MARADMINS : 052/14
R 310238Z JAN 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 052/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (TRWG) 14-1, 3-6 MAR 2014, MONTEREY CA//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/NOV2012//
AMPN/REF A/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS TRWG CHARTER//
PRIMARY POC/ FLAHERTY, G. P./LTCOL/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-3847/EMAIL: GPFLAHER(AT)NPS.EDU//
SECONDARY POC/ROWLAND, D. R./CAPT/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-3847/EMAIL: DRROWLAN(AT)NPS.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. THIS MESSAGE CONVENES AND PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE MARINE CORPS THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (TRWG) 14-1 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NAVAL RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS FAIR 14-1, 3-6 MAR 2014, AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) IN MONTEREY, CA, AS SET FORTH IN THE REFERENCE.
2. MISSION. PER THE REFERENCE, THE TRWG MEETING WILL CONVENE ABOARD NPS AS A FORUM FOR COMMUNICATING, REVIEWING, VALIDATING AND RECOMMENDING MARINE CORPS RESEARCH CHALLENGES FOR STUDY IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE NPS AS AN EXISTING RESEARCH ASSET.
3. EXECUTION
3.A. METHOD. TRWG MEETING PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS FROM INTERNAL MARINE CORPS AGENCIES WHO HAVE RESEARCH OR ANALYSIS NEEDS. THESE INTERNAL AGENCIES ARE TERMED SPONSOR SUB-GROUPS.
3.A.1. APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRWG, EACH SPONSOR SUB-GROUP POC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORWARDING THEIR RESEARCH TOPICS TO THE TRWG POCS WHO WILL COMPILE SUB-GROUP INPUT AND SUBMIT TO THE NAVAL STUDIES PROGRAM OFFICE (NSPO) FOR INCLUSION IN THE TRWG.
3.A.2. DAY 1 (3 MAR 2014): AFTER OPENING REMARKS, SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WILL BRIEF CURRENT RESEARCH NEEDS AND POTENTIAL THESIS TOPICS TO NPS STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY. FACULTY AND STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE FIRST DAY OF THE TRWG. FACULTY AND STUDENTS ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REMAINDER OF THE TRWG. A SERIES OF BREAKOUTS WILL FOLLOW THE INITIAL PLENARY SESSION. IN DESIGNATED BREAKOUT ROOMS, NPS POCS ALONG WITH THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL COUNTERPARTS WILL MEET WITH SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES, FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO DISCUSS RESEARCH NEEDS IN DETAIL AND BEGIN TO SCOPE ANY PROPOSED WORK.
3.A.3. DAY 2 (4 MAR 2014): IN THE MORNING, SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WILL RECEIVE UPDATES, IN THEIR BREAK-OUT ROOMS, FROM CURRENTLY SPONSORED RESEARCH TEAMS. IN THE AFTERNOON, STUDENTS AND/OR FACULTY WILL BRIEF THE SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE WAY AHEAD (OUT-BRIEFS). OUT-BRIEFS MAY BE AS ROBUST AS A FULL PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES (POAM) WITH A THESIS OR RESEARCH TEAM CHARTER OR AS SIMPLE AS CONFIRMING FOLLOW-UP DATES AND TIMES. THE OUT-BRIEFS WILL BE HELD IN THE BREAK-OUT ROOMS.
3.A.4. DAY 3 (5 MAR 2014): THE TRWG WILL CONCLUDE WITH A PLENARY SESSION DURING WHICH PROGRESS WILL BE SUMMARIZED. AMONG THE MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS BRIEFED WILL BE THE LIST OF STUDY ISSUES FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSALS. DURING DAYS 2 AND 3, SESSION LEADERS WILL PRIORITIZE IDENTIFIED ISSUES.
3.A.5. DAY 4 (6 MAR 2014): IN PROGRESS REVIEWS BETWEEN SPONSOR AND FY14 NAVAL STUDIES PROGRAM PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. LOCATION TBA.
3.A.6. TRWG MEETING OUTPUT WILL BE COMPLETED RESEARCH OR THESIS PROPOSALS FOR REVIEW BY THE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH BOARD (ERB). AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRWG MEETING, A DECISION WILL BE MADE AS TO WHETHER TO CONVENE THE ERB FORMALLY IN QUANTICO, VIA VTC, OR VIA ELECTRONIC STAFFING. THE ERB IS LED BY COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMMAND AND WILL: VERIFY THAT PROPOSED RESEARCH IS RELEVANT, REVIEW PROPOSALS FOR DUPLICATION OF EFFORT WITH OTHER EXISTING OR PROPOSED WORK AND RECOMMEND ASSIGNMENT OF RESOURCES TO PROPOSED RESEARCH. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ERB WILL BE RELEASED TO SPONSOR POCS VIA SEPCOR.
3.B. END STATE. THESIS OR RESEARCH PROPOSALS, FOR SUBMISSION TO THE ERB, THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE SPONSOR. A LIST OF RESEARCH THESES, PROJECTS, AND BROAD AREA STUDIES THAT WILL BE EXECUTED BY NPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY WILL BE ROUTED TO MARINE CORPS LEADERSHIP AT THE TERMINATION OF THE ERB.
3.C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
3.C.1. DATES AND LOCATION. THE TRWG IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NAVAL RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS FAIR 14-1, HELD 3-6 MAR 2014 AT NPS, MONTEREY, CA. THE SPECIFIC BUILDING LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPCOR. ATTENDEES SHOULD PLAN RETURN TRAVEL AFTER 1200 ON THURSDAY 6 MAR 2014.
3.C.2. ADDRESSEES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THEIR POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE TRWG POCS NLT 10 FEB 2014. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME, RANK, BILLET TITLE, ORGANIZATION, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
3.C.3. TIMELINE NOTE: ALL NAMED ROOMS ARE LOCATED IN HERRMANN HALL ABOARD NPS. MONDAY 3 MAR 2014 0800-0815 OPENING REMARKS BY PRESIDENT, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL. LOCATION TBA. 0815-0830 REMARKS BY COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND 0830-0845 REMARKS BY N1 REPRESENTATIVE. LOCATION TBA. 0830-1200 BREAKOUT SESSIONS IN ASSIGNED ROOMS. 1200-1300 NO-HOST LUNCH IN EL PRADO ROOM. 1300-1600 BREAKOUT SESSIONS IN ASSIGNED ROOMS. 1600-1900 NO-HOST SOCIAL IN THE TRIDENT ROOM. TUESDAY 4 MAR 2014 0800-1200 RESEARCH UPDATES FROM EXISTING THESIS OR RESEARCH TEAMS IN ASSIGNED ROOMS. 1200-1300 NO-HOST LUNCH IN THE EL PRADO ROOM. 1300-1600 STUDENT/FACULTY OUT-BRIEFS IN ASSIGNED ROOMS WEDNESDAY 5 MAR 2014 0830-1130 CLOSING PLENARY SESSION. LOCATION TBA. THURSDAY 6 MAR 2014 0830-1130 IN PROGRESS REVIEWS BETWEEN SPONSOR AND FY14 NAVAL STUDIES PROGRAM PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. LOCATION TBA.
3.C.4. THE TRWG POCS WILL DISTRIBUTE TEMPLATES AND BREAK-OUT ROOM ASSIGNMENTS IN COORDINATION WITH NSPO NLT 13 FEB 2014 VIA SEPCOR.
3.C.5. SPONSOR SUB-GROUP POCS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT COMPLETED INITIAL PLENARY SESSION PRODUCTS TO THE TRWG POCS NLT 21 FEB 2014.
3.C.6. THE TRWG POCS WILL DISTRIBUTE READ-AHEAD AND DETAILED AGENDA TO SUB-GROUP POCS NLT 21 FEB 2014.
3.C.7. ATTIRE. SERVICE BRAVO'S (OR EQUIVALENT) ARE REQUIRED FOR MARINES AND JOINT SERVICE MEMBERS. CIVILIAN MARINES REQUIRE COAT AND TIE.
3.C.8. A SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE TRWG WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE SUB-GROUP POCS IN COORDINATION WITH NSPO.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
4.A. VISIT REQUESTS. ALTHOUGH THE TRWG MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE UNCLASSIFIED LEVEL, THERE MAY BE A REQUIREMENT FOR DISCUSSION OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL; THEREFORE, VISIT REQUESTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ALL ATTENDEES. PLEASE SUBMIT VISIT REQUESTS FOR THE "TRWG 14-1" VIA THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS). SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION CLEARANCES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED UNDER SMO CODE 622713; COLLATERAL CLEARANCES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED UNDER SMO CODE 622715. ENSURE THE REQUEST LISTS CAPT ROWLAND AS THE TECHNICAL POC. PLEASE CONTACT PO2 NORBOT 831-656-7752 TO VERIFY RECEIPT.
4.B. LODGING. ATTENDEES WILL ARRANGE THEIR OWN BILLETING. ON BASE BILLETING IS AVAILABLE AT HERRMANN HALL (831-656-2060, OPTION #1 OR WWW.NPS.EDU/SERVICES/NGIS/INDEX.HTML).
4.C. TRAVEL, BILLETING COSTS, AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MEETING WILL BE THE INDIVIDUAL UNIT'S RESPONSIBILITY.
4.D. DTS WILL IDENTIFY THE 2014 MAX PER DIEM RATE FOR MONTEREY, CA, 93940.
4.E. TRANSPORTATION. ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION. RENTAL CAR IS AUTHORIZED.
4.F. WIRELESS ACCESS IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT HERMANN HALL. SECRET INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTER NETWORK ACCESS IS AVAILABLE IN THE NPS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY.
4.G. STORAGE. THE SENSITIVE COMPARMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE STORAGE OF CLASSIFIED (TOP SECRET) MATERIAL.
4.H. CONFERENCE EXCEPTION. THIS WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A TITLE 10 FUNCTION AND IS THEREFORE CONFERENCE APPROVAL EXEMPT. FURTHER, IT HAS BEEN FORMALLY VETTED AND MEETS EXEMPTION 2B ON PAGE 4 OF DEPSECDEF MEMO DATED 29 SEP 2013, AS AN INTERNAL AGENCY BUSINESS MATTER HELD ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.
4.I. MISSION CRITICAL TRAVEL. ALTHOUGH SPONSOR ATTENDANCE IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, MISSION CRITICALITY FOR TRWG ATTENDANCE WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE TRAVELERS COMMAND.
4.J. ABSENTEE PARTICIPATION. SPONSOR SUB-GROUPS THAT WISH TO PARTICIPATE, BUT CANNOT TRAVEL ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS NEEDS TO THE SECRETARIAT. THE SECRETARIAT WILL BRIEF THESE RESEARCH NEEDS TO THE PLENARY SESSION ON BEHALF OF THE ABSENTEE SPONSOR. ABSENTEE SPONSOR POINTS OF CONTACT SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EXPEDITIOUSLY FIELD QUESTIONS RELATED TO THEIR RESEARCH VIA PHONE OR E-MAIL, AND SUPPORT FOLLOW-ON VIDEO TELECONFERENCE SESSIONS AS NECESSARY.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//