UNCLAS 030711Z
AUG 07 CMCUC
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 470/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/R1 CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE 74 /CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/OASD(PA) /YMD:20070731//
AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCES SECDEF-SPONSORED JCOC-74 FOR FY2008.   POC IS
MAJOR THOMAS E. JOHNSON; TEL: 703-697-6005.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY2008 JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC-74).  THE JCOC IS A MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES FOR PUBLIC OPINION LEADERS.  IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1948, IT IS THE ONLY CIVILIAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES HAS UNDERSCORED HIS PERSONAL INTEREST IN THIS MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES FOR PUBLIC OPINION LEADERS.
2. THE PURPOSE OF JCOC IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF INFLUENTIAL U.S. OPINION LEADERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND MISSIONS AND GOALS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND TO MEET SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. JCOC PARTICIPANTS ATTEND BRIEFINGS IN THE PENTAGON GIVEN BY THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(DOD) CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP. PARTICIPANTS THEN SPEND TIME IN THE FIELD WITH ALL OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, OBSERVE EXERCISES AND DEMONSTRATIONS, FIRE WEAPONS AND PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING.
3. JCOC-74 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 4-11 NOVEMBER 2007.  THE CONFERENCE BEGINS IN WASHINGTON DC, MOVES TO HQ, PACIFIC COMMAND, HI, FOLLOWED BY MOVEMENT TO INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PACIFIC COMMAND AREA OF OPERATIONS.  PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION, APPROXIMATELY $3,000.  NOMINATORS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE FEES.
4. NOMINATORS ARE ASKED TO FOCUS ON LEADERS OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, COMMUNICATE WITH KEY AUDIENCES. EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE NOMINEES INCLUDE:
PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS, AND OTHERS WITH MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA; PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND SYNDICATED COLUMNISTS; NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEADERS OF PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS; RISING STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS; AND CEOS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITH REGIONAL OR NATIONAL REACH. NOMINATORS SHOULD FOCUS ON YOUNGER AND EMERGING LEADERS WITH A POTENTIAL TO RISE TO POSITIONS OF INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY. ALL NOMINEES MUST BE IN GOOD HEALTH, CAPABLE OF ENDURING 12-HOUR DAYS OF STRENUOUS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CLIMBING, WALKING, AND WEAPONS FIRING.
5. ALL NOMINATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY INTO THE JCOC WEBSITE, WWW.DOD.MIL/JCOC.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 17 AUG 2007.
6. POINT OF CONTACT IS 2NDLT INGRID RIVERA, DEPUTY, COMMUNITY RELATIONS BRANCH, DIV PA, HQMC AT (703) 692-1454; INGRID.RIVERA@USMC.MIL.-//