VACCE June 2024 E-Newsletter
The mission of VACCE is to equip Chamber of Commerce professionals with leadership skills and tools to build innovative Chambers.
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2024 VACCE Executive Leadership Conference |
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The VACCE Board of Directors is pleased to invite you to join us for our
2024 VACCE Executive Leadership Conference to be held:
Thursday & Friday, August 22 & 23, 2024
The Bristol Hotel
Bristol, VA
Hosted by the Bristol TN/VA Chamber of Commerce
Registration is now open - CLICK HERE to see our agenda and to register!
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VACCE - All Things Chamber Webinar Series |
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VACCE is pleased to partner with Teri Smiley and Starfish Partnerships for a new All Things Chamber Webinar Series. This is perfect for new staff members or a refresher for current staff.
The All Things Chamber bundle provides pre-recorded material, averaging a hour per module, plus downloadable notes pages of the PowerPoints and additional PDF documents. Participating chambers will have access to the website through December 2025.
The fee for the program is $195 per chamber. CLICK HERE to register. Participating chambers will also be invited to a private Facebook group for Q&A and connecting with fellow chamber members across the country.
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2024 Virginia Health Care Conference
June 5, 2024
Greater Richmond Convention Center
The Virginia Chamber Foundation and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association are pleased to present the 2024 Virginia Health Care Conference. In its 14th year, this signature event will bring leading industry experts, members of the business community, and public policy leaders together to discuss the latest trends and innovations in health care. Click here for more information and to register.
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WiseChoice / Anthem Update |
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WiseChoice / Anthem Program
The Virginia Chamber is pleased to work with our VACCE members to inform and enroll the business community regarding the WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance. If you are interested in receiving additional information on the WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance, or need tips on how to market the Alliance to your membership, please email Hannah Emerson.
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VACCE Associate Member Updates |
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Boat Tour of Dominion's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Installation
June 24
Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, VA
Join Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) and the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) for a unique opportunity to get up close with the impressive turbine installation. Contact Michelle Querry at mquerry@chambersforinnovation.com for more information and to register.
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June Webinar: Making the Most of Your Chamber Executive Association with Anissa Starnes and Brian Francis
Have you ever attended your state's chamber executive association conferences or other events and struggled to come back and actually implement anything? Do you wonder if you're getting all that you could be from the association? Join Brian Francis and Anissa Starnes, Chief Impact Officer of YGO, as they share how you can get the most out of your membership AND your time at the conferences.
Register here for the 30-minute webinar on June 20th at 10am EDT and we'll send you the Zoom link to join!
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In addition to our All Things Chamber Program, we also offer speaking, training, coaching, consulting, and facilitation services. We do this for your members, boards, staff and leadership programs. We are currently booking staff, board, and leadership retreats. If you want to explore working with us for your retreat this year, reach out and let’s chat. I look forward to connecting with you.
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Central Fairfax Chamber
The Chamber is pleased to announce a new staff member! Kim Luckabaugh is the new Events Manager. She can be reached at events@cfcc.org.
The Chamber is also very proud to share that our Executive Director, Jennifer Rose, is graduating from the Leadership Fairfax's Leadership Fairfax Institute (LFI) on June 5. Participating in the LFI program has been on Jennifer's "bucket list" for 15 years! She was selected by her fellow classmates as the LFI Class Voice for this year. In that role, Jennifer will speak from the podium at graduation representing this year's LFI class.
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Charlottesville Regional Chamber
The Chamber held a public dedication ceremony on May 14 to celebrate the completion of The Grove at McIntire Park. The Grove is a stone terrace and monument inscribed with names of recipients of the Chamber's annual business leadership award, first established in 1975. The monument honors past, present, and future leaders, who have been recognized by the Chamber for their outstanding contributions to our Greater Charlottesville communities.
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Hampton Roads Chamber
The Chamber recently wrapped up the 5-part State of the City Series featuring addresses from mayors of five of our local Southside cities. These events brought together over 4,000 people and provided our business community many economic updates, insights, and of course, celebrations!
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Highland County Chamber
The Chamber, in collaboration with the Highland EDA, Highland Tourism Council, and The Highland Center, launched a new resident attraction program for our community that consists of targeted digital advertising and a new website relocation resource. Check it out at www.highlandcounty.org/make-your-move. While there, enter to win a weekend cabin getaway with local treats in Virginia’s least populous county!
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Other Updates of Interest |
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ACCE
2024 Annual Convention Registration Open
#ACCE24 is one of the most anticipated chamber conferences of the year. The event is scheduled for July 16 - 19, 2024 in Dallas, TX. Winners will be announced for Chamber of the Year and communication awards, sales accomplishments will be recognized and we will celebrate our newest CCEs. CLICK HERE for more information and to register for the event.
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IOM - Summer Institute Registration
Registration is open for the 2024 summer sites! We are very excited to welcome you back to Madison, Athens, and Villanova and for another wonderful year! Click here to access registration.
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