R 132117Z SEP 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 506/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/FY10 COPERNICUS AWARD//
POC/JOHN L. GARDNER/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:(703)693-3556//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE COPERNICUS AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NAVAL WARFARE IN COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INTELLIGENCE (C4I), INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION WARFARE.  THE AWARDS ARE SPONSORED BY THE ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (AFCEA) AND THE U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE (USNI).
2. AWARDS CRITERION AND ELIGIBILITY.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE MADE A SPECIFIC DEMONSTRABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF C4, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OR INFORMATION WARFARE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2010. CONTRIBUTIONS DO NOT NEED TO BE TECHNICAL IN NATURE, BUT MAY ARISE FROM DOCTRINAL, FINANCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, OR OTHER DIMENSIONS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS.  THE CONTRIBUTION SHOULD DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP, AND INSIGHT WITHIN THE NOMINEE'S AREA OF EXPERTISE. ALL MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, AND CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION.  UP TO 30 AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED FROM ACROSS THE NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD.  EACH NOMINATING COMMAND IS LIMITED TO TWO NOMINEES.  NO CONTRACTOR OR TEAM NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
3. NOMINATIONS AND PRESENTATION.  NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE POC NLT 01 NOVEMBER 2010.  THE NOMINATION TEMPLATE AND ADDITIONAL NOMINATION PACKAGE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.AFCEA.ORG/AWARDS/AWARDLIST.CFM.  GENERAL OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NEITHER REQUIRED NOR DESIRED.  NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, SCAN/EMAIL, OR FAX.  NOMINATIONS FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS OR OFFICERS IN CHARGE MUST BE SIGNED BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND.  A SELECTION BOARD WILL BE HELD DURING DECEMBER 2010 TO DETERMINE THE AWARDEES.  AFTER THE BOARD ADJOURNS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL AWARD SELECTEES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO AFCEA/USNI.  AFCEA/USNI WILL MAKE FINAL SELECTIONS, AND C4 WILL ANNOUNCE THE AWARDEES VIA MARADMIN.  THE ANNUAL COPERNICUS AWARDS BANQUET, HELD AT THE AFCEA WEST CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO, CA, WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPCOR.
4. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 JANUARY 2011.
5. MESSAGE APPROVED BY BGEN NALLY, DIRECTOR COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.//