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MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/NAVAL RESEARCH WORKING GROUP (NRWG) 16-1, 21-24 MAR 2016, MONTEREY CA//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/ONR WASHINGTON DC CNR, MCWL/AUG2015//
AMPN/REF A IS THE NAVAL RESEARCH PROGRAM CHARTER. POC/CAMARDO, LOUIS/LTCOL/UNIT: NPS/-/TEL: 831-656-2794/ EMAIL:  CAMARDO(AT)NPS.EDU//
Gentext/Remarks/1.  This message convenes and provides administrative updates for the execution of the Naval Research Working Group (NRWG) 16-1 meeting, 21-24 Mar 2016 at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA.
2.  Per Ref A, the NRWG meeting will convene aboard NPS in order to address current and future naval research requirements, integrate NPS faculty into the total naval R&D capability, and disseminate the knowledge gained from these research projects to stakeholders.
3.  NRWG meeting participants include NPS students, faculty, staff, and individuals from Navy and Marine Corps agencies who have research or analysis needs.  These agencies are termed topic sponsors.
4.  Research topics that topic sponsors desire to present at the NRWG plenary session must be entered in the topic portal on the NPS Naval Research Program (NRP) website no later than 7 Mar 2016.  The topic portal is located at https://my.nps.edu/web/ naval-research-program/topic-portal.  For those without an NPS login, a CAC card is required to log in.  Additionally, each attending topic sponsor POC may coordinate In-Progress Reviews (IPRs) during NRWG 16-1 with faculty and students currently conducting sponsored research projects.
5.  Registration.  All attendees should register for the NRWG at https://my.nps.edu/web/naval-research-program/nrwg-16-1 under the register tab.  Indicate if you will be a presenter or a general attendee during the event.
6.  Schedule.  Travel days will be Sunday and Friday, 20 and 25 Mar 2016 respectively.
6.a.  Day One (Monday, 21 Mar 2016):
0730-0830 Topic sponsor sync session,
0900-1000 NRWG kickoff and keynote speaker,
1000-1200 Plenary session I,
1200-1300 Lunch,
1300-1630 Plenary session II,
1700-2000 Trident room social and faculty research poster session
6.b.  Days Two and Three (Tuesday and Wednesday, 22-23 Mar 2016):
0900-1200 and 1300-1600 Revolving panel sessions, individual breakout sessions, and IPRs.
6.c.  Day Four (Thursday, 24 Mar 2016):
0900-1100 Topic sponsor outbrief and hotwash,
1300-1700 IPRs as required.
6.d.  At the plenary sessions on day one, topic sponsors will present their research topics and future research requirements to an audience of NPS students, faculty, and staff using the NRP template slide found on the topic portal.  All students at NPS without an approved thesis topic are required to participate in the NRWG meeting.  Faculty and other NPS students are invited to participate.
6.e.  The plenary sessions are followed, on days two and three, by revolving panel sessions at which topic sponsors are able to address smaller groups of interested faculty and students.  Topics are covered in more depth during the revolving panel sessions.  Additionally, individual breakout sessions will be held between topic sponsors, faculty, and students in order to discuss specific research needs in detail, begin or continue to scope any proposed work, and cover IPRs for those NRP projects already underway.
7.  NRWG meeting output will be Initial Research Estimate Forms (IREFs).  These forms will be forwarded to the USMC Executive Review Board (ERB) for vetting and validation.  The ERB will be held at Education Command in Quantico, VA and will be coordinated via separate correspondence.
8.  The NRWG end state includes IREFs addressing topic sponsor research needs, active relationships between topic sponsors and NPS faculty, investment in the intellectual capital of NPS students, and stakeholders prepared to execute service-relevant research once approved by the ERB.
9.  Addressees who wish to participate are requested to submit the information of the point of contact within their organization to LtCol Camardo (contact info above) no later than 7 Mar 2016.  Please include name, rank, billet title, phone number, and email address.
10.  The uniform for the NRWG will be service charlie (or equivalent) for military and business casual for civilians.
11.  Visit requests.  Although the NRWG 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 “NRWG 16-1” 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.
12.  Lodging.  On base billeting will be arranged by the NRP.  A block of rooms has been reserved for the Naval Research Working Group at Herrmann Hall.  However, in order to access that block of rooms, please notify LtCol Camardo at camardo(at)nps.edu or 831-656-2794 of your intent.  You will be provided a confirmation number which you will use when contacting the Navy Gateway Inns and Suites (NGIS) at Herrmann Hall.  This will guarantee your room as part of the NRWG block of rooms.  NGIS will not honor requests for the NRWG block of rooms unless they come from the NRP.
13.  Travel, billeting costs, and other arrangements associated with this meeting will be the individual unit’s responsibility.
14.  DTS will identify the 2016 max per diem rate for Monterey, CA, 93943.
15.  Transportation.  Attendees are responsible for their own transportation. Rental car is authorized.
16.  Wireless access is available throughout the NPS campus.  SIPR access is available in the NPS Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) or Dudley Knox Library.
17.  Storage.  The SCIF can accommodate storage of classified material up to and including top secret.
18.  Conference exemption.  This working group has been designated a Title 10 function and is therefore conference exempt.  Further, it has been formally vetted and meets exemption 4B in Section IV of DoD Conference Guidance dtd 06 Nov 2013, as an internal agency business matter.
19.  Mission critical travel.  Although sponsor attendance is highly encouraged, mission criticality for NRWG attendance will be established by the individual traveler’s command.
20.  Release authorized by BGen H. G. Pratt, Commanding General, Education Command, President, Marine Corps University.//