GGW Leadership Conference - Atlantic City

The Global Gaming Women Charitable Education Fund (GGW) provides educational opportunities to women pursuing a career in gaming by providing access to personal and professional development conferences held throughout the year.

The GGW Leadership Development Conference is a (2) two day educational summit to assess individual communication techniques, leadership styles, critical thinking skills and effective decision making in the workplace. Attendees will develop an action plan and commitment strategy to apply the skills and knowledge learned at the summit to their personal career goals.

APPLICANT CRITERIA

Applications for the Leadership Development Conference are available to women working in the gaming or gaming adjacent, industry who have an interest in expanding their knowledge, acquiring gaming skills and making a positive contribution to the industry.

The following requirements must be met in order to be considered for a Leadership conference scholarship:

1. A woman with a minimum of 3 years experience in the gaming or gaming adjacent industry
2. Applicant must currently be in a supervisory position with responsibility at a manager level or above.
3. When prompted, provide your up to date LinkedIn profile link, or if you do not have a LinkedIn account provide your updated resume
4. Applications must be fully completed in order to be considered for a scholarship.
5. Applicant's digital signature evidencing commitment to complete the pre-work, which includes taking a DISC Communication profile, thinking about an outcome you would like to accomplish, and contributing a real-life issue you would like to process.
6. Applicants digital signature will also serve as a commitment of attendance for the full length of the conference and committed engagement to attending conference. 

Please note that attendance to any GGW Educational Conference is only offered via scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the GGW Scholarship Selection Committee and scholarship funds will be applied towards all conference registration and program fees. Once awarded, this scholarship is not transferable to another person, and will be forfeited if you cannot attend.

All travel, lodging and other expenses are the responsibility of the scholarship recipient. By submitting your application, you agree to cover the costs of your travel, lodging and any other expenses you acquire. The conference may be held on casino property which would require an award recipient to show ID to access the conference. Valid ID and ability to legally access the conference site may be required.

Scholarship recipients will need to check with their Tax Advisor regarding the tax implications of receipt of the scholarship. This award may be considered a taxable award if recipients are not pursuing a degree.