The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation co-sponsors this annual meeting through an agreement with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers are strongly encouraged to attend this annual leadership and training symposium, the largest annual gathering of Public Health Service officers. To attend, officers shall receive approval from their respective agency chain of command or be on annual leave. Agencies must exercise discretion and judgment in ensuring all conference expenses are appropriate, necessary, and managed in a prudent manner in accordance with the agencies’ travel regulations, and current agencies’ travel guidance.