Naval Research Working Group 20, 21-23 April 2020, Monterey, CA

This MARADMIN announces Naval Research Working Group (NRWG) 20, scheduled for 21-23 April 2020 at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. The working group will connect Navy and Marine Corps agencies with research needs to NPS faculty and students to develop operationally relevant research projects and thesis opportunities. Topic sponsors must submit research topics through the NPS portal no later than 1 April 2020.

Issued: January 9, 2020

Announcements

1. This Marine administrative message announces Naval Research Working Group (NRWG) 20, from 21-23 April 2020 at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, California. 
2. Per reference (a) (my.nps.edu/nrp/about), NRWG 20 will convene aboard NPS in order to provide operationally relevant research experiences to NPS faculty members; provide operationally relevant thesis opportunities to NPS students; and provide useful results from research projects and studies to topic sponsors across the Naval enterprise and in coordination with the Operational Navy N72A, Navy Analytic Office (NAO). 
3. NRWG 20 participants include individuals from Navy and Marine Corps agencies who have research or analysis needs, as well as NPS students, faculty, and staff. 
4. Topic sponsors should enter research topics in the topic portal on the NPS Naval Research Program website as soon as possible but no later than 1 April 2020. An NPS login identification or Common Access Card is required to log in. The topic portal is located at my.nps.edu/nrp/topic-portal. 
5. The NRWG will result in the development of Initial Research Estimate Forms (IREFs). Topic Sponsors and NPS Faculty should begin jointly scoping IREFs prior to NRWG. Approved IREFs are forwarded to the Navy Topic Review Board (TRB) for vetting and validation. The TRB will be coordinated via separate correspondence. 
6. Working group sessions begin at 0730, 21 April 2020. Travel days will be Monday and Friday, 20 and 24 April 2020 respectively. For the detailed working group schedule, registration information, and other important administrative details see the Naval Research Program website at my.nps.edu/nrp/nrwg-20. 
7. Conference exemption. This working group has been designated a Title 10 function and is therefore conference exempt. Further, it has been formally vetted and meets the exemption criteria in Section IV, paragraph 4.b. of Department of Defense Conference Guidance 4.0 document type definition 26 June 2016, as an internal agency business matter. 
8. Release authorized by Major General William F. Mullen III, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.