Conference

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

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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!

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Jack Paxton, Executive Director gives his report to the 2015 old board members during the 2016 National Conference and Training Symposium in Fredericksburg, Virg.

(Note:  The following is an executive summary of the USMCCCA Annual Business Meeting held in Fredericksburg, VA during our National Conference and Training Symposium.  It carries all actions taken by the Old and Foundation Board Meetings.  For copies of those, please contact the Executive Director at usmccca@cfl.rr.com.)

2016 Annual Business Meeting
August 26, 2016

President Manny Pacheco called the 2016 USMCCCA Annual Business Meeting to order at 8:26 a.m. A quorum was present.

Reports

Secretary:  Secretary Chris Whiting was asked to read the minutes.  Bob Mergle made a motion to accept the minutes as published in the Now Hear This newsletter.  Seconded and passed. Treasurer:  In the absence of Treasurer Rick Lavers, Executive Director Jack Paxton told the members that the Association has $69,604.82 in three CDs and the checking account.  He said we are in good shape.

Executive Director:  Paxton started his report, saying that the conference was a success.  He said we had 58 registered for the banquet, and we actually fed 91.  He said we made Paxton expressed appreciation for Dave and Diane Biesel for the new history book.  He asked people to read it and give him any changes by November 1.  The book will be published in January.  Paxton told the members that the Now Hear This quarterly newsletter is no more.  He said he had been complaining that it was worthless because he had been pulling old news back off the web site to put in it.  He said we will now place our emphasis on the web site and our Facebook page.  He added that those who cannot access news via computer can get a hard copy, upon request. He said that Keith Oliver and Sally Pritchett were the first to pledge their contributions to the Foundation, spreading out payments over the year.  Paxton said it is an easy way to give and you can set it up through your bank.  He said four or five oral histories were done during the conference.  He will ask the History Division for copies.

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