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:20261113T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T090000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Inside the Port: Maritime Careers and Port of Olympia Tour | Business and Education Network Convening DESCRIPTION:Join us for the November convening of the Business and Education Network (BEN) and an inside look at the Port of Olympia and the careers connected to the port and maritime industry. 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:Port and maritime industry presentationCareer pathways and regional workforce needsQuestions and discussionPort of Olympia tour"Bring a Guest" opportunityFeatured presenter:\nTaber Lee\, Communications and Marketing Senior Manager\, Port of OlympiaAttendees will learn about the Port of Olympia's role in our region\, explore careers within the port and maritime industry\, and hear about the skills needed to support this important sector.\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 November convening of the \;Business and Education Network (BEN) \;and an inside look at the Port of Olympia and the careers connected to the port and maritime industry. 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:
Featured presenter:
Taber Lee\, Communications and Marketing Senior Manager\, Port of Olympia
Attendees will learn about the Port of Olympia&rsquo\;s role in our region\, explore careers within the port and maritime industry\, and hear about the skills needed to support this important sector.

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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