November 10, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
Women At the Top of GovCon: Expanding Business Through Organic Growth
November 17th | 10-11:30AM
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
GovCon Forum: Diversity & Inclusion
December 3rd | 11:30AM-12:30PM
Capital Region Workforce Summit
December 9th | 10-11:15AM
Women In Business Signature Event: Evolution of Diversity and Inclusion - The New Frontier - Belonging
December 15th | 10-11AM
A MEMBER BLOG POST
There’s never been a more important time to invest in digital accessibility
This past summer, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the most comprehensive legislation in history addressing rights for people with disabilities. While this milestone was an opportunity to celebrate the leadership of those who made the passage of the ADA possible, it’s also important to realize how far we have yet to go. 

Even before the pandemic, it was almost impossible to fully participate in modern society without access to information and services online. Now that everything from banking to education to healthcare has gone virtual, it’s critically important to consider how accessible your organization’s digital experiences are for people with disabilities.

Accessibility is a term we use to describe the usability of a digital product (like a website or a mobile app) for people with a cognitive, visual, auditory, or motor skill impairment. Accessible websites, for example, follow a hierarchical structure, can be read by a screen reader, make use of intuitive interactive elements, and include subtitles with any audiovisual content...
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ADVOCACY UPDATES
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Questions or concerns? Contact the Chamber's Clayton Medford, Vice President, Government Relations, at cmedford@novachamber.org.

Calling all members! Tell us about your community and philanthropic work.
Has your business participated in a philanthropic activity? Do your employees volunteer in the community? We'd like to feature your good work in our Positively NOVA! newsletter and on our NOVA Member Connector website. Contact the Chamber's Carmen Sevilla at csevilla@novachamber.org with your story.
COUNCIL SERIES & NETWORKING
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
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.
Registration is free for members
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).
Registration is free for members
GovCon Forum: Diversity and Inclusion
December 3rd | 11:30AM-12:30PM
This event will include member to member peer sharing on diversity and inclusion.
Registration is free for members
Capital Region Workforce Summit
December 9th | 10-11:15AM
The Chamber is hosting the Capital Region Workforce Summit – a conversation with regional leaders of the business community to address ongoing and systemic issues affecting the region’s workforce. This year, the event will focus on recruitment, retention and workplace culture, as well as leading strategies for addressing equity and inclusion, all in the time of COVID-19. Speakers: Kathy Albarado, CEO, Helios HR; Laurie Foglesong, Chief Human Resources Officer, Peraton; DeLinda Washington, Vice President, Human Resources, Mid-Atlantic States, Kaiser Permanente.
Registration is free for members
WIB Signature Event: Evolution of Diversity and Inclusion - The New Frontier - Belonging
December 15th | 10-11AM
Today's businesses are making tremendous strides in creating workplaces with a diverse employee profile, but even as that progress has been made, there is still much work to be done before we can work in an environment where ALL are valued and welcomed. Our next Women In Business Signature Event addresses this timely and necessary business goal.
Celebrate the Holidays with the Chamber!
We're getting into the holiday spirit with the following virtual events. Networking and fun are encouraged! Registration is free for members.

Women in Business: Holiday Wine Time Reception
December 9th | 5-6PM | Virtual Event | Register here

GovCon Council: Holiday Happy Hour / Networking Reception
December 11th | 4-5PM | Virtual Event | Register here

Chamber Holiday Party: Virtual Happy Hour
December 18th | 4-5PM | Virtual Event | Register here

MEMBER BENEFIT
MEMBER NEWS
Learn more about earning a master's degree from Virginia Tech Engineering in the DC area! Representatives from Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering are hosting an information session on 11/13 about graduate programs based in the greater Washington, DC metro area. Register in advance here.
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