R 181659Z JUL 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 401/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CY 2011 ANNUAL RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE//
POC/C. T. HEDLESTON/LTCOL/LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE/- /TEL:DSN 278-4688 COMM:703-432-4688//
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.  IT PROVIDES THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS AND SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS WITH A PLATFORM TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LEADERS ON CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR CORPS.  THE RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IS A VALUABLE CONDUIT TO GENERATE IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON ISSUES THAT HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF OUR CORPS.
2.  MISSION.  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, VIA THE LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WILL CONDUCT THE RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (RLC) 27-29 SEPTEMBER 2011 AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, IN ORDER TO AFFORD OFFICER AND ENLISTED LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES AND SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMANDANT AND THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS.
3.  EXECUTION
 A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT.  THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WILL TARGET ENLISTED MARINES E-7 TO E-9, AND OFFICERS CWO2-5 AND O-3 TO O- 5.  ATTENDEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE READ- AHEAD MATERIAL PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE AND PARTICIPATE IN TARGETED DISCUSSIONS RELATING TO THIS YEAR'S TOPIC.  THIS YEAR'S RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TOPIC IS ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS (ENGAGING MARINES THROUGH LEADER COMMUNICATION) AND ETHICS (MORAL RESILIENCY; ETHICS IN THE LAW OF WAR).  ATTENDEES WILL BE PRESENTED WITH INFORMATION OVER A TWO-DAY PERIOD, WHICH DIRECTLY RELATES TO THIS YEAR'S RLC TOPIC.  CLASSES AND PRESENTATIONS BY MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY STAFF ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER NEW IDEAS AND STIMULATE DEBATE.  ATTENDEES WILL MEET IN SMALL GROUPS FOR IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.  THE DESIRED ENDSTATE IS A SUMMARY OF THOUGHTFUL RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED TO THE COMMANDANT AND THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS CONCERNING THE SUBJECT TOPICS.
 B.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  THE CY 2011 RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER ABOARD MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO.  THE CONFERENCE WILL CONSIST OF LECTURES FROM MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND SENIOR LEADERS, SEMINARS, CASE STUDIES, AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS.  DISCUSSION GROUPS WILL BE TASKED TO REVIEW CONFERENCE MATERIALS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFERENCE.
 C.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  THE IDEAL UNIT REPRESENTATIVES ARE THOSE LEADERS WHO POSSESS CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND CAN BEST REPRESENT THEIR COMMAND, AT THE RANKS REQUESTED, IN DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING LEADERSHIP AND ETHICAL ISSUES.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
 A.  CONFERENCE SEATS.  THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 40 FUNDED SEATS AND 10 UNFUNDED SEATS FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE.  RESPECTIVE COMMANDS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
COMMAND        ALLOCATIONS
MARFORPAC        19
MARFORCOM        15
MCCDC            10 (UNFUNDED)
MARFORRES        4
MARSOC           2
 B.  TO REQUEST SEAT(S), RESPECTIVE COMMAND G-3 REPRESENTATIVES SHALL PROVIDE CONSOLIDATED LIST OF NOMINEES, BY DIGITALLY SIGNED EMAIL, TO INCLUDE FULL NAME, GRADE, LAST 4 SSN, MOS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND COMPLETE UNIT ADDRESS TO THE RESPECTIVE POC LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5, NO LATER THAN 5 AUG 2011.  TELEPHONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  COMMANDS WILL BE NOTIFIED NLT 15 AUG IF THEIR NOMINEES ARE SELECTED TO ATTEND.  COMMANDS THAT DESIRE TO DROP OR REPLACE AN APPROVED ATTENDEE MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE POC.  FUNDING FOR BILLETING, PER DIEM, AND AIR FARE WILL BE PROVIDED BY MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.  RENTAL CARS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.  ORDERS ARE TO BE NONREPORTING.
 C.  PROVIDE THE DEFENSE TRAVEL ADMINISTRATOR'S NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS.  FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED TO COMMANDS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4A IN 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.  NOMINATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO LTCOL CHAD HEDLESTON EMAIL CHAD.HEDLESTON(AT)USMC.MIL DSN 278-4688 DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE CY 2011 RUSSELL CONFERENCE MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LLEADERSHIP/DEFAULT.ASPX(POUND SIGN)RLC.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//