October 6, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
Greater Washington Innovation Celebration Awards Show
October 8th | 3-4:30PM
Vetrepreneur
October 20th | 10-11AM
Veterans & Military Business Council
18th Annual GovCon Awards
November 4th | 5PM start
Registration Opens Next Week
partner event
Brown and Brown Distinguished Speaker Series Featuring Molly Catalano
November 18th | 4-5PM
Engage and Retain your Veteran Employees: Best Practices for creating a Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG)
November 19th | 10-11AM
Veterans & Military Business Council
GREATER WASHINGTON INNOVATION CELEBRATION
This is your chance to watch the finalists' videos then vote on this year's People's Choice Winner!
Are you ready to have some madcap fun at an event dedicated to showcasing our region's most creative business leaders? Then you won't want to miss this Thursday's Greater Washington Innovation Celebration! This event will have it all: live judging, audience picks, and so much more!

After watching all of the finalists' videos together, we'll find out who our star-studded panel of judges has crowned this year's Innovator of the Year. But the fun doesn't end there! Every attendee will have a chance to cast his or her vote for the 2020 People's Choice Award!

Don't miss this unique and entertaining awards show. You can see who made the finalist list and learn more on our Greater Washington Innovation Celebration website here.
ADVOCACY UPDATES
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Questions or concerns? Contact the Chamber's Clayton Medford, Vice President, Government Relations, at cmedford@novachamber.org.
Advertise in the GovCon Program!

Our 2020 GovCon program will be distributed to all attendees prior to the event. This is a chance to showcase your business to leaders within the GovCon world!
COUNCIL SERIES & NETWORKING
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
Vetreprenuer
October 20th | 10-11AM
Known as "Vetrepreneurs," Veteran Entrepreneurs have a tremendous impact n our business community through the creation of jobs, contributions to economic growth, and participation in community organizations and activities. For this event we have gathered an impressive panel of Vetrepreneurs who will share insights on their own paths to business success and how being a Veteran drove their business vision.
partner event
Brown and Brown Distinguished Speaker Series: Featuring Molly Catalano, VP of Marketing & Communications, Five Guys Enterprises
November 18th | 4-5PM
Join GMU's School of Business, Brown & Brown Insurance, and the Chamber for the Brown & Brown Distinguished Speaker Series featuring, Molly Catalano. Molly has spent the past 15 years leading the marketing and communications efforts for Five Guys Enterprises. During her time the company has grown from 30 restaurants on the East Coast of the United States to over 1,600 locations in 19 countries.
Engage and Retain your Veteran Employees: Best Practices for creating a Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG)
November 19th | 10-11AM
Has your company established a Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG)? What are you waiting for? In this fourth and final part of our Veteran and Military Business Council hiring series, our speakers will share the advantages to creating your own Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG).
MEMBER BENEFIT
MEMBER NEWS
In these times, businesses and their employees are looking to leaders to help them emerge stronger. Join the Baltimore and Washington Business Journals, Kaiser Permanente, and other local leaders for a discussion about bold leadership in times of uncertainty, and looking ahead. Learn more here.

LGV Group LLC. sister company, Glass Projects Resource, Inc., is proud to announce the promotion of its President Vito John Germinario to Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Germinario co-founded GPR in 2005 and has built one of the most successful glass and glazing subcontracting companies in the Mid Atlantic. Learn more here.

Virginia Tech leads a team pursuing more immersive, full body virtual reality experiences. Learn more here.

Want to improve the cohesion of your team while you work from home? Have a party or event you want to host remotely? Bond's Escape Room has got games for that! Schedule a free 15 minute demo via zoom for info! Learn more here.

Hiring + Reskilling Virtual Career Fair | Northern Virginia, sponsored by Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. Join us on Thurs. Oct. 8, 2020 from 1-4pm ET‒ totally free of cost‒ to make meaningful connections that just might be the foot in the door you need to land your dream job. Learn more here.
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