2025 SYMPOSIUM
MARCH 17 - 21
Upcoming USMC MCCS Symposium
Enhancing Support for Marines and Their Families
The Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is excited to announce the upcoming USMC MCCS Symposium, a premier gathering of leaders, professionals, and stakeholders dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for Marines, their families, and the broader military community. This event will serve as a platform for collaboration, innovation, and the exchange of best practices to strengthen the services and programs that support our warfighters both at home and abroad.
Attendees can look forward to engaging keynote addresses, insightful panel discussions, and interactive workshops focused on key areas such as family readiness, mental health and wellness, recreation and fitness, financial management, and career transition support. The symposium will also highlight emerging trends, policy updates, and technological advancements that can further enhance the effectiveness of MCCS programs. Whether you are an MCCS professional, command leader, or a partner organization, this event will provide valuable opportunities for networking, learning, and strategic planning to better serve our Marines and their families. Stay tuned for more details on registration, agenda highlights, and featured speakers!
2025 Symposium Conference Lineup
MCCS Directors
Marine and Family Programs
Human Resourcecs
Marketing
Construction
Procurement
Information Technology
Training
Finance
MCCS Marines
MCCS Directors - Conference Agenda
Thursday - Main Auditorium Venue
Audience: Directs MR/MF, MCCS Directors/Deputy Directors, HQMC Deputy Directors, designated personnel
Agenda:
- Prevention Workforce Implementation
- Enterprise Level Agreements for NFEs
- Marine Corps Total Fitness Implementation
- Embedded Billets
- Centralized ELP Funding SAPR/PPI Workforce
Business and Support Services Topics:
- Enterprise Level inentions for 250th
- Central Construction Fund and Recapitalization Policy/Guidance for next steps and way forward
- Self-Checkout
- Online Payments
- Funding Stream Complexity
- Tennant Impact Scorecard
- MCO 1700
- Fiscal Solvency / Profitability Guidelines and Definitions
- Revenue Generation
- Artificial Intelligence integration efforts and policy
- Workforce development/training
- COMREL Guidance
- EV Charging Way Ahead
- APF Management
Marine and Family Programs - Conference Agenda
Tuesday - Main Auditorium Venue
Audience: MF Determines
Agenda:
- .Org to .Mil Migration
- Interoperability
- Command Individual Risk & Resiliency System (CIRRAS) 2.0
- Navy Fleet & Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS)
- Navy Alcohol & Drug Management Information Tracking System (ADMITS)
- Data Dashboards
- Marine Corps Total Fitness / WARR
- All Marine Sports
- CYP Staffing Model
- Personal Readiness Seminar
- IRC Efforts: SARW and IPPW Implementation
- Behavioral Health Updates: FAP Staffing Models, SACP Way Ahead, and CCP & MIP Data Review
- Evaluation Results for Behavioral Programs: News You Can Use
Human Resources - Conference Agenda
Tuesday Afternoon / Wednesday Morning - Breakout 4
Audience: Deputy Director HR, HR Directors, designated personnel
Agenda:
- Operating NAG HR with new administration goals and requirements
- Relocation Tool Requirements
- Benefits
- PeopleSoft
- TOECR Process
- Labor Relations
- Workers' Compensation & Return to Work
Marketing - Conference Agenda
Tuesday Afternoon / Wednesday Morning - Breakout 3
Audience: Deputy Director Marketing/Innovation, MF COMMSTRAT, Marketing Directors, designated personnel
Guest Speakers:
- Greg Satell - "The Physics of Change"
- Nancy Harhut - "Effective Counterintuitive Practices that Drive Results"
Agenda:
- 250th Celebration - progress to date, balance of year plans
- Brand Value - progress to date, balance of year plans, proving "Why It Matters Where You Shop"
- Digital Commerce - update specific to impact to Marketing Directors
- MCCS Installation Websites Workshop
- MCX's Revolutionary New Creative
- MCCS Brand Guidelines and MCCS Brand Voice Guidelines
- IT Support Update
- Status update/engagement on open projects
- Event Scheduler
- Online Payments
- MCCS Enterprise Mobile App development
- Media At The Pump update
- Open forum/discussion on Installation wants & needs, leading to prioritizing of projects
Construction - Conference Agenda
Tuesday - Breakout 5
Audience: Deputy Director Support, Construction Team
Agenda:
- APF & NAF funding responsibilites class
- FY27-31 Recap Planning & Programming Submission - GoRPM with R&K Solutions
- Construction Contracting with NAF Procurement
- GoRPM 101 - How to find dacility data, run reports and what is available within GoRPM with R&K Solutions
- Regional Construction review / update with MRD and Regional leads
Procurement - Conference Agenda
Tuesday/Wednesday morning - Breakout 2
Audience: Deputy Director Procurement, Procurement Team
Agenda:
- Team Building
- NAF Procurement Policy
- Procurement SOP/LOI Updates
- Amazon Business Prime
- Business Processes/Best Practices/CLM Updates
- 1102 Training
- Regional/Sister Services Contracts
- Regional Construction
- Technology & Innovation
- PMR Process
- RPO Quarterly/Monthly Working Group Discussion
Information Technology - Conference Agenda
Tuesday Afternoon - Breakout 2 | Thursday - Breakout 3
Audience: CIO, IT Team
Agenda:
- Listening Sessions
- Enterprise IT Road Map
- Enterprise Infrastructure Topics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Business Intelligence
- Point of Sale
- Our Cloud Platform on AWS
- Microtraining on Oracle Fusion and creation reports
Training - Conference Agenda
Thursday - Breakout 1
Audience: CLO, Training Team
Agenda:
- Career Development Resources
- MCCS Career Development Coaching
- Developing Dashboards to Manage Training
- Driving Development using LDPs
- All things Ethos
Finance - Conference Agenda
Wednesday - Breakout 4 | Thursday - Breakout 5
Audience: CFOs
Agenda:
- TBD
MCCS Marine - Conference Agenda
TBD
Audience: TBD
Agenda:
- TBD
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