June 12 - June 16   Tuesday, June 13 Membership Development Committee 2:00-3:00 p.m. Virtual Wednesday, June 14 Executive Committee Meeting 8:15-9:45 a.m. Virtual Thursday, June 15 Breakfast Connection with the Equality Chamber 8:30-9:30 a.m. Crystal City Sports Pub LeadShare 11:45-1:00 p.m. Chamber Boardroom VIEW EVENTS CALENDAR   Breakfast Connection Combined with the Equality Chamber of Commerce Thursday, June 15 | 8:30-9:30 a.m. Crystal City Sports Pub Promote your business before the workday even begins. The format of the Breakfast Connection gives attendees a chance to bring their business to the table, literally. This event focuses on roundtable power networking and provides attendees the chance to exchange business cards, develop new prospects and share a 60 second pitch with each table. Double your connections this month at our combined event with the Equality Chamber of Commerce. Bring plenty of business cards - you'll need them! REGISTER Grand Sponsor   Young Professionals Series: Advocacy Tuesday, June 20 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Crystal City Sports Pub The Chamber is excited to provide a new opportunity for young professionals in the area with the Arlington Chamber Young Professionals Series! This series cultivates the next generation of business leaders by bringing together Arlington young professionals to learn more about Arlington and engage with the larger business community. This month focuses on advocacy and features the Arlington Chamber of Commerce's Government Affairs Manager, John Musso, Vice President at the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) and Vice-Chair for Business Advocacy for the Arlington Chamber, Bismah Ahmed, and Aide to Arlington County Board Chair, Stevie Kelly. REGISTER   Business After Business Thursday, June 22 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Hilton Garden Inn Reagan National Airport Join the Chamber at our Business After Business even! Creating connections in this relaxed setting is a great way to end your business day. Build your network while enjoying food, beer, wine, and soft drinks, all of which are included in your registration. Attendees are eligible to win door prizes donated by members and members have a chance to win our cash jackpot. REGISTER     Rich Doud Arlington Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Recipients Announced  The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is proud to support high school seniors Ambar Condori-Boughton from Duke Ellington School of the Arts who will be attending the University of Miami, and Anna Julia Giza from Bishop Ireton High School who will be attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, for demonstrating student and community leadership. Both high school seniors were 2023 recipients of The Rich Doud Arlington Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, named after longtime Arlington Chamber of Commerce president and civic leader Rich Doud, and distributed by the Arlington Community Foundation. LEARN MORE   Grand Sponsor County Board Candidate Forum Recap On Thursday, June 8, the Arlington Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2023 Arlington County Board Candidate Forum at Mason Square - Van Metre Hall in Ballston. The seven candidates running for the Arlington County Board: Audrey Clement (I), Maureen Coffey (D), Susan Cunningham (D), Jonathan Dromgoole (D), Natalie Roy (D), Julius "J.D." Spain Sr. (D), and Tony Weaver (D), participated in the business-themed candidate forum which featured a moderated discussion of topics such as Plan Langston Boulevard, office vacancy, and small business support. The Candidate Forum was live-streamed on WJLA.com Thursday evening and broadcasted on WJLA-TV 24/7 Friday evening. WATCH THE LIVESTREAM   Chamber Supports New Phase of Commercial Market Resiliency The Arlington Chamber continues to champion updates to the Zoning Code, and commends the County for the continued expanded by-right uses as part of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative. On June 10, the County Board adopted amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to permit ghost kitchens, restaurant direct meal delivery, shared commercial kitchens and large-scale catering establishments. . These were the newest phase of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative. The Chamber expressed in a letter to the Board its appreciation to County Staff for developing flexible regulations that promote the attraction of new and emerging business sectors. We appreciate this step forward, and we encourage continued work beyond the proposed amendments that provides for innovation. READ OUR LETTER Annual Corporate Sponsors   Having trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email   Arlington Chamber of Commerce | 2009 14th Street, North, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22201 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!