WESTBROOK, Conn. — Connecticut State Police will host more than 200 state troopers from the six New England states at the 10th annual Women in Leadership Conference in Westbrook, the agency said Wednesday.

The conference opens at 8 a.m. Oct. 29 at Water's Edge in Westbrook. Ronnell Higgins, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and Connecticut State Police Col. Daniel Loughman are scheduled to address the troopers at the opening ceremony, according to the agency.

The event is run under the New England State Police Administrators Conference, a compact among the state police agencies of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

State police said the women's conference began in 2016 as an idea shared among women commanders from the six states who saw the importance of mentorship, leadership training and career development for women troopers. Since then, the six agencies have taken turns serving as host.

Women have historically made up about 7% of state police agencies across the United States, according to Connecticut State Police.

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