R 070007Z OCT 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0598/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCES 79 AND 80//
POC/N. I. DORREN/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/NAME:DIVPA/TEL:703-692-1454/ EMAIL:NAOMI.DORREN@USMC.MIL//
POC/P.S. MARKAKOS/LTCOL/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/NAME:DIVPA/TEL:703-568-6808/ EMAIL:PETER.MARKAKOS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC). THE JCOC IS A MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES FOR KEY PUBLIC OPINION AND BUSINESS LEADERS. IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1948, JCOC IS THE ONLY CIVILIAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM OF ITS KIND.
2. THE PURPOSE OF JCOC IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF INFLUENTIAL U.S. PUBLIC OPINION AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MISSIONS AND GOALS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND TO MEET SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. JCOC PARTICIPANTS ATTEND BRIEFINGS GIVEN BY THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP. PARTICIPANTS THEN SPEND TIME IN THE FIELD WITH ALL OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, OBSERVE EXERCISES AND DEMONSTRATIONS, FIRE WEAPONS AND PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING.
3. FOR FY10, THERE WILL BE (2) SEPARATE JCOC EVENTS. JCOC-79 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 25-30 APR 2010. A 4-DAY EVOLUTION, JCOC-79 WILL BE SHORTER IN DURATION THAN THE FALL JCOC SESSION AND WILL BE HOSTED IN CONUS BY THE U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.  JCOC-79 WILL COMMENCE IN TAMPA, FL, AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MOVEMENT TO INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE EAST COAST AREA.  JCOC-80 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 10-17 SEPT 2010, AND IS AN 8-DAY EVOLUTION HOSTED OCONUS BY THE U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND. THE CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN IN WASHINGTON DC, MOVES TO HQ, U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND, FOLLOWED BY MOVEMENT TO INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE EUROPEAN COMMAND AREA OF OPERATIONS.
4. PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION OTHER THAN TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE STARTING LOCATION OF THE TRIP. THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILL COVER THESE EXPENSES.
5. ANY MARINE MAY NOMINATE A JCOC PARTICIPANT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND. NOMINATORS ARE ASKED TO FOCUS ON LEADERS OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, COMMUNICATE WITH KEY AUDIENCES AND WHO ARE EITHER UNFAMILIAR WITH THE MARINE CORPS OR HOLD A NEGATIVE OPINION OF THE MILITARY. EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE NOMINEES INCLUDE PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; CEOS, PRESIDENTS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITH REGIONAL OR NATIONAL REACH; PUBLISHERS, EDITORS, AND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF NEWS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEADERS OF PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS; AND RISING STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS NOT IN A CAMPAIGN STATUS.  ALL NOMINEES MUST BE IN GOOD HEALTH, CAPABLE OF ENDURING 12-PLUS HOUR DAYS OF STRENUOUS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CLIMBING, WALKING AND WEAPONS FIRING.
6. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS DIRECTLY TO THIS HEADQUARTERS TO THE POC LISTED ABOVE. NOMINATIONS FOR BOTH JCOC-79 AND JCOC 80 MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 31 DEC 2009. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. THE OFFICE OF THE SECDEF WILL SELECT APPROXIMATELY 30 NOMINEES FOR JCOC-79 AND APPROXIMATELY 50 NOMINEES FOR JCOC-80 FROM A POOL OF MORE THAN 1000 NOMINEES IN MAR 2010.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL B.A. SALAS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//