Thank you, good morning. I would like to welcome the members and everyone in attendance today to the 13th Public Meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on investigation, prosecution, defense of Sexual Assault in the armed forces. Of the 15 Committee Members, 11 members are present and a 12th member will be joining us by telephone at 10 00 this morning. Two members were not able to attend today. Major general Marsha Anderson and judge reggie walton. It was created in 2015 in accordance with the National Defense authorization act in 2015 as amended. Our mandate is to advise the secretary of defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of Sexual Assault and other Sexual Misconduct involving members of the armed forces. Please note that todays meeting is being transcribed. The complete written transcript will be posted on the website. Todays meeting will begin with the dac ipads fiscal 2018 for conviction and acquittal rates of Sexual Assault in the military bas
Your calendar or in front of our San Francisco library, they are unveiling a beautiful tribute a monument to dr. Maya angelou called a monument to dr. Maya angelou a phenomenal woman and it will be a bronze book with her face on the cover of the book so they will be unveiling that on the lock street entrance of the San Francisco library on september 19th at 11 00. This is a very special city to dr. Maya angelou and we are not banning books here in San Francisco. [cheers and applause] she was a lover of writing, a poetoriete and no matter where i roam im proud about that our bay and were not banning any books, were not banning any authors, we dont shut people out, we welcome them, no matter what they look like, who they sleep with, how they walk, how they talk, how much they have in their pockets, people are still coming to San Francisco bay area and theyre looking for something, we hope they can find it. We cant leave technology out as were thinking about trailblazers and tonight were
When Public Comment is called for members of the public wishing to comment on an item from outside the hearing room, you will, uh. You may do so by joining via webinar through the link shown on page two of todays agenda. And to be recognized, select the raise your hand icon in the webinar. You may also comment from outside the chamber by. Dialing 14156550001. Use the meeting id. Of 26613161316. Pound, pound and then to raise your hand to speak, press star three. The telephone login information is also available on both pages one and two of todays agenda. Commenters may speak for up to three minutes per item. Youll receive a 32nd notice when youre speaking. Time is about to expire, and in the event we have many comment hours on an on an item, the chair may reduce Public Comment time to less than three minutes per person unless youre speaking under general Public Comment, please note that you must limit your comments to the topic of the agenda item being discussed, and if commenters do n
When Public Comment is called for members of the public wishing to comment on an item from outside the hearing room, you will, uh. You may do so by joining via webinar through the link shown on page two of todays agenda. And to be recognized, select the raise your hand icon in the webinar. You may also comment from outside the chamber by. Dialing 14156550001. Use the meeting id. Of 26613161316. Pound, pound and then to raise your hand to speak, press star three. The telephone login information is also available on both pages one and two of todays agenda. Commenters may speak for up to three minutes per item. Youll receive a 32nd notice when youre speaking. Time is about to expire, and in the event we have many comment hours on an on an item, the chair may reduce Public Comment time to less than three minutes per person unless youre speaking under general Public Comment, please note that you must limit your comments to the topic of the agenda item being discussed, and if commenters do n
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