R 251428Z APR 18
MARADMIN 237/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/CANCEL AND REISSUE THE CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE 2018 JOINT WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/231537Z MAR 18//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 181-18 POC/M. J. SHEPPARD/CIV/CMC (MPE)/-/TEL: COM 703-784-9371/DSN 278/EMAIL: MARC.SHEPPARD@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Ref (a) is hereby cancelled.  The 2018 Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium (JWLS) will be held from 20-22 June 2018 at the San Diego Convention Center at 111 W. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA.
2.  The Sea Service Leadership Association (SSLA) hosts the Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium and is dedicated to providing professional development through networking, education, and mentorship of women from all three maritime armed forces – the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard.  Each year, the Joint Womens Leadership Symposium brings together service women and men, decision makers, policy influencers, and thought leaders to address global military challenges.  The Joint Womens Leadership Symposium is one of the largest gatherings in the United States of service women.  The SSLA, chaired this year by senior Marine Corps leadership, offers a specific Marine Corps Day at this years JWLS;  offering Marine Corps panels and speakers on topics of interest to Marines.  This years theme, “The Power Within You” is intended to promote independent initiatives for personal and professional development.
3.  Subject to conference approval, CMC (MPE) will fully fund participation.  The Marine Corps will sponsor 200 members registration and travel fees.  The Major Megan McClung award recipients will be awarded during the awards luncheon.  Local travel is authorized for members in the local area.  All Marine Corps funded participation will be coordinated through the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management (MPE) Branch.
4.  Marines, civilian Marines, and Sailors attached to Marine units may contact the POC for reservations NLT 7 May 18.  Reservations will be on a first-come-first-served basis with limited registrations remaining.
5.  More information can be found on the JWLS website at https:(SLASH)(SLASH)ssla.wildapricot.org/.
6.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
7.  SSLA is a non-federal entity wholly independent of the Marine Corps.
8.  Release authorized by Brigadier General S. F. Benedict, Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division.//