﻿<?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 Morning Mixer 6/10/2026 9:00 AM - 6/10/2026 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&gt;MCCC Morning Mixers are the best way to start your day!&amp;nbsp;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-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&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-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&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-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&gt;Don&amp;#39;t miss this in-person networking opportunity!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1016</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:44:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honoring the past, Building the future  6/15/2026 5:30 PM - 6/15/2026 7:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="http://shadygrove.umd.edu/jasongreen" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"&gt;shadygrove.umd.edu/jasongreen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1043</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:05:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chamber After Hours at Ruppert Landscape 6/18/2026 5:30 PM - 6/18/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&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;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The event will be held at Ruppert Landscape in the Branch Building.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking:&lt;/strong&gt; When you come up the driveway, park in the lot to the left labeled Lot 1. Once that fills up, park in Lot 2 on the right.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food:&lt;/strong&gt; Lawson Street Group will provide catering.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&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;. Non-members must purchase tickets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Questions? Contact &lt;a href="mailto:mfoy@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;Megan Mucha&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3498db;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#3333cc"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;MCCC Manager of Events.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1024</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:28:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strengthening Small Business-HBCU Collaborations to Advance Research Conference 6/30/2026  - 7/1/2026 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Registration Link:&amp;nbsp;https://web.cvent.com/event/ac08cd54-e40e-47ce-92d4-22aae6c46629/summary&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Overview&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health&amp;#39;s (NIH) Small Business Program Office (SBPO) will host a conference to highlight the current state of biomedicine research by HBCUs. Specifically, the conference will convene key stakeholders to drive innovation in the biomedical sector in alignment with the Presidential Executive Order 14283, &amp;ldquo;White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Purpose&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The conference aims to foster strategic partnerships that expand research capacity, strengthen acquisition pathways, and increase funding opportunities for HBCUs and small businesses. The conference will also feature panels and breakout sessions explicitly tailored to encourage innovation, exchange knowledge, and advance research in health-related fields. This event is designed to facilitate collaborations between NIH, HBCUs, Federal agencies, small and large businesses, as well as private and philanthropic organizations.&lt;/p&gt;
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