Symposium

Registration and Payment is Now open! Please click here to purchase your tickets for the banquet and reserve your spots for the welcome reception and USMCCCA business lunch.

We are excited to announce the registration for our annual conference from August 6th to August 9th. Please register prior to July 28th, so we can confirm the number of attendees for the awards banquet with the Pacific Views Event Center.

This year, we have an exciting lineup of events including a Welcome Reception on Tuesday from 1700 to 1900, featuring light appetizers, one complimentary ticket for domestic beer and house wine, and a raffle. On Friday, join us for the Business Lunch starting at 1130, where Ms. April Langwell, Director of the Communication Directorate for Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, will provide an occupational field update, followed by a vote and Association Business Meeting at 1215. The highlight of the conference is the Banquet, with a dress code of Dress Blue Alphas (with white trousers for SNCOs & officers) for military personnel and semi-formal attire for civilians. The evening will begin with a cocktail hour at 1700, followed by the ceremony at 1800, and dinner and dancing from 1930 to 2100.

At the banquet, we will be awarding the winners of the 2023 and 2022 Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) Awards. You can view the 2023 award recipients here and the 2022 award recipients here.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the Marines and build camaraderie with your peers. Register now and join us for an enriching and memorable event!

For more information about the event venue, please visit the Pacific Views Event Center.

2024 COMMSTRAT Executive Steering Committee and Training and Leadership Development Summit Calling Message

Previous Symposium Announcements:

• 2022 USMCCCA | MCRC | COMMSTRAT Symposium and Professional Training
  This gathering which was postponed last year, will include vital occupational field training and networking for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Communication Strategy and Operations and the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association. We will be bringing back the “shootout” where teams of Marine Communicators will compete to produce… Read more: 2022 USMCCCA | MCRC | COMMSTRAT Symposium and Professional Training
• 2021 Symposium has been cancelled
  Due to the rising spread of Covid in Florida, it has been determined by MCRC, COMMSTRAT and the USMCCCA, for the safety of all participants, that the training event be cancelled. It is unknown if it is postponed or if it is completely called off for 2021. When we know,… Read more: 2021 Symposium has been cancelled
• Reserve your seat at the Annual Business Meeting Aug. 27
  To reserve your space, go here: Reserve Business Lunch To apply for membership, go here: Membership Application If you don’t know if you are a paid member contact hq@usmccca.org
• 2021 Symposium Registration
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• 2021 MCRC | COMMSTRAT | USMCCCA Symposium Aug 23-28
  After skipping a year due to the global pandemic, the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) announces the 2021 MCRD | COMMSTRAT | USMCCCA SYMPOSIUM to be held Aug. 22-28, 2021 at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando. This gathering which will adhere to all recommended… Read more: 2021 MCRC | COMMSTRAT | USMCCCA Symposium Aug 23-28
• 2020 Symposium is cancelled
  Marines, For our brothers and sisters on active duty, thank you for keeping our country safe in the face of a pandemic. For our fellow Marine veterans and supporters, thank you for your membership and understanding during these trying times and please accept our best wishes for you and your… Read more: 2020 Symposium is cancelled
• 2020 Association Board already mulling changes
  The 2020 Board of Directors for the USMCCCA has hit the ground running, considering a myriad of topics to make our Association more in tune with our active duty component. Shortly after our first election in recent memory, the board met to get the new members oriented and new President… Read more: 2020 Association Board already mulling changes
• Annual ProDev Symposium is set for Aug. 19-23
      We’re going to Atlanta in August! For planning purposes, the USMCCCA, HQMC and MCRC are planning their Annual Professional Development Symposium to be held Aug.19-23 at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, in well…Atlanta.   We expect around 150. There will be a staggering of events… Read more: Annual ProDev Symposium is set for Aug. 19-23
• 2018 New Bern gathering and leadership demographics varied
  Professional Development and Training Symposium Wrap, Part II New Association board member Sgt. Melodie Snarr, 22, was the youngest national officer confirmed at the annual business meeting held in conjunction with the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development and Training Symposium; and Foundation President and Korean War veteran Tom Kerr, 83, back… Read more: 2018 New Bern gathering and leadership demographics varied
• 2018 USMCCCA ProDev Symposium scored big
  From the Cherry Point bus tour to the first-ever “conference hot wash” hosted by HQMC and attended by leadership from both the CCs and the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC), the 2018 USMCCCA Professional Development and Training Symposium threw everything but the kitchen sink at the four-day affair. The post-op… Read more: 2018 USMCCCA ProDev Symposium scored big