MARADMINS : 330/14
R 021443Z JUL 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 330/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (TRWG) 14-2, 25-27 AUG 14, MONTEREY CA//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/NOV2012//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS TRWG CHARTER.
PRIMARY POC/POLLMAN, A. G./CAPT/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-2796 /EMAIL: POLLMAN(AT)NPS.EDU//
SECONDARY POC/MCCARTHY, M. J./COL/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-3386/EMAIL: MJMCCART(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) 14-2 MEETING, 25-27 AUG 14 AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) IN MONTEREY, CA.
2. MISSION. PER REF A, 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. PRIOR TO THE WORKING GROUP MEETING, EACH SPONSOR SUB-GROUP POINT OF CONTACT (POC) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORWARDING THEIR RESEARCH TOPICS TO THE TRWG SECRETARIAT (PRIMARY POC ABOVE). THE SECRETARIAT WILL COMPILE SUB-GROUP INPUT INTO A PLENARY BRIEF.
3.A.2. DAY 1 (25 AUG 14): AFTER OPENING REMARKS, THE TRWG MEETING WILL CONVENE WITH A PLENARY SESSION WHERE SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WILL BRIEF CURRENT RESEARCH NEEDS AND POTENTIAL THESIS TOPICS TO NPS STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY. ALL MARINE STUDENTS AT NPS WITHOUT AN APPROVED THESIS TOPIC ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRWG MEETING. FACULTY AND OTHER NPS STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. THE INITIAL PLENARY SESSION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF BREAK-OUT SESSIONS, WHERE SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WILL MEET WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN ASSIGNED BREAK-OUT ROOMS TO DISCUSS RESEARCH NEEDS IN DETAIL AND BEGIN OR CONTINUE TO SCOPE ANY PROPOSED WORK.
3.A.3. DAY 2 (26 AUG 14): IN THE MORNING, SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WILL CONDUCT IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS OR RECEIVE UPDATES ON RESEARCH CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, IN THEIR BREAK-OUT ROOMS, FROM RESEARCH TEAMS THAT THEY ALREADY SPONSOR. IN THE AFTERNOON, STUDENTS AND/OR FACULTY WILL RETURN THEIR COMPLETED "PAGE 1," WHICH ADDRESSES A RESEARCH NEED BRIEFED DURING THE PLENARY SESSION, TO THE SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVE AND BRIEF THE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE WAY AHEAD (BACK-BRIEFS). BACK-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 TIME. THE BACK-BRIEFS WILL BE HELD IN THE ASSIGNED BREAK-OUT ROOMS.
3.A.4. DAY 3 (27 AUG 14): THE TRWG MEETING WILL CONCLUDE WITH A PLENARY SESSION DURING WHICH PROGRESS WILL BE SUMMARIZED AND MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS BRIEFED. SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO STAY IN ORDER TO FINISH IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS AS REQUIRED BY THEIR INDIVIDUAL MISSION AND RESEARCH INVESTMENT AT NPS.
3.A.5. TRWG MEETING OUTPUT WILL BE COMPLETED "PAGE 1S". ALTHOUGH NEW TOPICS ARE WELCOME, TWRG 14-2 WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS AND COORDINATION OF RESEARCH THAT WAS APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE REVIEW BOARD (ERB) 14-1. NO FORMAL ERB IS PLANNED FOR TRWG 14-2. IF NEEDED, ERB 14-2 WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA ELECTRONIC STAFFING.
3.B. END STATE. COMPLETED "PAGE 1S" OF THESIS PROPOSALS THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE SPONSOR. FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND SPONSOR ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE RESEARCH IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.
3.C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
3.C.1. DATES AND LOCATION. TRWG 14-2 WILL BE HELD 25-27 AUG 14 AT HERRMANN HALL, NPS, MONTEREY, CA. ATTENDEES SHOULD PLAN RETURN TRAVEL AFTER 1200 ON WEDNESDAY 27 AUG 14.
3.C.2. ADDRESSEES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THEIR POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE TRWG SECRETARIAT NO LATER THAN (NLT) 15 JUL 14. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME, RANK, BILLET TITLE, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
3.C.3. TIMELINE
3.C.3.A. MONDAY 25 AUG 14
3.C.3.A.1. 0800-0830 OPENING REMARKS
3.C.3.A.2. 0830-1130 PLENARY SESSION
3.C.3.A.3. 1130-1300 NO-HOST LUNCH
3.C.3.A.4. 1300-1700 SUB-GROUP BREAK-OUT SESSIONS IN ASSIGNED BREAK-OUT ROOMS
3.C.3.A.5. 1700-1900 NO-HOST SOCIAL IN THE TRIDENT ROOM
3.C.3.B. TUESDAY 26 AUG 14
3.C.3.B.1. 0800-1130 IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS IN ASSIGNED BREAK-OUT ROOMS
3.C.3.B.2. 1130-1300 NO-HOST LUNCH IN EL PRADO ROOM
3.C.3.B.3. 1300-1700 STUDENT/FACULTY BACK-BRIEFS IN ASSIGNED BREAK-OUT ROOMS
3.C.3.C. WEDNESDAY 27 AUG 14
3.C.3.C.1. 0830-1030 CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
3.C.3.C.2. 1030-1700 IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS OR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSION WITH TARGETED FACULTY/STUDENTS IN ASSIGNED BREAK-OUT ROOMS
3.C.4. THE TRWG SECRETARIAT WILL DISTRIBUTE PLENARY SESSION TEMPLATES AND BREAK-OUT ROOM ASSIGNMENTS TO POCS NLT 15 JUL 14 VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE (SEPCOR).
3.C.5. SPONSOR SUB-GROUP POC IS REQUESTED TO SUBMIT COMPLETED PLENARY SESSION PRODUCTS TO THE TRWG SECRETARIAT NLT 15 AUG 14. PLEASE NOTE, THIS DEADLINE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
3.C.6. THE TRWG SECRETARIAT WILL DISTRIBUTE READ-AHEAD AND DETAILED AGENDA TO SUB-GROUP POCS NLT 18 AUG 14.
3.C.7. ATTIRE. DESERT MARPAT (OR EQUIVALENT) FOR MILITARY AND BUSINESS CASUAL (COLLARED SHIRT TO SPORT JACKET, NO TIES REQUIRED) FOR CIVILIANS.
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. IF APPLICABLE, PLEASE SUBMIT VISIT REQUESTS FOR "TRWG 14-2" VIA THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS). SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) CLEARANCES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED UNDER SMO CODE 622713; COLLATERAL CLEARANCES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED UNDER SMO CODE 622715. ENSURE THE REQUEST LISTS CAPT POLLMAN AS THE TECHNICAL POC. PLEASE CONTACT THE NPS SECURITY OFFICE AT 831-656-3448 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). PLEASE REFERENCE "TRWG 14-2" WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS.
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. SIPR ACCESS IS AVAILABLE IN THE NPS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY (SCIF) OR DUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY.
4.G. STORAGE. THE SCIF CAN ACCOMMODATE STORAGE OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL UP TO AND INCLUDING TOP SECRET.
4.H. CONFERENCE EXCEPTION. THIS WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A TITLE 10 FUNCTION AND IS THEREFORE CONFERENCE EXEMPT. FURTHER, IT HAS BEEN FORMALLY VETTED AND MEETS EXEMPTION 2B ON PAGE 4 OF DEPSECDEF MEMO DTD 29 SEP 2013, AS A INTERNAL AGENCY BUSINESS MATTER HELD ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION.
4.I. MISSION CRITICAL TRAVEL. ALTHOUGH SPONSOR ATTENDANCE IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, MISSION CRITICALITY FOR TRWG ATTENDANCE WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE INDIVIDUAL TRAVELER'S COMMAND.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY//