R 050323Z APR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 189/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2012 ANNUAL RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE//
POC/C. T. HEDLESTON/LTCOL/LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE/TEL: DSN 278-4688 COMM: 703-432-4688/EMAIL: CHAD.HEDLESTON(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  SITUATION.  THE RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IS HELD IN HONOR OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN H. RUSSELL, THE SIXTEENTH COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS; IN ORDER TO GENERATE THOUGHTFUL RECOMMENDATIONS ON CRITICAL ISSUES FACING OUR CORPS.
2.  MISSION.  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, VIA THE LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WILL CONDUCT THE RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 23-24 APRIL 2012 AT THE CLUBS AT QUANTICO, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, IN ORDER TO GATHER INSIGHTS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION ON CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR CORPS AFTER A DECADE OF WAR.
3.  EXECUTION
A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT.  THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WILL TARGET OFFICERS AT THE O-4/5/6 LEVEL AND SERGEANTS MAJOR/MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS.  ATTENDEES WILL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE READ-AHEAD MATERIAL AND PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS RELATING TO ETHICAL CHALLENGES FACING THE MARINE CORPS AFTER A DECADE OF WAR.  DURING THIS TWO-DAY PERIOD, ATTENDEES WILL BE PRESENTED WITH INFORMATION AND MEET IN SMALL GROUPS FOR IN- DEPTH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MARINE CORPS-WIDE ETHICS STAND-DOWN.
B.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  THE CY 2012 RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WILL CONSIST OF LECTURES FROM SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS AND MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY FACULTY, AS WELL AS PANEL AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS.  SMALL GROUPS WILL INDEPENDENTLY PROVIDE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO POSED QUESTIONS, AND PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CONFERENCE.  THESE BACK-BRIEFS WILL BE USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FINAL CONFERENCE REPORT; THE FOUNDATION OF A MARINE CORPS-WIDE ETHICS STAND-DOWN.
C.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE A REPRESENTATIVE MIX OF PARTICIPANTS AT THE REQUESTED RANKS.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A.  CONFERENCE SEATS.  THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 90 FUNDED SEATS FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE.  RESPECTIVE COMMAND ALLOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
COMMAND        ALLOCATIONS
MARFORPAC            20
MARFORCOM            25
MCCDC                5
MARFORRES            8
MARSOC               2
MCICOM               30
B.  TO ACQUIRE SEAT(S), RESPECTIVE COMMAND G-3 REPRESENTATIVES SHALL PROVIDE A CONSOLIDATED LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, BY DIGITALLY SIGNED EMAIL, TO INCLUDE FULL NAME, GRADE, LAST 4 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN), MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS), PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND COMPLETE UNIT ADDRESS TO THE RESPECTIVE POINT OF CONTACT (POC) LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5, NO LATER THAN 19 APRIL 2012.  TELEPHONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  COMMANDS THAT DESIRE TO DROP OR REPLACE A PARTICIPANT SHALL NOTIFY THE POC.  FUNDING FOR BILLETING, PER DIEM, AND AIR FARE WILL BE PROVIDED BY MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.  RENTAL VEHICLES WILL NOT BE FUNDED BY MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.  ORDERS ARE TO BE NON-REPORTING.
C.  PROVIDE THE DEFENSE TRAVEL ADMINISTRATOR'S NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS.  FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED TO COMMANDS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4A IN DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) FORMAT.  FUNDING WILL BE ASSIGNED VIA CROSS ORGANIZATIONAL APPROPRIATION DATA.  ENSURE ACCURATE INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED TO AVOID DELAYS IN PROCESSING, AS DTS ADMINISTRATORS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL.
D.  COMMANDERS ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MARADMIN TO ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES AND AFFORD QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND CONSISTENT WITH OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS.
E.  UNIFORM: DESERT MARPAT UTILITIES.
F.  SERVICE, HEALTH, AND DENTAL RECORDS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE CY 2012 RUSSELL CONFERENCE MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LLEADERSHIP/DEFAULT.ASPX(POUND SIGN)RLC.  FOR ALL OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT LTCOL CHAD HEDLESTON AT CHAD.HEDLESTON(AT)USMC.MIL OR COMM: 703-432-4688.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//