﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.mcccmd.com</link><description>News related to Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>MCCC Government Relations Committee: Weekly Legislative Session Meeting 4/3/2025 8:30 AM - 4/3/2025 9:15 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;MCCC members are invited to join our weekly Government Relations Committee meetings that take place during the 2025 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly.&lt;u5:p&gt;&lt;/u5:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;These virtual meetings will occur weekly on Thursday, January 9 through Thursday, April 3 at 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.&lt;u5:p&gt;&lt;/u5:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;We will discuss priority legislative and policy matters related to the 2025 session and will also share pertinent information on County activities.&lt;u5:p&gt;&lt;/u5:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;The Government Relations Committee meets weekly during the Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly. During the interim, the Committee meets monthly. These meetings provide MCCC members with opportunities to learn, discuss, and engage on a variety of policy issues that are impacting the regional business community.&lt;u5:p&gt;&lt;/u5:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Advocacy Committees are open to MCCC members only. Not a member? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx" style="color:#467886; text-decoration:underline" title="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Join today!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;This event will be held on Zoom. You will receive a calendar invite with the login link after registering.&lt;u5:p&gt;&lt;/u5:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Questions? Contact Brian Levine, VP of Government Affairs at &lt;a href="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com" style="color:#467886; text-decoration:underline"&gt;blevine@mcccmd.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=913</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:41:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Morning Mixer 4/17/2025 9:00 AM - 4/17/2025 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;MCCC Morning Mixers are the best way to start your day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;Our&amp;nbsp;Morning Mixer is open to employees of all MCCC member companies as well as prospective members. Connect with other business leaders, meet potential clients and partners, and learn more about our Chamber.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;We start each Mixer with open networking, followed by &amp;quot;speed introductions&amp;quot; before returning to open networking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;Bring your entire team, plenty of business cards, and your elevator pitch. Refreshments are provided.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don&amp;#39;t miss this in-person networking opportunity!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;"&gt;Questions? Contact&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:mfoy@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;Megan Foy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, MCCC Manager, Events &amp;amp; Membership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=897</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:59:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Legislative Policy Update at the Federal Level 4/23/2025 10:00 AM - 4/23/2025 11:30 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;TOPIC:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Legislative Policy Update at the Federal Level&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPEAKERS:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Ann Sullivan, Founder, &amp;amp; Elizabeth Sullivan, President, Madison Services Group, Inc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Ann Sullivan brings&amp;nbsp;over 40 years of government relations experience in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, serving in key advisory roles. Ms. Sullivan works with the United States Congress and the Administration to garner national attention for the small and midsize business community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Lizzie Sullivan&amp;nbsp;focuses on federal procurement and small business policy.&amp;nbsp;Her expertise in government contracting includes shaping&amp;nbsp;federal&amp;nbsp;acquisition policy on Capitol Hill&amp;nbsp;and analyzing federal procurement data to position companies to win federal contracts. Notably, she has&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/pathways-to-procurement-innovation" rel="noopener" target="_blank"&gt;testified&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on procurement innovation and the role of small and midsize contractors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e74c3c;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This event will be held via Zoom. You will receive the login link in your confirmation email after registering.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=931</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:03:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Board of Directors Guest Speaker 4/24/2025 5:00 PM - 4/24/2025 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, system-ui, &amp;quot;Apple Color Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:105%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;Dear MCCC Members,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:105%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;On behalf of Board Chair Anne Khademian, please join us for our upcoming April Board Guest Speaker Presentation on &lt;b&gt;Thursday, April 24, 2025&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:105%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;We will host a presentation on the topic: &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Federal, State and County Advocacy Update.&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; We are honored to welcome the following distinguished guest speakers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:105%"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://madisonservicesgroup.com/team" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt;Ann Sullivan, Founder and Strategic Advisor, Madison Services Group&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:105%"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.venable.com/professionals/s/john-r-stierhoff" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt;John Steirhoff, Partner, Venable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:105%"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:list .5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://mdlobbyist.com/attorneys/ashlie-bagwell/" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt;Ashlie Bagwell, Senior Government Relations Associate, Harris Jones &amp;amp; Malone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin-bottom:11px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:105%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;Moderated by: Leslie Ford Weber (Associate Director, Maryland Government Affairs of Suburban Hospital (Johns Hopkins University &amp;amp; Medicine))&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, system-ui, &amp;quot;Apple Color Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"&gt;This event is open to MCCC members.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-weight: 400; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, system-ui, &amp;quot;Apple Color Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Questions? Contact Board Liaison and Membership,&amp;nbsp;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jchukwu@mcccmd.com"&gt;Juliet Chukwu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div style="font-weight: 400; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, system-ui, &amp;quot;Apple Color Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=886</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:22:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Government Relations Committee Meeting: End of Session Wrap-Up 4/25/2025 8:30 AM - 4/25/2025 9:15 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Please join the MCCC Government Relations Affairs Committee for an end of session wrap-up. Learn about what passed and what did not and how the session impacts the business community.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On the local level, we will also discuss the Chamber&amp;rsquo;s advocacy efforts against the proposed 3.4% property tax increase in the recommended FY2026 operating budget.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Government Relations Committee meets weekly during the Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly. During the interim, the Committee meets on the second Thursday of each month. These meetings provide MCCC members with opportunities to learn, discuss, and engage on a variety of policy issues that are impacting the regional business community.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Advocacy Committees are open to MCCC members only. Not a member?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx" title="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Join today!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;This event will be held on Zoom. You will receive a calendar invite with the login link after registering.&lt;u5:p&gt;&lt;/u5:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Questions? Contact Brian Levine, VP of Government Affairs at &lt;a href="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com" style="color:#467886; text-decoration:underline"&gt;blevine@mcccmd.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=936</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:33:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>50th Annual Public Safety Awards - April 28, 2025 4/28/2025 7:00 AM - 4/28/2025 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date&lt;/strong&gt;: Monday, April 28, 2025&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Place&lt;/strong&gt;: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and County Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Rd., North Bethesda, Maryland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

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	&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Networking Reception&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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	&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Breakfast&amp;nbsp;and Awards Ceremony&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Business Attire / Complimentary parking in the hotel garage&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=915</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:26:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chamber After Hours at Cambria Hotel Rockville 4/30/2025 5:30 PM - 4/30/2025 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;Our Chamber After Hours events attract a lively crowd from a cross-section of industries, creating the perfect environment for engaging conversation and impactful networking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;You won&amp;#39;t want to miss this in-person networking opportunity!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;After Hours events are &lt;span style="color:#3300cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;free for MCCC members only&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:D01733;"&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;Non-members must purchase tickets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;Questions? Contact &lt;a href="mailto:mfoy@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333cc;"&gt;Megan Foy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333cc;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; MCCC Manager of Events.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=925</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:44:29 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>