Symposium

2024 Symposium information will be updated when the MARADMIN is published.

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