The 2024 Career Coaching Workshop and Officer Women Leadership Symposium (OWLS) will be held as hybrid events offered onsite and virtually for those who cannot attend in-person. The onsite events will be held on the Arlington, VA campus of George Mason University. Event information can be found on the various tabs above including detailed agendas and a listing of participating speakers.
CAREER COACHING WORKSHOP
11 APR 2024 (9:00a - 4:45p EST): The Career Workshop offers professional development workshops, opportunities to network with top-caliber, military friendly employers and resources that assist military women in advancing their career goals and/or making successful career transitions after their military service. Current and former military officer women, senior enlisted women and degreed military spouses in (or considering) career transition, are especially encouraged to attend.
EVENING RECEPTION - 2024 OWLS KICKOFF EVENT
11 APR 2024 (4:45p - 6:00p EST): The evening reception is open to attendees of both the Career Workshop and OWLS. The option to attend the reception ONLY is also available.
Join AcademyWomen in celebrating their mission of cultivating the leadership of military women to impact positive change locally, nationally and globally. Enjoy opportunities to meet and interact with guest speakers, participating partners and sponsors, as well as your fellow military women and colleagues.
OFFICER WOMEN LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM (OWLS)
12 APR 2024 (9:00a - 5:00p EST): The OWLS offers keynotes, panel discussions, and inspiring speakers in an event that brings together fellow military women, veteran leaders, experts, innovators, and thought leaders from the military services, as well as the public and private sectors. The 2024 theme - Rooted in Service, Growing the Future Together - will explore how the call to service fuels military and veteran women to lead our nation for a strong future. Regardless of challenges, our commitment to a cause greater than self helps to fuel aspirations for the highest possible impact as a leader.
PERMISSIVE TDY OR TAD
For guidance on attending the Career Workshop and OWLS using permissive TDY or TAD, please visit the militaryOWLS website and click on the Event FAQs tab for more details.
PASSION PROFILER - WE RECOMMEND TAKING THIS MEANINGFUL ASSESSMENT IF YOU ATTEND THE CAREER WORKSHOP
THE PASSION PROFILER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CAREER WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS ONLY. If you plan to attend the Career Workshop, please be sure to include the 'Passion Profiler Assessment and Report' registration option in addition to your primary registration selection. The Passion Profiler will be offered at a special event rate of $25 - in addition to your primary registration fee. This rate represents a SIGNIFICANT savings that is only being offered to attendees of the Career Workshop. Once complete, you will receive a customized 18-page report on/near the date of the event that scientifically assesses your expression of purpose as work-related passions. There will be a workshop offered on the day of the event which will help you learn more about how to interpret your report and apply insights. Visit the Agenda tab for more details.
YOU MUST REGISTER NLT 3 APR in order to take the Passion Profiler assessment and receive your customized report in time for the event on 11 APR. If registering after 3 April, you will receive your link AFTER the 11 APR event in accordance with the timeline found on the militaryOWLS website.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE DIRECTORY
As part of the Career Workshop and OWLS, AcademyWomen is providing the opportunity for event participants to include their profiles in the 2024 Professional Profile Directory (PPD). The Professional Profile Directory features the highly sought-after skills, talents and leadership competencies of military women in career transition. This directory will be shared with AcademyWomen partners who may be able to facilitate hiring, a group that includes a wide array of top-caliber corporate, nonprofit and government entities. Not able to attend the events? If you are a military officer woman, senior enlisted woman or a degreed military spouse in career transition, you can still include your information in the Professional Profile Directory. For more information, visit the PPD here.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
AcademyWomen is working to reserve a block of rooms for the event.
ACCESS TO SESSION RECORDINGS
As a paid registrant, if you are unable to attend the event synchronously during the scheduled time, you will still be able to access the session recordings for on-demand viewing. Customized login details will be sent to your registration email no later than one week after the event.
STAY CONNECTED - VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER
The Virtual Engagement Center (VEC) is an 'always on' platform where members of the military community can connect to resource providers - and for those in career transition - engage 24/7/365 through asynchronous text, audio, and video chats with top-tier, military friendly employers.
BECOME A PARTNER OR SPONSOR
If you would like to become a program partner, event sponsor or participate as an exhibitor for the Career Workshop or OWLS, contact us at: sponsorship@academywomen.org.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT US
See our FAQ page for more details or learn more at our website at www.militaryowls.org. For questions about the events, contact: owls@academywomen.org.
We look forward to having you join us!
The AcademyWomen Team
