﻿<?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 Meeting 9/3/2026 8:30 AM - 9/3/2026 9:30 AM</title><description>&lt;div class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Join an upcoming meeting of the MCCC Government Relations Committee. All Chamber members are welcome to attend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Government Relations Committee meets weekly during the Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly and meets monthly during the interim. These meetings provide Chamber members with opportunities to learn about, discuss, and engage on a wide range of policy issues impacting the regional business community.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&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="0" href="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx" title="https://montgomerymdcoc.wliinc25.com/join-us/application.aspx"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Join today!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;This event will be held on Zoom. You will receive a calendar invite with the login link after registering.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Questions? Contact Brian Levine, VP of Government Affairs at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-linkindex="1" href="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com" title="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;blevine@mcccmd.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1038</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:16:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Economic and Talent Development Committee Meeting 9/16/2026 8:30 AM - 9/16/2026 10:00 AM</title><description>&lt;div class="MsoNoSpacing"&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Please join us for a meeting of MCCC&amp;rsquo;s Economic and Talent Development Committee.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Economic Development Committee meets regularly to provide Chamber members with opportunities to learn, discuss, and engage with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;economic issues, including workforce development, small businesses, innovation, and education.&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;This event will be held on Zoom. You will receive a calendar invite with the login link after registering.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&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;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;Questions? Contact Brian Levine, VP of Government Affairs at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-linkindex="2" href="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com" title="mailto:blevine@mcccmd.com"&gt;blevine@mcccmd.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.mcccmd.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1009</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:33:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MCCC Annual Legislative Reception - September 16, 2026 9/16/2026 5:00 PM - 9/16/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;div data-end="101" data-start="0"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003399;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This event offers a unique opportunity to connect directly with elected officials and policymakers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div data-end="381" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="103"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003399;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;As a business leader, you&amp;rsquo;ll have the chance to share your experiences, insights, and perspectives on the policies and regulations affecting your business and our community. There is no formal agenda or scheduled speakers &amp;mdash; just meaningful networking and open exchange of ideas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 40px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003399;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Sponsor - $10,000&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(20 guest tickets to the reception, Logo displayed on banner at reception,&amp;nbsp;Company logo on event signage, Additional marketing opportunities througout the venue)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 40px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003399;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Platinum Sponsor - $5,000&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;(12 guest tickets to the&amp;nbsp;reception, Company logo on event signage, Company logo on event projector screens, &amp;amp; website)&lt;/i&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=1042</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:28:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chamber After Hours at Smokey Glen Farm 9/24/2026 5:00 PM - 9/24/2026 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 the pavilion at Smokey Glen Farm.&amp;nbsp;&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;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;
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