MARADMINS : 146/14
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MARADMIN 146/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP 14-1 EXECUTIVE RESEARCH BOARD 2 APRIL 2014 QUANTICO VA//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/NOV2012//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS TRWG CHARTER.//
PRIMARY POC/FLAHERTY/LTCOL/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-3386/EMAIL: GPFLAHER(AT)NPS.EDU//
SECONDARY POC/POLLMAN, A. G./CAPT/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-2796/EMAIL: POLLMAN(AT)NPS.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. THIS MESSAGE CONVENES AND PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH BOARD (ERB). AT THE 14-1 THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (TRWG) MEETING ABOARD NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, 15 MARINE CORPS SPONSORS PRESENTED 131 RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS; RESULTING IN THE GENERATION OF 33 PROPOSED STUDIES AT AN AVERAGE COST OF $100,000 PER PROPOSAL AS OF PUBLISH DATE FOR THIS MARADMIN.
2. MISSION. THE ERB WILL CONVENE ON 2 APRIL 2014 AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) IN QUANTICO, VA IN ORDER TO REVIEW, VALIDATE, AND RECOMMEND ASSIGNMENT OF RESOURCES TO THE PROPOSED STUDIES GENERATED DURING THE 14-1 TRWG MEETING.
3. EXECUTION
3.A. METHOD. THE ERB IS LED BY COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND. THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF O-6 (OR EQUIVALENT) REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY SPONSOR ORGANIZATION WITH PROPOSED WORK FOR CONSIDERATION OR REVIEW. THE ERB 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. ERB OUTPUT WILL BE A TOPICAL LIST AND SUMMARY OF MARINE CORPS RESEARCH TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF NPS. THIS REPORT WILL BE BRIEFED TO MARINE CORPS LEADERSHIP.
3.B. END STATE. VETTED THESIS OR RESEARCH PROPOSALS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS SPONSOR RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS AND ARE RESOURCED FOR EXECUTION BY STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT NPS.
3.C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
3.C.1. DATES AND LOCATION. THE ERB WILL BE HELD 2 APRIL 2014 IN THE COMMANDING GENERAL'S CONFERENCE ROOM AT BRECKINRIDGE HALL, MCU, QUANTICO, VA. ATTENDEES SHOULD PLAN RETURN TRAVEL AFTER 1400 ON WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014.
3.C.2. EVERY SPONSOR WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TRWG 14-1 MEETING IS REQUESTED TO IDENTIFY AND SEND AN O-6 (OR EQUIVALENT) REPRESENTATIVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ERB.
3.C.3. TIMELINE
WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014
1000-1015 OPENING REMARKS BY COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMMAND
1015-1145 ERB
1145-1200 CLOSING REMARKS BY COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMMAND
3.C.4. THE TRWG SECRETARIAT WILL DISTRIBUTE A READ-AHEAD AND DETAILED AGENDA INFORMATION TO THE SPONSOR REPRESENTATIVES NOT LATER THAN 28 MARCH 2014.
3.C.5. SPONSOR REPRESENTATIVES (O-6/EQUIVALENT REPRESENTATIVES OR ATTENDING BOARD MEMBERS) ARE REQUESTED TO RSVP TO THE PRIMARY POC NOT LATER THAN 30 MARCH 2014.
3.C.6. ATTIRE. SERVICE CHARLIE (OR EQUIVALENT) ARE REQUIRED FOR MARINES AND JOINT SERVICE MEMBERS. CIVILIAN MARINES REQUIRE COAT AND TIE.
3.C.7. A SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE ERB WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE SPONSOR POINTS OF CONTACT UPON COMPLETION OF THE BOARD.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
4.A. LODGING. ATTENDEES NOT STATIONED IN THE QUANTICO-DC METRO AREA WILL ARRANGE THEIR OWN BILLETING. ON BASE BILLETING IS AVAILABLE AT THE CROSSROADS INN (703-630-4512).
4.B. TRAVEL, BILLETING COSTS, AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOARD WILL BE THE INDIVIDUAL UNIT'S RESPONSIBILITY.
4.C. DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) WILL IDENTIFY THE 2014 MAX PER DIEM RATE FOR QUANTICO, VA 22134.
4.D. TRANSPORTATION. ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION. COMMANDS MAY AUTHORIZE RENTAL CARS FOR THOSE NOT STATIONED IN THE QUANTICO-DC AREA.
4.E. CONFERENCE EXCEPTION. THE THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP/EXECUTIVE RESEARCH BOARD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A TITLE 10 FUNCTION AND FORMALLY DESIGNATED AS CONFERENCE EXEMPT.
4.F. MISSION CRITICAL TRAVEL. ALTHOUGH SPONSOR ATTENDANCE IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, MISSION CRITICALITY FOR ERB ATTENDANCE WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE TRAVELER'S COMMAND. VIDEO TELECONFERENCE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//