ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 291850Z AUG 03 ZYB MIN PSN 613965J30
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N61//
 
TO NAVADMIN
CMC WASHINGTON DC//C4//
CMC WASHINGTON DC//C4//
COGARD TISCOM ALEXANDRIA VA//TSD-1//
 
UNCLAS //N01650//
NAVADMIN 238/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N61/-/AUG//
 
SUBJ/FY03 COPERNICUS AWARD//
POC/A. R. MILLER/CW03/CNO N612M2/-/TEL:703 601-1466/TEL:DSN 329-1466
/TEL:703 601-1350 (FAX)/EMAIL:MILLER.ANDRE AT 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 U.S. 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 2003, 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, COAST GUARD PERSONNEL, MILITARY
AND GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION.
UP TO 30 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
(INCLUDING JOINT/NATO) COMMANDS, AFLOAT AND ASHORE.  NOMINATIONS
MUST BE ON LETTERHEAD WHEN SUBMITTED BY MAIL, EMAIL OR FACSIMILE,
AND CONTAIN THE CAVEAT 'CO SENDS' WHEN SUBMITTED BY MESSAGE. FLAG
ENDORSEMENTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NOT REQUIRED OR
DESIRED.
THE NOMINATION TEMPLATE CAN BE FOUND IN WORD FORMAT AT HTTP: DOUBLE
SLANT CNO-N6.HQ.NAVY.MIL/N62/COPERNICUSFORMAT.DOC. NOMINATIONS ARE
DUE TO CNO N61 NLT 01 OCTOBER 2003.  PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER 01
OCTOBER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR NOMINATION.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE 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 ANNUAL COPERNICUS AWARDS BANQUET WILL BE AT THE JANUARY 2003
AFCEA WEST CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO, CA.
 
6. RELEASED BY CAPT. E. A. HIGHT, USN.//
 
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