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COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) SEMINAR XXI PROGRAM
1. THE COAST GUARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT UP TO THREE (03)
PERSONS FROM THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA TO ATTEND THE MIT PROGRAM
ENTITLED "SEMINAR XXI: FOREIGN POLITICS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND
THE NATIONAL INTEREST." MILITARY OFFICERS IN GRADES O-5 TO O-8 AND
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN GRADES GS-14 TO SES ARE ELIGIBLE. PERSONNEL WHO
WILL BE STATIONED IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA DURING THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 2013 TO MAY 2014, INCLUDING THOSE IN RECEIPT OF PCS ORDERS
TO THE AREA, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
2. SEMINAR XXI IS A PRESTIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR 75 SENIOR
MILITARY OFFICERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES IN
THE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAMS OBJECTIVES ARE:
     A. TO DEVELOP NEW ANALYTIC SKILLS AND THE ABILITY TO CRITICALLY
ASSESS COMPETING THEORIES OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN POLITICS, THE
ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
     B. TO EXPLORE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE ALTERNATIVE
INTERPRETATIONS OF NATIONAL AIMS AND BEHAVIOR FOR U.S. FOREIGN
POLICY.
3. COAST GUARD MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN
THE MIT SEMINAR XXI PROGRAM SINCE 1991. THE NEXT SESSION CONVENES IN
THE LOCAL WASHINGTON, DC AREA IN SEPTEMBER 2013 AND CONCLUDES IN MAY
2014. THE FORMAT INCLUDES SIX MONDAY EVENING SESSIONS IN WASHINGTON,
DC AND THREE WEEKEND RETREATS (LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NOON
SUNDAY) AT A LOCATION NEAR WASHINGTON. EACH SESSION BRINGS TOGETHER
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY FROM AMERICAN AND FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES. SEMINAR
XXI FELLOWS RECEIVE AN EXTENSIVE READ-AHEAD PACKET AND QUESTIONS TO
HELP THEM PREPARE FOR EACH SESSION. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE COMMITTED TO
ATTENDING ALL MEETINGS AND BE WILLING TO DEDICATE A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF TIME EACH MONTH TO THE PREPARATORY READINGS. THE EXTENSIVE
NETWORK THAT FELLOWS DEVELOP IN THE COURSE OF THE NINE-MONTH PROGRAM
IS OF ENDURING VALUE TO THEM AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.
4. APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE:
     A. A ONE-PAGE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE INDICATING WHY THE APPLICANT
DESIRES TO ATTEND THE PROGRAM AND WHAT THE APPLICANT AND THE COAST
GUARD WILL GAIN FROM THEIR PARTICIPATION,
     B. A BIOGRAPHY (CURRICULUM VITAE OR RESUME), AND
     C. AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE FIRST FLAG OFFICER OR SES IN THEIR
CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT THEIR COMPLETE NOMINATION
PACKAGE NOT LATER THAN 22 MARCH 2013 TO LCDR DAVE BARTRAM
(DAVID.M.BARTRAM(AT)USCG.MIL) IN THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC ANALYSIS,
(CG-0951).
6. A PANEL WILL REVIEW THE NOMINATION PACKAGES AND THE DIRECTOR OF
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND DOCTRINE WILL RELEASE A MESSAGE IN EARLY
APRIL WITH THE NAMES OF THREE (03) COAST GUARD NOMINEES. THE NOMINEES
WILL THEN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO MIT BY 15 APRIL 2013. MIT IS
EXPECTED TO NOTIFY INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR SELECTION BY MID-SUMMER.
7. TUITION FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE PAID BY COMDT (CG-0951).
ATTENDEES ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION TO SEMINAR
XXI EVENTS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA. SINCE THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED
TOTALLY OUTSIDE NORMAL WORKING HOURS, THERE IS NO SERVICE OBLIGATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM. HOWEVER, MEMBERS SELECTED ARE EXPECTED
TO ATTEND ALL SEMINAR XXI SESSIONS AND MAY BE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN
OTHER STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT ARE MANAGED BY COMDT (CG-0951), SUCH
AS ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PROJECT EVERGREEN.
8. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT LCDR DAVE BARTRAM AT (202)
372-3419 OR LCDR KENNETH BODA AT (202) 372-4608 FROM THE OFFICE OF
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (CG-0951). INFORMATION ON THE SEMINAR XXI PROGRAM
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT THEIR WEBSITE: HTTP://WEB.MIT.EDU/SEMXXI/ AND ON
THE COAST GUARD PORTAL AT:
HTTPS://CGPORTAL2.USCG.MIL/UNITS/CG095/EDUCATIONALPROGRAMS/FORMS/ALLI
TEMS.ASPX,
IN THE MIT SEMINAR XXI FOLDER.
9. RDML T.W. JONES, DIRECTOR, COAST GUARD STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND
DOCTRINE, SENDS.
10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.