R 141137Z OCT 14
MARADMIN 515/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2014 COPERNICUS AWARDS//
POC/ROBERT R. PRICE/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4/-/TEL:703-693-3545//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE COPERNICUS AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NAVAL WARFARE IN COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS (C4), INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND INFORMATION WARFARE. THE AWARD IS SPONSORED BY THE ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (AFCEA) AND THE U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE (USNI).
2. AWARD CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY. FISCAL YEAR 2014 NOMINEES MUST HAVE MADE A SPECIFIC, DEMONSTRABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF C4, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OR INFORMATION WARFARE DURING FY14. CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE TECHNICAL IN NATURE, BUT MAY ALSO ORIGINATE FROM DOCTRINAL, STRATEGY, FINANCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, GOVERNANCE AND POLICY, OR OTHER DIMENSIONS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE CONTRIBUTION SHOULD INVOLVE EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP AND INSIGHT WITHIN THE NOMINEE'S AREA OF EXPERTISE. ALL NAVY, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD, AND CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION. UP TO 30 AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED. EACH NOMINATING COMMAND IS LIMITED TO TWO NOMINEES. NO CONTRACTOR OR TEAM (MORE THAN ONE PERSON) NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NOMINATIONS MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED.
3. NOMINATIONS AND PRESENTATION. THE AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED THROUGH NOMINATIONS FROM NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND COAST GUARD (INCLUDING JOINT/NATO) COMMANDS, AFLOAT AND ASHORE. NOMINATIONS MUST BE ON LETTERHEAD AND SUBMITTED BY SCAN/EMAIL (PREFERRED), MAIL, OR FAX. NOMINATIONS FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS OR OFFICERS IN CHARGE MUST BE SIGNED BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND. FLAG ENDORSEMENTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NEITHER REQUIRED NOR DESIRED. THE NOMINATION TEMPLATE AND ADDITIONAL NOMINATION PACKAGE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE POC INFORMATION, CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.AFCEA.ORG(SLASH)AWARDS(SLASH)COPERNICUSNOMINATIONS.ASP. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE POC NO LATER THAN 3 NOVEMBER 2014. LATE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. AFCEA(SLASH)USNI WILL MAKE FINAL SELECTIONS AND C4 WILL ANNOUNCE THE AWARDEES VIA MARADMIN. THE ANNUAL COPERNICUS AWARDS CEREMONY HELD AT THE AFCEA(SLASH)USNI WEST CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND AN EAST COAST CONFERENCE, LOCATION TBD AND ANNOUNCED SEPCOR.
4. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 JANUARY 2015.
5. MESSAGE APPROVED BY BGEN NALLY, DIRECTOR COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.//