ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 041559Z OCT 00 MIN ZYB PSN 379502J26 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC//SN// TO ALNAV UNCLAS //N05720// ALNAV 077/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV// SUBJ/JCOC 64 ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES// REF/A/MEM/SECDEF/14AUG2000// NARR/REF A IS SECDEF JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC) 64 NOMINATIONS.// RMKS/1. I AM ASKING EACH OF YOU TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE NEXT JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC). JCOC PROVIDES REGIONAL AND NATIONAL OPINION LEADERS WITH UNPRECEDENTED EXPOSURE AND INSIGHT INTO THE COMPOSITION, STRENGTH AND READINESS OF OUR NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM THROUGH PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND INTERACTION WITH OUR GREAT PEOPLE. IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS. 2. DURING THIS WEEK-LONG PROGRAM, 60 INFLUENTIAL U.S. CITIZENS WILL TRAVEL, AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE, TO ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD INSTALLATIONS WHERE THEY OBSERVE TRAINING AND GAIN FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CURRENT MILITARY CAPABILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, DURING THE WASHINGTON PORTION OF THE VISIT, PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT NATIONAL DEFENSE ISSUES DIRECTLY FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, SERVICE SECRETARIES, AND OTHER SENIOR PENTAGON OFFICIALS. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS UNDERSCORED HIS HIGHEST SUPPORT AND INTEREST IN THIS MULTI-SERVICE PROGRAM, AND I SHARE HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR JCOC. TENTATIVE DATES FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE ARE 21-29 APRIL 2001. 3. BECAUSE ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF JCOC IS TO PROVIDE ORIENTATION FOR A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF CURRENT AND POTENTIAL U.S. OPINION LEADERS, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON REACHING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEUTRAL, UNFORMED OR EVEN NEGATIVE OPINIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR THE U.S. MILITARY. NOMINEES SHOULD BE U.S. CITIZENS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED LEADERS WITH A LARGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND DEMONSTRATED OUTREACH CAPABILITIES. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN GOOD HEALTH AND ABLE TO WITHSTAND 18 HOUR DAYS OF MODERATE CLIMBING, WALKING, VEHICLE DRIVING AND WEAPONS FIRING. 4. IN SELECTING NOMINEES, NOMINATORS SHOULD FOCUS PARTICULAR ATTENTION ON LEADERS OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, COMMUNICATE ON AN ONGOING BASIS WITH KEY AUDIENCES. EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE NOMINEES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS AND OTHERS WITH MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA; PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND SYNDICATED COLUMNISTS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND REGIONAL LEADERS OF PROFESSIONAL, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS; RISING STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS; AND CEOS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITH REGIONAL OR NATIONAL REACH. NOMINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE WELCOME. IN THIS CATEGORY, NOMINATORS SHOULD FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON YOUNGER AND EMERGING LEADERS WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RISE TO FUTURE POSITIONS OF INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY. 5. EACH SERVICE SECRETARY IS ALLOTTED 30 NOMINATIONS. I ENCOURAGE ALL COMMANDS TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE CHINFO POC LISTED BELOW. INDIVIDUALS MUST BE CONTACTED BY THE NOMINATOR PRIOR TO THEIR NOMINATION AND INFORMED OF THE PROGRAM DATES AND THE $2,000 COST, INCLUDING A $300 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT DUE AT THE TIME OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE'S FORMAL INVITATION (NOT AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION). 6. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CHINFO BY 11 OCT 00. CHINFO WILL PROVIDE NOMINATION FORMS VIA HARD COPY OR ELECTRONIC MAIL TO POTENTIAL NOMINATORS UPON REQUEST. NOMINATION FORMS HAVE BEEN REVISED FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS. 7. CHINFO POCS ARE LCDR DORA STAGGS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 202-685-6654; EMAIL: STAGGS.DORA@HQ.NAVY.MIL, AND LCDR DAVE WELLS, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF INFORMATION FOR PLANS, POLICY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 703-697-0250; EMAIL: WELLS.DAVID@HQ.NAVY.MIL. 8. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE RICHARD DANZIG, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT