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R 022058Z FEB 07 ZUI ASN-A00033000024 FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-5// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N01500// ALCOAST 062/07 COMDTNOTE 1500 SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE MIT SEMINAR XXI PROGRAM 1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) PROGRAM ENTITLED "SEMINAR XXI: FOREIGN POLITICS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THE NATIONAL INTEREST." THE COAST GUARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT UP TO THREE (03) PERSONS FROM THE WASHINGTON DC AREA TO ATTEND THIS PRESTIGIOUS NINE-MONTH SEMINAR SERIES. THE MIT CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ADMINISTERS SEMINAR XXI. MILITARY OFFICERS IN GRADES O-5 TO O-8 AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN GRADES GS-14 TO SES ARE ELIGIBLE, ALTHOUGH EXCEPTIONALLY QUALIFIED 0-4S AND GS-13S MAY BE CONSIDERED. PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE STATIONED IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 2007 TO MAY 2008, INCLUDING THOSE IN RECEIPT OF PCS ORDERS TO THE AREA, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. 2. SEMINAR XXI IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR 75 SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAMS OBJECTIVES ARE: A. TO DEVELOP THE CRITICAL ABILITY TO ASSESS COMPETING THEORIES OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN POLITICS, THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND B. TO EXPLORE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF NATIONAL AIMS AND BEHAVIOR FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. COAST GUARD MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MITS SEMINAR XXI PROGRAM SINCE 1991. THE NEXT SESSION WILL CONVENE IN THE LOCAL WASHINGTON DC AREA IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND WILL CONCLUDE IN MAY 2008. THE FORMAT, WHICH REMAINS THE SAME FROM YEAR TO YEAR, INCLUDES SIX MONDAY EVENING SESSIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC AND THREE WEEKEND RETREATS (LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY) AT A LOCATION WITHIN AN HOURS DRIVE OF WASHINGTON. EACH SESSION BRINGS TOGETHER DISTINGUISHED FACULTY FROM AMERICAN AND FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES WHO PRESENT ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR UNDERSTANDING FOREIGN POLITICS. SEMINAR XXI FELLOWS RECEIVE AN EXTENSIVE READ-AHEAD PACKET AND QUESTIONS TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR EACH MONTHS LECTURE AND DISCUSSION TOPIC. SEMINAR XXI PARTICIPANTS MUST BE COMMITTED TO ATTENDING ALL MEETINGS AND BE WILLING TO DEDICATE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME EACH MONTH TO THE PREPARATORY READINGS. THE EXTENSIVE NETWORK THAT FELLOWS DEVELOP IN THE COURSE OF THE NINE-MONTH PROGRAM IS OF ENDURING VALUE TO THEM AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. 3. APPLICATION MATERIALS CAN BE OBTAINED ELECTRONICALLY OR BY FAX FROM COMMANDANT (CG-511) BY CALLING (202) 372-2693 OR (202) 372- 2696. INTERESTED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A FULL BIOGRAPHY (CURRICULUM VITAE OR RESUME) AND A ONE-PAGE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE INDICATING WHY THE APPLICANT DESIRES TO ATTEND THE PROGRAM AND WHAT THE APPLICANT HOPES TO GAIN FROM THE PROGRAM PROFESSIONALLY. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR COMPLETE NOMINATION PACKAGE NOT LATER THAN 16 MARCH 2007. THOSE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATION PACKAGE TO THE HEADQUARTERS FLAG/SES TO WHOM THEY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006. THOSE ORDERED TO HEADQUARTERS PRIOR TO AUGUST 2007 SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATION PACKAGE TO THE HEADQUARTERS FLAG/SES TO WHOM THEY WILL BE ASSIGNED. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOW OR WILL BE ATTACHED TO A WASHINGTON DC AREA COMMAND IN SEPTEMBER 2007 (I.E.,NAVCEN/TISCOM/ICC/HSC/MSC/NPFC,ETC.) SHOULD SUBMIT NOMINATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE WASHINGTON DC AREA COMMAND. 4. EACH FLAG OFFICER/SES OR LOCAL COMMANDING OFFICER NOTED ABOVE WHO RECEIVES APPLICATIONS MAY SUBMIT NO MORE THAN TWO NOMINATIONS, WITH AN ENDORSEMENT, TO COMMANDANT (CG-511) FOR RECEIPT NO LATER THAN 23 MARCH 2007. FROM THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN CG-511, THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR POLICY AND PLANNING (CG-5) WILL SELECT AND SUBMIT TO MIT BY 13 APRIL 2007 THE NAMES OF THREE COAST GUARD CANDIDATES FOR THE SEMINAR XXI PROGRAM. MIT IS EXPECTED TO NOTIFY INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR SELECTION BY MID-SUMMER. 5. TUITION (9,200 DOLLARS) FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE PAID BY COMMANDANT (CG-511). ATTENDEES ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION TO SEMINAR XXI EVENTS IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. SINCE THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED TOTALLY OUTSIDE NORMAL WORKING HOURS, THERE IS NO SERVICE OBLIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM. HOWEVER, MEMBERS SELECTED ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL SEMINAR XXI SESSIONS AND MAY BE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT ARE MANAGED BY CG-511, SUCH AS ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PROJECT EVERGREEN, AT THE PROGRAMS CONCLUSION. 6. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT CDR TOM GLYNN, OFFICE OF STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (CG-511) AT (202) 372-2693 OR CDR JOHN CAPLIS AT (202) 372-2696. 7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 8. RDML J.L. NIMMICH, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR POLICY AND PLANNING, SENDS. BT
