R 301347Z MAY 08
MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/PAC/
SUBJ/ JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE 76 /CONFERENCE
ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES /
POC/I.N. RIVERA/1STLT/DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PAC)/-/TEL:(703)
692-1454/
P.S. MARKAKOS/LTCOL/DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PAC)/-/TEL:(703)
568-6808/
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR
THE 2008 JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE 76. THE JCOC IS A
MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES FOR PUBLIC OPINION LEADERS. IN
EXISTENCE SINCE 1948, IT IS THE ONLY CIVILIAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM OF
ITS KIND. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES HAS UNDERSCORED HIS PERSONAL
INTEREST IN THIS MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES FOR PUBLIC
OPINION LEADERS.
2. THE PURPOSE OF JCOC IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIVERSE
CROSS-SECTION OF INFLUENTIAL U.S. OPINION LEADERS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND MISSIONS AND GOALS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND TO
MEET SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. JCOC PARTICIPANTS ATTEND BRIEFINGS IN
THE PENTAGON GIVEN BY THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(DOD) CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP. PARTICIPANTS THEN SPEND TIME
IN THE FIELD WITH ALL OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, OBSERVE EXERCISES
AND DEMONSTRATIONS, FIRE WEAPONS AND PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING.
3. JCOC-76 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER/
FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER 2008. THE CONFERENCE BEGINS IN WASHINGTON DC,
MOVES TO HQ, EUROPEAN COMMAND, FOLLOWED BY MOVEMENT TO INSTALLATIONS
AND ACTIVITIES IN THE EUROPEAN COMMAND AREA OF OPERATIONS.
PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PORTION OF
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION, APPROXIMATELY
$3,000. AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE FEES.
4. AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS ARE DEFINED AS ANY MARINE CORPS GENERAL
OFFICER. ANY MARINE MAY NOMINATE A PARTICIPANT THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND. NOMINATORS ARE ASKED TO FOCUS ON
LEADERS OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO, BOTH PERSONALLY AND
PROFESSIONALLY, COMMUNICATE WITH KEY AUDIENCES. EXAMPLES OF
APPROPRIATE NOMINEES INCLUDE: PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES; CEOS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITH
REGIONAL OR NATIONAL REACH; PUBLISHERS, EDITORS, AND MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS OF NEWS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEADERS
OF PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS; AND
RISING STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS. NOMINATORS
SHOULD FOCUS ON YOUNGER AND EMERGING LEADERS WITH A POTENTIAL TO
RISE TO POSITIONS OF INCREASED
RESPONSIBILITY. ALL NOMINEES MUST BE IN GOOD HEALTH, CAPABLE OF
ENDURING 12-HOUR DAYS OF STRENUOUS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CLIMBING,
WALKING AND WEAPONS FIRING.
5. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE JCOC WEBSITE,
HTTPS:slashslashJCOC.DOD.MIL/ACTION/LOGON/LOGIN. ACCESS THE NOMINATION PAGE
AT HTTP:slashslashJCOC.DOD.MIL/NOMINATIONS.JSF. NOMINATIONS MUST BE
RECEIVED NLT 1 JULY 2008. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE
EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. THE OFFICE OF THE SECDEF WILL SELECT
APPROXIMATELY 50 NOMINEES FROM MORE THAN 300 IN JULY 2008.
6. POINT OF CONTACT IS 1STLT I.N. RIVERA, PAO, COMMUNITY RELATIONS
BRANCH, DIV PA, HQMC AT (703) 692-1454; INGRID.RIVERA@USMC.MIL/
P.S. MARKAKOS/LTCOL/DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PAC)/-/TEL:(703)
568-6808/
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL DAVID LAPAN; ACTING DIRECTOR, DIVISION
OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC. //