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MARADMIN 064/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (TRWG) 15-1, 30 MARCH 2015 - 3 APRIL 2015, MONTEREY CA//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/NOV2012//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS TRWG CHARTER. PRIMARY POC/MARK A. RAFFETTO/LTCOL/NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL/MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/TEL: 831-656-2794/EMAIL: RAFFETTO(AT)NPS.EDU//
POC/ABBOTT, R. P./CTR/NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL/MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/TEL: 831-656-2579/EMAIL: RPABBOTT(AT)NPS.EDU//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  SITUATION. THIS MESSAGE CONVENES AND PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE MARINE CORPS THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (TRWG) 15-1 MEETING, 30 MARCH 2015 - 3 APRIL 2015 AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) IN MONTEREY, CA. TRWG 15-1 WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NAVAL RESEARCH PROGRAM (NRP) AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NAVY RESEARCH WORKING GROUP.
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 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.  DAY ONE 30 MARCH 2015: TRAVEL DAY. SPONSOR ORIENTATION AND SOCIAL IN THE EVENING.
3.A.2.  DAY TWO 31 MARCH 2015: SPONSOR SYNC SESSION FOR SPONSORS ONLY. 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 STUDENTS AT NPS WITHOUT AN APPROVED THESIS TOPIC ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLENARY SESSION. 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.  DAYS THREE AND FOUR 1 APRIL 2015 - 2 APRIL 2015: SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WILL CONDUCT WORK WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS THAT ADDRESS SPONSOR RESEARCH NEEDS. INITIAL RESEARCH ESTIMATE FORMS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SPONSOR FOR REVIEW. SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WILL CONDUCT IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS ON RESEARCH CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
3.A.4.  DAY FIVE 3 APRIL 2015: THE TRWG MEETING WILL CONCLUDE WITH A HOTWASH AND OUT-BRIEF SESSION DURING WHICH PROGRESS WILL BE SUMMARIZED AND MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS BRIEFED TO THE NPS PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF RESEARCH.
3.A.5.  TRWG MEETING OUTPUT WILL BE INITIAL RESEARCH ESTIMATE FORMS.
3.A.6.  ALL INITIAL RESEARCH ESTIMATE FORMS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH BOARD (ERB) 15-1 FOR VETTING AND VALIDATION. ERB 15-1 WILL BE HELD AT EDUCATION COMMAND IN QUANTICO. THE ERB WILL BE COORDINATED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
3.B.  END STATE. INITIAL RESEARCH ESTIMATE FORMS ADDRESSING SPONSOR RESEARCH NEEDS. ACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN USMC AGENCIES AND NPS FACULTY. INVESTMENT IN THE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL OF THE MARINES AT NPS. FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND SPONSORS PREPARED TO EXECUTE SERVICE RELEVANT RESEARCH ONCE APPROVED BY THE ERB.
3.C.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
3.C.1.  DATES AND LOCATION. TRWG 15-1 WILL BE HELD 30 MARCH 2015 - 3 APRIL 2015 ABOARD NPS, MONTEREY, CA. ATTENDEES SHOULD PLAN TO TRAVEL OUT ON MONDAY AND RETURN TRAVEL AFTER 1200 ON FRIDAY 3 APRIL 2015.
3.C.2.  ADDRESSEES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER AS A SPONSOR VIA THE NPS NRP TRWG 15-1 WEBSITE.
3.C.3.  SPONSOR SUB-GROUP REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT RESEARCH TOPICS (NEEDS) VIA NPS NRP TRWG 15-1 WEBSITE. THIS WEBSITE WILL BE OPEN FOR TOPIC SUBMISSIONS FROM 15 FEBRUARY 2015 TO 15 MARCH 2015. THIS SITE ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION REGARDING TEMPLATES, SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, MAPS, AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION. ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THE WEBSITE MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED. SEE PAR FOUR FOR CLASSIFIED SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS.
3.C.4.  THE TRWG SECRETARIAT WILL PUBLISH THE AGENDA, BREAK-OUT ROOM ASSIGNMENTS, AND ANY UPDATES VIA THE NPS NRP TWRG 15-1 WEBSITE.
3.C.5.  ATTIRE. SERVICE CHARLIE (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 15-1" VIA THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS). SCI CLEARANCES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED UNDER SMO CODE 622713; COLLATERAL CLEARANCES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED UNDER SMO CODE 622715. ENSURE THE REQUEST LISTS LTCOL RAFFETTO 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(SLASH)SERVICES(SLASH)NGIS(SLASH)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 2015 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 CAMPUS BUILDINGS. SIPR ACCESS IS AVAILABLE IN THE NPS SCIF OR DUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY.
4.G.  STORAGE. THE SCIF 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 EXEMPT. FURTHER, IT HAS BEEN FORMALLY VETTED AND MEETS EXEMPTION 2B ON PAGE FOUR OF DEPSECDEF MEMO DTD 29 SEPTEMBER 2013, AS AN 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 H. G. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//