R 211532Z AUG 24 MARADMIN 391/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP// SUBJ/CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE 2024 WOMEN IN DEFENSE NATIONAL CONFERENCE// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DOD 1020.05/YMD:20230920// REF/B/MSGID:DOC/TM 2030/NOV2021// REF/C/DEI STRAT PLAN 2021// NARR/REF A IS DOD INSTRUCTION 1020.05, DOD DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. REF B IS TALENT MANAGEMENT 2030. REF C IS THE 2021 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STRATEGIC PLAN.// POC/M. J. SHEPPARD/CIV/CMC (MPE)/TEL: COM 703-432-9337/DSN 278/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/S. A. HOGUE/CAPT/CMC (MPE)/TEL: COM 703-432-9371/DSN 278/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/T. V. GOZZI/1STLT/CMC (MPE)/TEL: COM 703-432-9337/DSN 278/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The 2024 Women In Defense (WID) National Conference will be held on 24 September 2024 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel at 2800 South Potomac Avenue, Arlington, Virginia. 2.  Since 1981, WID’s goal has been to provide professional development and networking opportunities to women working in support of United States National Security.  The 2024 WID National Conference will bring together more than 500 women from across the nation to network and learn from government and industry experts.  WID’s National Conference seeks to strengthen the defense industrial base by educating, empowering, and supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce.  WID is a non-federal entity wholly independent of the Marine Corps. More information can be found on their website at www.womenindefense.net. 3.  During the 2024 WID National Conference, attendees will benefit from workshops and networking sessions to build and strengthen knowledge, skills, and abilities to collaborate with national security professionals in a period of strategic competition.  The conference will focus on elements of the United States National Security Strategy which identity nation-state competitors and transnational extremist groups as significant national security concerns. 4.  Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Manpower Plans and Policy Division (MP) will sponsor 20 conference registration fees and travel expenses for this event.  MP will fund travel for three days with the authorized travel days being 23 September and 25 September 2024.  Lodging reimbursement is limited to the government rate and the traveler must utilize the Integrated Lodging Program as applicable.  Commands may authorize rental cars using unit funds. 5.  Participants require command endorsement before applying for sponsored attendance and being approved by MP for funding. The command endorsement must be submitted with the sponsorship application.  The sponsorship application and command endorsement template can be found on the MPE website https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/wordpress/?active_ marine=active-marines-home/manpower-plans-and-policy-mp/ opportunity-diversity-inclusion-branch-mpe/marine-corps-outreach -mpe-03.  Individuals who submit a sponsorship application will receive an email from MPE with coordinating instructions on the status of their application after the application window closes. Sponsorship applications must be completed no later than 2 September 2024.  Attendees must have a non-delinquent government travel charge card in their possession and a DTS profile joined to their respective unit. 6.  Reserve Marines within the selected reserve require approval from the first O-5 commander in their chain of command to be considered for participation.  Reserve commands are required to attach their Marines to their unit while attending the conference using command funding.  MP will fund their registration and all travel expenses during the traveling period of the conference. 7.  Uniform of the day for this event is Service “C” for Marines, Service Khakis for Sailors, and business casual for Civilian Marines. 8.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force. 9.  Release authorized by Brigadier General David R. Everly, Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//