﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Arlington Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>www.arlingtonchamber.org</link><description>News related to Arlington Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Arlington Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Government Affairs &amp; Economic Development Committee 12/3/2025 9:00 AM - 12/3/2025 10:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Government Affairs and Economic Development Committee will welcome back Melissa McMahon, Parking and Curb Space Manager at Arlington County Department of Environmental Services, who will be presenting updates on the Performance Parking Pilot Program. In addition, Government Affairs Manager John Musso will discuss the Chamber&amp;#39;s 2025 advocacy efforts and successes in a Year in Review presentation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information and the link to the Zoom meeting, please reach out to DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager, at &lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8922</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:39:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Women in Business Networking 12/3/2025 5:00 PM - 12/3/2025 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Women in Business Networking Series&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This series of women-focused networking events is open to those who want to expand their network, share knowledge, exchange ideas, and offer advice. The events focus on networking to grow your business opportunties and support others who appreciate what it&amp;#39;s like to be a woman in business.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Are you a member interested in hosting a Women in Business Networking event? Please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:eventsassoc@arlingtonchamber.org "&gt;eventsassoc@arlingtonchamber.org&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400 for more information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsorship Opportunities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;We have Premier and Patron sponsorship&amp;nbsp;opportunities available for this event. Please review&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&amp;nbsp;our &lt;a href="https://arlingtonchamber.egnyte.com/dl/F5re2kXFiZ"&gt;sponsorship document&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://arlingtonchamber.egnyte.com/dl/cJ4m09PITb"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;or contact Will Mulligan, Membership Engagement Director,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:engagement@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Women%20in%20Business%20Networking%20-%20Sponsorship%20Question"&gt;engagement@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Registration closes &lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Wednesday, December 3 at noon. &lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;For registration questions, please contact DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=WIBN%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prospective members are allowed to attend up to three (3) Chamber Networking (Breakfast Connection, Business After Business, Small Business Roundtable, Women in Business Networking) events&amp;nbsp;as a guest. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Companies that have previously attended more than three Chamber events and previous members who have dropped their Chamber memberships are not eligible to attend as a guest. The Chamber reserves the right to deny admittance to the event if a nonmember has already attended three events. Please contact Mike Rosenow at &lt;a href="mailto:membership@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;membership@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; to verify your eligibility or to join the Chamber. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank You to our Sponsors!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Co-Grand Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www3.mtb.com/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=4375" style="height: 53px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://nicolemacdonald.nm.com"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=4380" style="height: 60px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Premier Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ladyoctopus.tattoo/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=6742" style="width: 100px; height: 119px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patron Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.focusdatasolutions.com/"&gt;Focus Data Solutions&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nwfcu.org/"&gt;Northwest Federal Credit Union&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.techpainting.com/"&gt;Tech Painting Co.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://wacif.org/"&gt;Washington Area Community Investment Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8601</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:52:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chamber 101 12/4/2025 3:45 PM - 12/4/2025 5:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;A free networking seminar for new, existing, and prospective members, Chamber 101&amp;nbsp;is your opportunity to learn how to maximize your Chamber membership. Learn about the Chamber and the many ways you can get involved through events, networking, sponsorship opportunities, and joining committees. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet our staff, future clients and associates, and expand your membership potential at Chamber 101!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;3:45 - 4:00 p.m. - Open Networking&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Program&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transportation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Metered street parking is available on 14th Street and the surrounding area, as well as at the Courthouse Plaza parking lot (2098 15th Street,&amp;nbsp;North.). The Chamber is also accessible via Court House Metro (Orange/Silver lines).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Registration closes at noon on Thursday, December 4. For registration questions, please contact DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager, at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Chamber%20101%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prospective members are allowed to attend up to three (3) Chamber Networking (Breakfast Connection, Business After Business, Small Business Roundtable, Women in Business Networking) events&amp;nbsp; as a guest. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Companies that have previously attended more than three Chamber events and previous members who have dropped their Chamber memberships are not eligible to attend as a guest. The Chamber reserves the right to deny admittance to the event if a nonmember has already attended three events. Please contact Mike Rosenow, Vice President of Membership,&amp;nbsp;at &lt;a href="mailto:membership@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;membership@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; to verify your eligibility or to join the Chamber. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our Sponsors!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grand Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/Financial-Services/Michael-Garcia,-Agent-State-Farm-Insurance-5464"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="172" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=1704" width="275" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Premier Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/Financial-Services/Monument-Home-Loans,-A-Division-of-Mann-Mortgage-LLC,-NMLS2550-8182"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=5621" style="height: 250px; width: 250px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8584</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:39:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>101st Annual Meeting 12/5/2025 11:30 AM - 12/5/2025 2:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;A key event for the Arlington business community, the 101st Annual Meeting will celebrate the Chamber&amp;#39;s accomplishments of 2025, while looking ahead to what&amp;#39;s to come in 2026.&amp;nbsp;The event will also include the presentation of the prestigious Chair&amp;#39;s Award, President&amp;#39;s Award, and Committee of the Year Award. The Annual Meeting&amp;nbsp;is a can&amp;#39;t-miss event for Arlington business and community leaders.&amp;nbsp;Join us&amp;nbsp;for this exciting celebration of Arlington businesses!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Keynote&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peter Alexander&lt;/strong&gt;, Co-Anchor, &amp;quot;Saturday TODAY&amp;quot; and NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and &lt;strong&gt;Alison Starling&lt;/strong&gt;, former Co-Anchor for WJLA-TV.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transportation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Complementary parking will be provided.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Registration closes on Tuesday, December 2. For registration questions, please contact Operations Manager, DJ Batchelor at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Annual%20Meeting%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or 703-525-2400.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsorship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities available for this event. Please review&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&amp;nbsp;our &lt;a href="https://arlingtonchamber.egnyte.com/dl/JVdzajC1Je"&gt;sponsorship document&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:engagement@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Annual%20Meeting%20Sponsorship%20Interest"&gt;engagement@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more information.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our Sponsors!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grand Sponsor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="www.comcast.com"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=1815" style="width: 200px; height: 70px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Champion Sponsor!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="amazon.com"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=1859" style="height: 73px; width: 200px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Award Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;President&amp;#39;s Award |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://thelandlawyers.com/"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley &amp;amp; Walsh, P.C.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Chair&amp;#39;s Award | &lt;a href="https://business.gmu.edu/"&gt;George Mason University - Costello College of Business&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;Premier Sponsors&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shooshancompany.com/"&gt;The Shooshan Company&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.bankwithunited.com/"&gt;United Bank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benefactor Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.arlingtoncu.org"&gt;Arlington Community Federal Credit Union&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://www.dominionenergy.com/"&gt;Dominion Energy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://founders.bank/"&gt;Founders Bank&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.justmercedes.com/"&gt;Mercedes-Benz of Arlington&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nationalcapitalbank.bank/"&gt;National Capital Bank&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.transurban.com/north-america?adobe_mc_sdid=SDID%3D28FCEA894F7AD9AB-5F4F32E7C27F4DF8%7CMCORGID%3D7A0DBB1A56CC37127F000101%40AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1738787306"&gt;Transurban&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://yhbcpa.com/"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;YHB | CPAs &amp;amp; Consultants&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://www.washingtongas.com/"&gt;Washington Gas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patron Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.alairhomes.com/arlington/"&gt;Alair Homes - Arlington&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.arlingtonlawgroup.com/"&gt;Arlington Law Group &lt;/a&gt;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.mtb.com"&gt;M&amp;amp;T Bank&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://www.statefarm.com/agent/us/va/arlington/michael-garcia-tljym1ys000"&gt;Michael Garcia CLU&amp;reg; RICP&amp;reg;, Agent - State Farm Insurance&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.rosslynva.org/"&gt;Rosslyn Business Improvement District&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/Business-and-Professional-Services/Searle-Business-Solutions,-LLC-7329"&gt;Searle Business Solutions, LLC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8556</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:59:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business After Business 12/11/2025 4:30 PM - 12/11/2025 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;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,&amp;nbsp;all of which are included in your registration. Attendees are eligible to&amp;nbsp;win door prizes donated by members and members have a chance to win our cash jackpot.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Are you a member interested in hosting a Business After Business? Please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:events@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=Business%20After%20Business%20Host%20Interest"&gt;events@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400 for more information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration closes on Thursday, December 11 at noon&lt;/strong&gt;. For registration questions, please contact&amp;nbsp;DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager, at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org?subject=BAB%20-%20Registration%20Question"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or (703) 525-2400.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prospective members are allowed to attend up to three (3) Chamber Networking (Breakfast Connection, Business After Business, Small Business Roundtable, Women in Business Networking) events&amp;nbsp;as a guest. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Companies that have previously attended more than three Chamber events and previous members who have dropped their Chamber memberships are not eligible to attend as a guest. The Chamber reserves the right to deny admittance to the event if a nonmember has already attended three events. Please contact Mike Rosenow at &lt;a href="mailto:membership@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;membership@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; to verify your eligibility or to join the Chamber. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Registrations are non-refundable. While you are unable to apply registrations to future events, you may transfer your registration to another individual.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8573</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:35:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Government Affairs &amp; Economic Development Committee 12/17/2025 9:00 AM - 12/17/2025 10:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Government Affairs &amp;amp; Economic Development Committee meeting will welcome Jill Hunger and Deborah Albert of CPHD, who will present on the upcoming second phase of amendments to signage regulations in the Arlington County Code. They will also take member feedback on amendments to the sign regulations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information and the link to the Zoom meeting, please reach out to DJ Batchelor, Operations Manager, at &lt;a href="mailto:chamber@arlingtonchamber.org"&gt;chamber@arlingtonchamber.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8923</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:39:56 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>