.</ref> | In addition to these sessions, summits have hosted '''commissioning ceremonies''' for newly formed chapters and vessels — for example, {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}} was commissioned at the 2015 summit.<ref name="tg">[[Task Group 91.1]] — task group history documenting the 2015 summit and its commissioning.</ref> | ||