CY 2011 NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY RELATIONS EVENTS CALENDAR
Date Signed: 12/15/2010 | MARADMINS Number: 698/10
MARADMINS : 698/10
R 141703Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 698/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/CY 2011 NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY RELATIONS EVENTS CALENDAR//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/2010 CMC PLANNING GUIDANCE/-//
AMPN/REF A IS THE 35TH COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE//
POC/J. WERDEN/MR/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/NAME:DIVPA/TEL:703-693-5163/ EMAIL:JASON.WERDEN.CTR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN REF A, THE COMMANDANT DISCUSSES "WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE WILL OPERATE, WHAT WE WILL DO, AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED." THIS ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS LISTS OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, THE COMMANDANT'S PRIORITIES AS OUTLINED IN HIS DISCUSSION POINTS. 
2.  THE EVENTS SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THIS CALENDAR ARE VARIED IN NATURE (FOR EXAMPLE: MAJOR PARADES, AIR SHOWS, DIVERSITY CONFERENCES, EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS, VETERAN SERVICE CONVENTIONS, MUSIC TOURS AND SILENT DRILL PERFORMANCES).  HARRIER DEMONSTRATIONS AND/OR MV-22 OSPREY STATIC DISPLAYS WILL SUPPORT THE AIRSHOW EVENTS ANNOTATED BELOW.  SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE BY THESE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE GENADMIN.
3.  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11-14 JAN        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS CLEVELAND/RS DETROIT   
17-21 JAN        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS CHICAGO/RS TWIN CITIES   
18-21 JAN        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS BALTIMORE/RS FREDERICK   
18 JAN-10 MAY    CLOSE-UP PROGRAM SPEAKERS        WASHINGTON, DC
26-27 JAN        MARINE WEST MILITARY EXPO        CAMP PENDLETON, CA
4-25 FEB         NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP        WASHINGTON, DC
                 FORUM WINTER 2011   
6 FEB            NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE         ARLINGTON, TX
                 SUPER BOWL XLV   
7-11 FEB         MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS PORTLAND/RS SALT LAKE CITY   
10-12 FEB        SAN DIEGO AVIATION CENTENNIAL    SAN DIEGO, CA
                 KICKOFF WEEKEND   
18-20 FEB        BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR       WASHINGTON, DC
                 AWARDS (BEYA) SCIENCE,
                 TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND
                 MATH (STEM) CONFERENCE   
22-25 FEB        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS NEW YORK/RS BUFFALO   
24-26 FEB        22ND ANNUAL WOMEN IN AVIATION    RENO, NV
                 INTERNATIONAL (WAI) CONVENTION/
                 CAREER FAIR   
28 FEB-4 MAR     MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS PHOENIX/RS DENVER   
1-4 MAR          MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS CHARLESTON/RS RALEIGH        
3 MAR            SILENT DRILL PLATOON             YUMA, AZ
                 PERFORMANCE   
4-13 MAR         ALBANY MARINE BAND TOUR          ST. LOUIS, MO
                 (MARINE WEEK PREP)   
6-12 MAR         SENATE YOUTH MENTOR PROGRAM      WASHINGTON, DC
8 MAR            SILENT DRILL PLATOON             BARSTOW, CA
                 PERFORMANCE
9 MAR            SILENT DRILL PLATOON             TWENTYNINE PALMS,
                 PERFORMANCE                      CA        
10 MAR           SILENT DRILL PLATOON             MIRAMAR, CA
                 PERFORMANCE   
11 MAR           SILENT DRILL PLATOON             CAMP PENDLETON, CA
                 PERFORMANCE   
12 MAR           SILENT DRILL PLATOON             SAN DIEGO, CA
                 PERFORMANCE   
13-19 MAR        REGIONAL BASKETBALL              CHERRY POINT, NC
                 CHAMPIONSHIPS   
15-16 MAR        JOINT WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP         SAN DIEGO, CA
                 SYMPOSIUM/SEA SERVICE LEADERSHIP
                 ASSOCIATION (SSLA) SYMPOSIUM   
16 MAR           SILENT DRILL PLATOON             ALBANY, GA
                 PERFORMANCE
16 MAR-5 APR     ALL MARINE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR    CHERRY POINT, NC
                 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS   
16 MAR-13 APR    NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS           WASHINGTON, DC
                 CONFERENCE SUMMER 2011    
18 MAR           SILENT DRILL PLATOON             BEAUFORT, SC
                 PERFORMANCE   
19 MAR           SILENT DRILL PLATOON             PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 PERFORMANCE   
19 MAR           BULLDOG BIKE RACE                CAMP PENDLETON, CA
20 MAR-9 APR     ALL MARINE BASKETBALL            CAMP PENDLETON, CA
                 CHAMPIONSHIPS   
26-27 MAR        MCAS YUMA AIRSHOW                YUMA, AZ
28 MAR-1 APR     MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS KANSAS CITY/RS ST. LOUIS     
29 MAR-1 APR     MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS NEW JERSEY/RS PITTSBURGH     
4-8 APR          MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS MILWAUKEE/RS LANSING   
5-8 APR          MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS BATON ROUGE/RS MONTGOMERY    
6-15 APR         ARMED FORCES INDOOR AND          CHERRY POINT, NC
                 OUTDOOR VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS   
10-18 APR        ARMED FORCES BASKETBALL          CAMP PENDLETON, CA
                 CHAMPIONSHIPS   
11-15 APR        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS LOS ANGELES/RS SEATTLE       
12-15 APR        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS ALBANY/RS SPRINGFIELD            
15-17 APR        NAS FORT WORTH AIR POWER         FORT WORTH, TX
                 EXPO 2011   
16 APR           DEVIL DOG DUATHLON               CAMP PENDLETON, CA
27-28 APR        MARINE SOUTH MILITARY EXPO       CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
30 APR-1 MAY     MCAS BEAUFORT AIRSHOW            BEAUFORT, SC
TBD APR          ANNUAL NATIONAL IMAGE, INC       TBD
                 CONFERENCE   
TBD APR          MARINE CORPS BUSINESS EXECUTIVE  WASHINGTON, DC
                 FORUM (MCBEF) #1   
TBD APR          MARINE CORPS BUSINESS EXECUTIVE  WASHINGTON, DC
                 FORUM (MCBEF) #2   
2-4 MAY          ALBANY MARINE BAND TOUR          ST. LOUIS, MO
                 (MARINE WEEK PREP)   
2-6 MAY          MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS ALBUQUERQUE/RS FORT WORTH    
2-6 MAY          ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL SERVICES    SAN ANTONIO, TX
                 OFFICERS (ANSO)   
3-6 MAY          MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS NASHVILLE/RS COLUMBIA            
3-9 MAY          CENTENNIAL OF NAVAL AVIATION     PENSACOLA, FL
                 WEEK   
5 MAY            FRIENDSHIP DAY AIR SHOW          IWAKUNI, JAPAN
6 MAY-26 AUG     EVENING PARADE PERFORMANCES      WASHINGTON, DC
10-13 MAY        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS ATLANTA/RS ORLANDO   
13-15 MAY        MCAS NEW RIVER AIRSHOW           NEW RIVER, NC
15-22 MAY        POLICE MEMORIAL COMMEMORATION    CLEVELAND, OH
15 MAY           MARINE CORPS HISTORIC HALF       FREDERICKSBURG, VA
                 MARATHON   
20-22 MAY        DOD JOINT SERVICES OPEN HOUSE    ANDREWS AFB, MD
                 AND AIRSHOW   
22 MAY-2 JUN     NEW YORK FLEET WEEK              NEW YORK, NY
28 MAY           NEW YORK AIRSHOW                 WANTAGH, NY
31 MAY- 3 JUN    MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          PARRIS ISLAND, SC
                 RS LOUISVILLE/RS RICHMOND       
4 JUN            WORLD FAMOUS MUD RUN I           CAMP PENDLETON, CA
5 JUN            WORLD FAMOUS MUD RUN II          CAMP PENDLETON, CA
7 JUN-16 AUG     SUNSET PARADE PERFORMANCES       ARLINGTON, VA
11 JUN           WORLD FAMOUS MUD RUN III         CAMP PENDLETON, CA
11 JUN           OCEAN CITY AIRSHOW               OCEAN CITY, MD
11 JUN           INDIANAPOLIS AIRSHOW             INDIANAPOLIS, IN
13-17 JUN        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS INDIANAPOLIS/RS DES MOINES   
20-26 JUN        MARINE WEEK ST. LOUIS            ST. LOUIS, MO
27 JUN-1 JUL     MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS OKLAHOMA CITY/RS DALLAS      
27 JUN-2 JUL     82ND LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN      CINCINNATI, OH
                 AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC)
                 NATIONAL CONVENTION    
2 JUL            NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL         TRAVERSE CITY, MI
                 AIRSHOW
4 JUL            TACOMA FREEDOM FAIR AIRSHOW      TACOMA, WA
16-24 JUL        5TH CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU     RIO DE JANIERO,
                 SPORT MILITAIRE (CISM) WORLD     BRAZIL
                 MILITARY GAMES   
18-22 JUL        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS SAN FRANCISCO/RS SACRAMENTO  
18-24 JUL        THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN AIRSHOW    YPSILANTI, MI
23-26 JUL        NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA      WASHINGTON, DC
                 ANNUAL CONFERENCE   
23-28 JUL        102ND NAACP CONVENTION           LOS ANGELES, CA
25-29 JUL        MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS SAN ANTONIO/RS HOUSTON       
25 JUL-1 AUG     EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT            OSHKOSH, WI
                 ASSOCIATION (EAA) AIRVENTURE
                 OSHKOSH   
27-31 JUL        46TH ANNUAL MONTFORD POINT       ATLANTA, GA
                 MARINES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL
                 CONVENTION   
31 JUL-6 AUG     MARINE CORPS LEAGUE CONVENTION   BOISE, ID
1-5 AUG          MCRC EDUCATOR WORKSHOP:          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 RS ORANGE/RS SAN DIEGO   
1-5 AUG          NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS          SAN DIEGO, CA
                 ASSOCIATION (NNOA) NATIONAL
                 SYMPOSIUM   
3-7 AUG          SEATTLE FLEET WEEK AND SEAFAIR   SEATTLE, WA
                 WEEKEND   
5 AUG            MARINE CORPS BUSINESS EXECUTIVE  WASHINGTON, DC
                 FORUM (MCBEF) #3   
6 AUG            SPRINT TRIATHLON                 CAMP PENDLETON, CA
17 AUG           ATLANTIC CITY AIRSHOW            ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
19-28 AUG        WESTERN IDAHO STATE FAIR             BOISE, ID
22-26 AUG        BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG)       BOSTON, MA
                 NATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE      
26 AUG           MARINE CORPS BUSINESS EXECUTIVE  WASHINGTON, DC
                 FORUM (MCBEF) #4   
26 AUG-1 SEP     92ND ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION      MINNEAPOLIS, MN
                 NATIONAL CONVENTION   
27 AUG-1 SEP     VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS         SAN ANTONIO, TX
                 CONVENTION   
3 SEP            CLEVELAND AIRSHOW                CLEVELAND, OH
10 SEP           THUNDER OVER NIAGARA             NIAGARA FALLS, NY
10 SEP           HEARTBREAK RIDGE HALF MARATHON   CAMP PENDLETON, CA
19 SEP-2 OCT     SAN DIEGO FLEET WEEK             SAN DIEGO, CA
19 SEP-2 OCT     MCAS MIRAMAR AIRSHOW             MIRAMAR, CA
20-25 SEP        NAS OCEANA AIRSHOW AND AMERICAN  OCEANA, VA
                 INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND
                 ASTRONAUTICS, INC. (AIAA)
                 CENTENNIAL CONVENTION   
27-29 SEP        MODERN DAY MARINE EXPO           QUANTICO, VA
TBD SEP          USMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE   TBD
4-8 OCT          33RD ANNUAL NATIONAL BLACK MBA   ATLANTA, GA
                 ASSOCATION (NBMBAA) CONFERENCE   
6 OCT            SAN FRANCISCO FLEET WEEK AND     SAN FRANCISCO, CA
                 THE CENTENNIAL OF NAVAL
                 AVIATION   
15 OCT           BUFFALO ALLEY 10K, 5K AND        CAMP PENDLETON, CA
                 1 MILE RUN   
26-29 OCT        NAVY LEAGUE CONVENTION           CHATTANOOGA, TN
27-30 OCT        WOMEN OF COLOR (WOC) SCIENCE,    DALLAS, TX
                 TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND
                 MATH (STEM) CONFERENCE   
30 OCT           36TH ANNUAL MARINE CORPS         ARLINGTON, VA
                 MARATHON   
4-25 NOV         NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM  WASHINGTON, DC
                 FALL 2011   
29 DEC           ARMED FORCES BOWL                FORT WORTH, TX
                 (COLLEGE FOOTBALL)   
4.  WHERE POSSIBLE, PAOS AND MPAS WILL SYNERGIZE PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH THESE EVENTS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL LOCAL AND NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE AND HIGHLIGHT PARTICIPATION.
5.  FOR MUSICAL EVENTS, MUSIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS (MTAS) WILL LIAISON WITH HQMC DIVPA, COMMUNITY RELATIONS BRANCH TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF SUPPORT, TO INCLUDE VISITS AND CLINICS TO SURROUNDING AREA SCHOOLS.
6.  PARTICIPATION IN THESE EVENTS WILL ENHANCE RECRUITING EFFORTS AND INCREASE MARINE CORPS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY.
7.  QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ANY DESIRED ADDITIONS TO THIS CALENDAR SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POC INDICATED ABOVE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL B.F. SALAS, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//