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MARADMIN 367/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS THESIS RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (TRWG) 15-2, 10-13 AUG 2015, MONTEREY CA//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/NOV2012//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS TRWG CHARTER. POC/CAMARDO, LOU/LTCOL/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-2794/EMAIL: CAMARDO(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) 15-2 MEETING, 10-13 AUG 2015 AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS), 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 NPS STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM INTERNAL MARINE CORPS AGENCIES WHO HAVE RESEARCH OR ANALYSIS NEEDS. THESE INTERNAL AGENCIES ARE TERMED TOPIC SPONSORS.
3.A.1. PRIOR TO THE WORKING GROUP MEETING, EACH TOPIC SPONSOR POINT OF CONTACT (POC) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING SPONSORED RESEARCH, AS WELL AS ENTERING ANY NEW TOPICS IN THE TOPIC PORTAL ON THE NPS NAVAL RESEARCH PROGRAM (NRP) WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)MY.NPS.EDU/WEB/NAVAL-RESEARCH-PROGRAM/TOPICS/CAC. A CAC CARD IS REQUIRED TO LOG IN.
3.A.2. DAY ONE (10 AUG 2015): TRAVEL DAY. 1600-1930 SPONSOR WELCOME, CHECK-IN, AND NO HOST SOCIAL IN THE TRIDENT ROOM, HERMANN HALL, NPS.
3.A.3. DAY TWO (11 AUG 2015): A TOPIC SPONSOR SYNC-SESSION WILL BE HELD IN ORDER TO FACILITATE EFFORTS ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR TOPICS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST OF TWO PLENARY SESSIONS AT WHICH TOPIC SPONSORS WILL BRIEF THEIR ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT RESEARCH TOPICS AND FUTURE RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS TO AN AUDIENCE OF NPS STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. 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 TOPIC SPONSORS WILL MEET WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN ASSIGNED BREAK-OUT ROOMS TO DISCUSS RESEARCH NEEDS IN DETAIL, BEGIN OR CONTINUE TO SCOPE ANY PROPOSED WORK, AND COVER IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS (IPRs) FOR THOSE PROJECTS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
3.A.4. DAY THREE (12 AUG 2015): AS THIS YEAR's TRWG IS BEING CONDUCTED WHILE CLASSES ARE IN SESSION, THE AGENDA FOR DAY THREE WILL MIRROR THAT OF DAY TWO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE DAY TWO EVENTS DUE TO THEIR CLASS SCHEDULE.
3.A.5. DAY FOUR (13 AUG 2015): THE TRWG WILL CONCLUDE WITH A TOPIC SPONSOR OUTBRIEF AND HOTWASH DURING WHICH PROGRESS WILL BE SUMMARIZED, MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS BRIEFED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE TRWGS OFFERED. TOPIC SPONSORS ARE WELCOME TO STAY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE IPRS AS REQUIRED BY THEIR INDIVIDUAL MISSION AND RESEARCH INVESTMENT AT NPS.
3.B. END STATE. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRWG, IPRS AND ANY INITIAL RESEARCH ESTIMATE FORMS (IREFs) THAT ARE A RESULT OF NEW TOPICS WILL BE COMPLETE. ALTHOUGH NEW TOPICS ARE WELCOME, TWRG 15-2 WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON IPRS AND COORDINATION OF RESEARCH THAT WAS APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE REVIEW BOARD (ERB) 15-1. NO FORMAL ERB IS PLANNED FOR TRWG 15-2.
3.C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
3.C.1. DATES AND LOCATION. TRWG 15-2 WILL BE HELD 10-13 AUG 2015 AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CA. TRAVEL DAYS ARE MONDAY, 10 AUG AND AFTER 1200 ON THURSDAY 13 AUG 2015.
3.C.2. ADDRESSEES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THEIR POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION TO LTCOL CAMARDO (CONTACT INFO ABOVE) NO LATER THAN 31 JUL 2015. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME, RANK, BILLET TITLE, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
3.C.3. ATTIRE. SERVICE CHARLIE (OR EQUIVALENT) FOR MILITARY AND BUSINESS CASUAL 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 15-2" 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 LTCOL CAMARDO 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(DOT)NPS(DOT)EDU(SLASH)SERVICES(SLASH)NGIS(SLASH)INDEX(DOT)HTML). PLEASE REFERENCE "TRWG 15-2" 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 2015 MAX PER DIEM RATE FOR MONTEREY, CA, 93943.
4.E. TRANSPORTATION. ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION. RENTAL CAR IS AUTHORIZED.
4.F. WIRELESS ACCESS IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NPS CAMPUS. 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 H. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY//