MARADMINS : 584/13
R 011249Z NOV 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 584/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO FY13 COPERNICUS AWARD//
POC/PAUL B. KEENER/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4/-/TEL:703-693-3545//
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 2013. 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. NOMINATIONS MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED.
3. NOMINATIONS AND PRESENTATION. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE POC NLT 08 NOVEMBER 2013. THE NOMINATION TEMPLATE AND ADDITIONAL NOMINATION PACKAGE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.AFCEA.ORG(SLASH)AWARDS(SLASH)COPERNICUSNOMINATIONS.CFM. GENERAL OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NEITHER REQUIRED NOR DESIRED. NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY SCAN(SLASH)EMAIL IN PDF FORM. NOMINATIONS FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS OR OFFICERS IN CHARGE MUST BE SIGNED BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND. AFCEA(SLASH)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 2014.
5. MESSAGE APPROVED BY BGEN NALLY, DIRECTOR COMMAND,CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.//