R 101805Z MAR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 156/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2011 JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE(JCOC) 81 AND 82 SELECTIONS ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 548 10/-/YMD:20100929//
AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE 81 AND 82 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES//
POC/DORREN N.I./CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC/NAME:HQMC/TEL:703-692-1454 //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OSD PA) CONDUCTED A FORMAL SELECTION BOARD FOR JCOC NOMINEES PER REF A. THE SELECTION PANEL WAS COMPRISED OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH BRANCH OF SERVICE. THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. MORE THAN 350 NOMINEES WERE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION. 42 NOMINEES WERE SELECTED FOR JCOC 81 AND 44 WERE SELECTED FOR JCOC 82.
2. THE FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS NOMINEES WERE SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION:
(A) FRANCIS SLAY, MAYOR OF ST LOUIS, MO.
(B) STEPHEN FARMER, ASSOCIATE PROVOST, U OF NC CHAPEL HILL.
(C) THOMAS MONTAG, PRESIDENT, GLOBAL CORP, BANK OF AMERICA.
3. THE FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS NOMINEES WERE SELECTED AS ALTERNATES AND WILL BE INVITED SHOULD SPACES BECOME AVAILABLE:
(A) MICHAEL LANE, PRESIDENT, STATE UNIVERSITY, EMPORIA, KS.
(B) STEVEN ZODKOY, DOCTOR, MONMOUTH ADV MED, FREEHOLD, NJ.
4. THE INDIVIDUALS SELECTED HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR SELECTION AND WHICH SPECIFIC JCOC SESSION THEY WILL ATTEND BY OSD(PA).
5. JCOC 81 IS SCHEDULED FOR 1-6 MAY 11 IN THE NORTHEAST US.   JCOC 82 IS SCHEDULED FOR 18-23 SEP 11 IN THE CENTRAL US .  NOMINEES FOR JCOC 83 AND 84 WILL BE SOLICITED BY HQMC IN THE OCT 11 TIMEFRAME VIA MARADMIN.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL BRYAN F SALAS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//