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R 281749Z AUG 01 ZYB MIN
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01650//
NAVADMIN 226/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N6//
 
SUBJ/FY01 COPERNICUS AWARD//
POC/B.L. MORGAN/CWO2/CNO N62M3/-/TEL:(703)601-1424/TEL:(DSN)329-1424
/TEL:(703)601-1336 - FAX/EMAIL:MORGAN.BRYAN'AT'HQ.NAVY.MIL//
 
RMKS/1. THE COPERNICUS AWARD HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO NAVAL WARFARE IN THE DISCIPLINES OF C4I,
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION WARFARE.  THE AWARDS ARE
SPONSORED BY THE ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS
ASSOCIATION (AFCEA) AND THE US NAVAL INSTITUTE.
 
2. THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE FLEET AND THE SHORE ESTABLISHMENT
HAVE BEEN NOTABLY SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING THE MARITIME SERVICES
SMARTLY INTO THE INFORMATION AGE.  INDIVIDUAL SAILORS AND MARINES
HAVE PLAYED CRITICAL ROLES IN ENABLING A REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AND
CIVIL AFFAIRS BASED ON COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
THIS REVOLUTION IS MARKED BY THE EMERGENCE OF NETWORK CENTRIC
WARFARE, WHICH IS A WARFIGHTING MODEL PROMISING INCREASED COMBAT
POWER THROUGH SPEED OF COMMAND.
 
3. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGH A SET OF COMMON
PRINCIPLES AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ACTIONS AND DETERMINATION OF
INDIVIDUALS, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, JUNIOR AND SENIOR.  THE
COPERNICUS AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN
INFORMATION SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HONOR THOSE PEOPLE AND
TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
 
4. AWARD CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY.  WITHIN FISCAL YEAR 2001, NOMINEES
MUST HAVE MADE A SPECIFIC DEMONSTRABLE CONTRIBUTION IN THE
DISCIPLINES OF C4I, 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.  SENIORITY IS SPECIFICALLY NOT A CRITERION FOR
SELECTION.  THE CONTRIBUTION SHOULD DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL
INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP AND INSIGHT WITHIN THE NOMINEE'S AREA OF
EXPERTISE.  ALL NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD PERSONNEL,
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
NOMINATION. UP TO 25 AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED. EACH NOMINATING
COMMAND IS LIMITED TO SUBMITTING TWO NOMINATIONS. NO CONTRACTOR OR
TEAM (MORE THAN ONE PERSON) NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
 
5. NOMINATIONS AND PRESENTATION.  THE AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED
THROUGH NOMINATIONS FROM NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD
COMMANDS; AFLOAT AND ASHORE.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE ON LETTERHEAD WHEN
SUBMITTED BY MAIL OR FACSIMILE, OR CONTAIN THE CAVEAT 'CO SENDS'
WHEN SUBMITTED BY MESSAGE. THE FORMAT CAN BE FOUND IN WORD FORMAT AT
CNO-N6.HQ.NAVY.MIL/N62/. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO CNO N6 NLT 30
OCTOBER 2001.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE JOINT SELECTION BOARD,
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL AWARD SELECTEES WILL BE MADE TO
AFCEA/USNI.  AFCEA/USNI WILL MAKE FINAL SELECTIONS AND ANNOUNCE
AWARDEES SHORTLY THEREAFTER.  THE FOURTH ANNUAL COPERNICUS AWARDS
BANQUET WILL BE AT THE JANUARY 2002 AFCEA WEST CONFERENCE IN SAN
DIEGO, CA.
 
6. RELEASED BY VADM R. W. MAYO, USN.//
 
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