R 211822Z APR 22
MARADMIN 208/22
MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC CD WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 42ND ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE EXPO//
POC/ELLIOTT, J.R./LTCOL/UNIT: HQMC COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE/TEL: 703-697-4177/EMAIL: JONATHAN.R.ELLIOTT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  This message announces the 2022 Modern Day Marine (MDM) exposition, taking place from 10-12 May 2022 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (WEWCC) in Washington, D.C.
2.  Background.  MDM exposition is an enterprise-level industry forum at which vendors are invited to show their products and services in a manner that provides Marine Corps leadership, requirements and procurement personnel, and prospective users of products and services with a general preview of the kinds of products that may be procured in the future.  The venue is an opportunity to exhibit and discuss various scientific, technical, or professional matters that are relevant to the mission of the Marine Corps.  MDM is considered a non-DOD event and is not hosted by the Marine Corps.  MDM is co-hosted by non-federal entities; the Marine Corps League (MCL) and the Marine Corps Association (MCA).  The co-sponsors designed the MDM event with the purpose of transforming service priorities into future force capabilities.  This is accomplished through interaction between U.S. defense manufacturers and private-sector U.S. companies with service leadership and Marines of all ranks and occupational backgrounds.  MDMis an annual three-day professional networking and education event that is open to the entire force.  Registration is open at www.marinemilitaryexpos.com and Marines must register to attend the event.
3.  Theme:  This year’s event theme of “Today’s Innovation, Tomorrow’s Battles Won” aligns with the Commandant's (CMC) objective to modernize the future force to operate in the environment described in the National Defense Strategy.
4.  Schedule is as follows (the most up to date schedule and room locations are maintained on the MDM website):
    Day 1:  May 10, 2022
        0800-0930 Congressional Breakfast (Invited Guests Only)
        0945-1000 Opening Ceremony
        1000-1630 Expo Hall Open
        1015-1115 CMC & Keynote Address
        1130-1300 Force Design 2030:  Experimentation,
                  Requirements, Acquisitions & Naval Integration
        1315-1445 Sustaining the Future Force & Logistics
                  Modernization
        1500-1600 MARSOC Operational Approach for Modernization
        1830-2130 Grand Banquet (Invited Guests Only) 
    Day 2:  May 11, 2022
        0830-1000 Marine Corps League Awards Ceremony &
                  Leadership Breakfast
        1000-1630 Expo Hall Open
        1000-1130 Partnership in the Littorals Panel
        1145-1245 Aviation Adaptation and Operations in the
                  Information Environment for Force Design 2030
        1330-1500 Advancing in the Pacific:  The Stand in Force
        1510-1555 UK Royal Marine Future Commando Force
        1600-1630 UK Royal Marine Expeditionary Operations
                  Modernization
    Day 3:  May 12, 2022
        1000-1530 Expo Hall Open
        1000-1130 Talent Management 2030
        1145-1315 Training and Education 2030
        1200-1400 MDM Career Transition Lunch
        1400-1500 Marine Zone Semper Fi Mixer
5.  In addition to the main briefing center panels, other presentations and briefs will take place on the expo hall floor within the Marine Zone.  MDM website will contain the most up to date schedule of briefings within the Marine Zone.
6.  MDM is primarily a National Capitol Region event; however, Marines and Sailors from all geographic locations can get involved in MDM and submit questions related to Force Design 2030, Talent Management 2030, and service level Training and Education initiatives in advance of the expo.  Select questions will be presented during question and answer sessions of MDM panels and answered by the respective panel members.  Questions can be submitted to cdops@usmc.mil and must include submitter's rank, first and last name, and unit.  Deadline for question submissions is 5 May.  Email subject line for question submissions must include “Modern Day Marine”.
7.  Registration.  Attendees are requested to register in advance on the MDM website; however, registration is available on site during each day of the expo.  On site registration will open one hour before the first event on each show day:
    Day 1:  May 10, 2022 - 0700
    Day 2:  May 11, 2022 - 0730
    Day 3:  May 12, 2022 - 0900
8.  Military uniforms are event specific.  Invited guests to the Congressional Breakfast will wear Service A.  Invited guests to the Grand Banquet will wear Evening Dress.  Presenters and speakers on the main briefing center will wear Service A.  Uniform for the Marine Corps League Awards Ceremony & Leadership Breakfast is Service A.  Uniform for Marine Stage presenters and general attendance is Blue Dress D.
9.  Shuttle bus transportation is provided between the National Museum of the Marine Corps and WEWCC.  Shuttle bus transportation is provided between the Pentagon Transit Center and WEWCC.  The MDM website will contain the most up to date times for the shuttle service.
10.  MDM is open to Department of Defense active duty, reserve, civilian, and retired service members and their families, as well as veteran members of the Marine Corps League and Marine Corps Association, Defense Industry affiliated personnel, law enforcement, industry/consultant representatives, and invited international guests – for the purposes of MDM, these are the personnel categories which delineate an “identifiable relationship with the United States Marine Corps.” MDM is not open to the general public.
11.  MDM is an unclassified forum and venue.  Classified materials, medium, and conversations are not authorized in the WEWCC.
12.  Release authorized by BGen G. B. Rowell IV, Director of Communication, HQMC.//