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ROUTINE

R 191333Z AUG 10

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NAVADMIN 277/10

MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/SEP//

SUBJ/FY10 COPERNICUS AWARDS//

POC/BROOKE ZIMMERMAN/LCDR/CNO N2N6C122/LOC:WASH DC/TEL:(703) 695-1416 
/TEL:DSN 312-329-1416/ EMAIL:brooke.zimmerman@navy.mil/
EMAIL:brooke.zimmerman@navy.smil.mil//

RMKS/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. AWARD CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2010, NOMINEES 
MUST HAVE MADE A SPECIFIC, DEMONSTRABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT 
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.
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. THE AWARDEES WILL BE SELECTED THROUGH 
NOMINATIONS FROM JOINT/NATO, NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD 
COMMANDS, AFLOAT AND ASHORE. NOMINATIONS MUST BE ON LETTERHEAD WHEN 
SUBMITTED BY SCAN/EMAIL (PREFERRED), MAIL, OR FAX. WHEN SUBMITTED BY 
MESSAGE, NOMINATIONS MUST CONTAIN THE CAVEAT "COMMANDING OFFICER 
SENDS."  NOMINATIONS FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS OR OFFICERS IN CHARGE MUST 
BE SIGNED BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND. FLAG ENDORSEMENTS AND 
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NEITHER REQUIRED NOR DESIRED. THE 
NOMINATION TEMPLATE AND ADDITIONAL NOMINATION PACKAGE INFORMATION AS 
WELL AS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE POC INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT 
HTTP//WWW.AFCEA.ORG/AWARDS/COPERNICUSNOMINATIONS10.ASP.
NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE POC NLT 01 NOVEMBER 2010. LATE NOMINATIONS 
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION BOARD. AFTER THE SELECTION 
BOARD ADJOURNS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL AWARD SELECTEES WILL BE 
MADE TO AFCEA/USNI. AFCEA/USNI WILL MAKE FINAL SELECTIONS AND OPNAV 
WILL ANNOUNCE THE AWARDEES VIA NAVADMIN. THE ANNUAL COPERNICUS AWARDS 
BANQUET HELD AT THE AFCEA WEST CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO, CA, WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED SEPCOR.

4. RELEASED BY VADM DAVID J. DORSETT, USN, DCNO N2N6.//

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