prince william today april 2015
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Together with the Prince William Area Agency on Aging, the Prince William Chamber will host Transitions, the sec-ond annual Informational Expo on Aging Gracefully. The 2015 Transitions exposition will showcase products, resources, and ser-vices to assist senior citizens, their families, and their caregivers in the planning and managing of the aging process. Workshop topics range from protecting against Medi-care fraud to fall prevention and exercise for se-niors: Rosemari Walker of the Prince William Area Agency on Aging will present Medicare 101, Kay Bransford of MemoryBanc will present Alzheimer’s Disease & Dimentia, Rich Gow of Lara, May & Associates, LLC will present Finan-cial Planning: Preparing for the Golden Years, and Dr. David Ebbecke and Dr. Jessica Beech of Piedmont Physical Therapy will present Exercise for the Aging Adult. This year’s Transitions Ex-position will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2015,
from 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Continental Event Center located at 9705 Liberia Ave. #101 in Manassas. Further details and event registration can be found at pwchamber.org/transitions/, or call 703.368.6600. The event is free to attend and open to the public. The event is sponsored by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce in coop-eration with the Prince William Area Agency on Aging, and the Gainesville Times/Prince William Times. Exhibit space is still available: contact Christine DiModica at [email protected], or call 571.765.7571.
Community Partner:
Presented by the Prince William Chamber in cooperation with the Prince William Area on Aging
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Continental Event Center9705 Liberia Ave., Manassas
Free to Attend & Open to the Public
2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
pwchamber.org/transitionsTransition Gracefully Into the Golden Years
Learn about the Plan to Increase Virginia’s Economic Competitiveness
Hylton Performing Arts CenterWednesday, May 20, 20157:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Offered in Partnership with George Mason University Science and Technology Campus
Keynote: Barry DuVal, President & CEO,Virginia Chamber of Commerce,
discussing Blueprint Virginia
Visit www.pwchamber.org for a full agenda and bios.
Featuring a panel of experts, highlighting new innovative industry sectors.
Technology • Life Sciences • Veteran CareWorkforce Education & Development
The Prince William Chamber of Com-merce will partner
with George Mason Uni-versity, Science and Tech-nology Campus to host an information session about bolstering Virginia’s, Prince William County’s and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park’s economic competitiveness in the face of increasing global com-petition. The program will begin with a comprehensive and state-wide initiative, set forth by Barry Du-Val, President and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, who is the keynote speaker for the upcoming panel. Barry DuVal’s comprehensive Blueprint Virginia initiative will be the subject of the keynote address. Dr. Annie Hunt Burriss, CEO of the George Mason University, Science and Technology Campus, will moderate the panel and Dr. David Wu, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at George Mason University, will introduce the panelists. The pan-elists will include Dr. Scott Martin of the Virginia Serious Gaming Institute, Ross Dunlap of Ceres Nanosciences, Dr. Sam Hill, Provost of North-ern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge Campus, speaker for the Regional Center for Workforce Education and Training, and Delegate Jackson Miller, who will speak about the North-ern Virginia Veteran Care Center. The event will
be held at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Sponsors of the event include Apple Federal Credit Union, Branch Daffan, ECU Communica-tions, First Virginia Community Bank, R.W. Mur-ray, the City of Manassas Economic Development and the City of Manassas Park. Additional spon-sors include Virginia Business Magazine and the Gainesville Times/Prince William Times. Spon-sorships are available. Contact Kris Johnson at [email protected], or call 571.765.1881.
For more information about the event, includ-ing registration information, visit pwchamber.org/events/ or call 703.368.6600. The event is open to the public. Ticket price for members is $65 and non-member ticket is $90, which in-cludes reception, coffee, breakfast, as well as the program.
Join the Prince William Chamber of Commerce and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Hyl-ton Performing Arts Center located at 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Gover-nor Terry McAuliffe will be the keynote speaker for the event, where Chamber staff and volunteer leadership will pres-ent the Prince William Chamber’s Annu-al Report and will install the 2015-2016 Board of Directors. Chairman Debbie Bennett will speak about milestones from the last year and incoming Chair Dalena Kanouse will talk about areas of focus for the coming year. Also during the lunch, the Chamber will announce the 2014-2015 Member of the Year, Behind the Scenes Business of the Year, and Behind the
Scenes Individual of the Year. Sponsorship op-portunities are available. Contact Kris Johnson at [email protected], or call 571.765.1881. To register please visit pwchamber.org/events or call 703.368.6600. Member ticket price is $50 and the non-member ticket price is $65.
Lunch with the Governor and the 2014-2015 State of the Chamber
SPECIAL GUEST: GOVERNOR McAULIFFE
Tuesday, June 30, 201511:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
H Y L T O N P E R F O R M I N G A R T S C E N T E R
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Prince William Chamber of Commerce
“The Chamber is great but I just don’t have time to really take advantage of it.” That’s a common thought among business owners, however, even if you have NO TIME to get involved, the Chamber still offers you….
■ Business referrals from the Chamber’s website, annual Membership Directory (“Business Resource Guide”) and from Chamber staff members in response to inquiries received at the office.
■ Consumer Confidence….display the Chamber’s logo on your website and marketing materials. Consumers 80% more likely to do business with a Chamber member over a non-Chamber member.
■ Information and advocacy on legislative and governmental issues of importance to your business.
■ Free promotion of news about your business in the “Member News” on our website and Twitter feed.
■ Free promotion of your events through the Community Calendar.
■ Members-Only discounts on products and services such as Office Depot and Constant Contact.
■ Discounted Board and Conference Room rentals.
■ Assistance with special events such as grand openings and ribbon-cuttings.
For more information on belonging to the Prince William Chamber, contact Kris Johnson at 571.765.1881 or by email at [email protected].
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