R 040349Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 625/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/C4/OCT//
SUBJ/FY08 COPERNICUS AWARD//
POC/JOSHUA RIDER/CAPT/HQMC C4/LOC:WASH DC/TEL:(703)693-3556/
TEL:DSN 223-3556/EMAIL:JOSHUA.RIDER(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE COPERNICUS AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NAVAL WARFARE IN COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND
INTELLIGENCE (C4I), INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION WARFARE. THE AWARDS ARE SPONSORED BY THE ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (AFCEA)
AND THE U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE (USNI).
2. AWARDS CRITERION AND ELIGIBILITY. WITHIN FISCAL YEAR 2008, NOMINEES MUST HAVE MADE A SPECIFIC DEMONSTRABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF C4, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OR INFORMATION WARFARE. CONTRIBUTIONS NEED NOT BE TECHNICAL IN NATURE, BUT MAY ARISE FROM DOCTRINAL, FINANCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, OR OTHER DIMENSIONS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE CONTRIBUTION SHOULD DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP AND INSIGHT WITHIN THE NOMINEE'S AREA OF EXPERTISE. ALL NAVY, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD AND CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION. UP TO 30 AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED. EACH NOMINATING COMMAND IS LIMITED TO TWO NOMINEES. NO CONTRACTOR OR TEAM (MORE THAN ONE PERSON) NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
3. NOMINATIONS AND PRESENTATION. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE POC NLT 20 NOVEMBER 2008. THE NOMINATION TEMPLATE AND ADDITIONAL NOMINATION PACKAGE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.AFCEA.ORG/AWARDS/COPERNICUSNOMINATIONS08.ASP. GENERAL OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NEITHER REQUIRED NOR DESIRED. NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, SCAN/EMAIL, OR FAX. NOMINATIONS FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS OR OFFICERS IN CHARGE MUST BE SIGNED BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND. THE AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED THROUGH NOMINATIONS FROM NAVY AND MARINE CORPS (INCLUDING JOINT/NATO) COMMANDS. AFTER THE SELECTION BOARD ADJOURNS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL AWARD SELECTEES WILL BE MADE TO AFCEA/USNI. AFCEA/USNI WILL MAKE FINAL SELECTIONS AND C4 WILL ANNOUNCE THE AWARDEES VIA MARADMIN. THE ANNUAL COPERNICUS AWARD BANQUET, HELD AT THE AFCEA WEST CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO, CA, WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPCOR.
4. MESSAGE APPROVED BY BGEN ALLEN, DIRECTOR COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.
5. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 JANUARY 2009.