Dan McSweeney, proud hometown resident of New York City’s Morningside Heights, is back on the USMCCCA rolls. Armed with masters from both Fordham University (MBA) and Columbia (International Affairs), the former USMCR major and 24th MEU PAO has been in the consulting biz in recent years. Mac recently completed a Read more…
If we don’t know you will be there, we can’t set a place for you. You can pay when you arrive but you must register by Aug. 15th. (When you arrive see Kate Stark, executive director, kate@usmccca.org). • If you are attending Symposium, you must register @ https://wp.me/PpcWF-sM • If Read more…
For all those attending the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development & Training Symposium, or the Distinguished Awards Banquet on Aug. 22, you must REGISTER BEFORE arriving by sending an email to: hq@usmccca.org. You may pay for your registration when you get to there, via cash, check, credit card, Venmo or Paypal.
Alan Covey, an Eastern North Carolina newsman who covered Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point and New River for 35 years, is this year’s Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Service Award (DSA) recipient, presented annually to a “civilian practitioner of mass communications … who has made significant contributions to Read more…
David Richard Zorn of Novi, Michigan died at the age of 73 on July 30 of cancer. Viewing will be held Friday August 3, 2018 from 4-7 pm at O’Brien Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Ave Novi, MI 48375, followed by a funeral service at 7 pm. Dave was Read more…
UPDATE: Some are having trouble with the website reservations. If you encounter a problem reserving rooms, please call them directly. +1-252-638-3585 and ask for the USMCCCA rate. Also if you are attending the Banquet only, we encourage you to bring casual clothes to change into. It is our custom to Read more…
Stand by for fun! A pair of USMCCCA notables — Fred “Flash” Lash and Yolanda Mayo — will emcee the annual awards banquet in New Bern, North Carolina next month. Each has handled the chore before, as well as countless other high-vis events, but this marks the first time in Read more…
Schedule of Events
Last updated July 17, 2018
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2018 USMCCCA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING SYMPOSIUM
Monday 20 August
0800-1700 Check in, Registration: Assorted Social, Team-Building Recreational Activities Available, Including Fishing, Golf, and MCAS CPNC Tour (T)
1500 Board Meeting: Current National Officers and Directors
1830 Welcome Reception – buffet
2100 Command Post Open
Tuesday 21 August
O800 Symposium Welcome
0830 Flourishing In A Multi-Platform World
With so many entertainment, news and information options available on a myriad of platforms, tablets, smart devices, etc., today’s media consumers have grown accustomed to having instantaneous access to quality journalism, video stories, social media engagement, high-quality imagery, and real-time conversations, anytime and anywhere. For a communications professional, this reality is both daunting and exciting. This informative seminar will explore proven best practices for how to flourish in this exciting new world!
Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III to be guest speaker.
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2017 Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) awards, The COMMSTRAT Awards and the Marine Corps Association Leatherneck Awards.
Headquarters Marine Corps and the USMC Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) will present awards at 6:15 pm on Aug. 22, during the USMCCCA Professional Development and Training Symposium in New Bern, N.C, Aug. 21-23. Uniform is dress blues (active duty) or cocktail attire.
Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, Director of the Office of Marine Corps Communication, is expected to be the guest speaker.
All award winners are invited free of charge, however guests of the winners will be charged $25 to attend. Please go here to register. (PayPal requires you pay at least 1 cent for the FREE choice) if you would rather, just send an email to hq@usmccca.org indicating you are a winner and will be attending the banquet.
Commands of the winners are encouraged to send (and fund) recipients to the entire Professional Development Training Symposium as the schedule, is expected to include Brig. Gen. William H. Seely III, Director of the Office of Marine Corps Communication, who will share his perspectives on what important skills, issues, and opportunities need special emphasis from today’s strategic communicators, regardless of rank. A schedule of events can be found here.
If you have any questions, contact Kate Stark, executive director at 352-448-9167 or email: hq@usmccca.org.
Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence in Communication recipients:
Graphic design
Digital Art:
1st: Sgt. Elize McKelvey, HQMC
2nd: Cpl. David Staten, DMA Marines
Honorable Mention: Sgt. Cristian Bestul, HQMC
Brett Beard enlisted in 1988 and after MCRD, attended the BJC and became a print journalist. He deployed in 1990 in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm. During allied ground offensive 2/21/1991, was recognized for delivering the first images of the breach to the JIB & awarded Navy Achievement Medal and Read more…