BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270611T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270611T090000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Business and Education Network Year-End Wrap-Up and 2027-28 Program Planning DESCRIPTION:Join us for the final convening of the Business and Education Network (BEN) 2026 2027 program year. Please feel free to bring a guest attendee who may also be interested in this event! \nThis event will have both in-person and virtual attendance options.\nMeeting highlights:Year-in-review\, review of accomplishments\, and highlight any partnership outcomesLessons learnedMember feedbackShare your priorities and ideas for 2027 2028Program planning and next stepsThis convening will provide an opportunity to celebrate the network's accomplishments\, evaluate this year's work\, and shape BEN's priorities and program of work for 2027 2028. Your participation and perspective will be especially important as we determine what comes next for the network.\nBEN Community Connections & Updates\nThere will also be an opportunity to briefly introduce yourself and share a little about your organization. Attendees are welcome to provide updates such as upcoming events\, helpful resources\, organizational news\, collaboration opportunities\, or requests for support that may benefit the broader BEN network and community.~~~The Business & Education Network connects leaders in business with education to better prepare students and create pathways to regional workforce opportunities. This team of people provides support and insight on industry needs of education\, and support for the Business2Youth Connect initiatives involving education programs like Math for Life and Find Your Future.At the Business and Education Network\, we also routinely host "Employer Spotlights". We will continue to invite local educators and businesses to join us and talk about the benefits of the industries that drive our region. We focus on the Career Pathways that the companies or industries offer\, and what types of training are required. Join our meetings in person or virtually (when available): The Business and Education Network meets on the 2nd Friday of each month from 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for the final convening of the \;Business and Education Network (BEN) \;2026&ndash\;2027 program year. Please feel free to bring a guest attendee who may also be interested in this event! \;

This event will have both in-person and virtual attendance options.

Meeting highlights:
This convening will provide an opportunity to celebrate the network&rsquo\;s accomplishments\, evaluate this year&rsquo\;s work\, and shape BEN&rsquo\;s priorities and program of work for 2027&ndash\;2028. Your participation and perspective will be especially important as we determine what comes next for the network.

BEN Community Connections &\; Updates
There will also be an opportunity to briefly introduce yourself and share a little about your organization. Attendees are welcome to provide updates such as upcoming events\, helpful resources\, organizational news\, collaboration opportunities\, or requests for support that may benefit the broader BEN network and community.

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The Business &\; Education Network connects leaders in business with education to better prepare students and create pathways to regional workforce opportunities. This team of people provides support and insight on industry needs of education\, and support for the Business2Youth Connect initiatives involving education programs like Math for Life and Find Your Future.

At the Business and Education Network\, we also routinely host &ldquo\;Employer Spotlights&rdquo\;. We will continue to invite local educators and businesses to join us and talk about the benefits of the industries that drive our region. We focus on the Career Pathways that the companies or industries offer\, and what types of training are required. \;

Join our meetings in person or virtually (when available): The Business and Education Network meets on the 2nd Friday of each month from 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM.

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