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February Diamond Members
Diamond Members 20+ years of membership renewing in the month of January. Congratulations on your success and thank you for your longstanding support!
Artemis IT, 20
PIP Printing, 21
University of Central Florida, 21
Garrison Insurance Agency, 22
Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels, 22
Indian River Colony Club, 24
Shein & Wente, LLC, 28
Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront, 29
Melbourne Yacht Club, Inc., 29
Century 2001 Custom Screen Printing & Promotional Products, 33
The Lakes of Melbourne, 33
Servpro of South Brevard/Servpro of West Brevard, 33
Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront, 36
Joyal Homes, 37
Gator Chrysler, Inc., 45
S&S Jewelers, Inc., 46 |
Chamber Events
Friday, March 4 | 7:30AM - 9:00AM
Topic: Lessons From the Flight Deck
Guest Speaker: Bill "Roto" Reuter, CAPT, USN (Ret)
President, R-Squared Solutions, LLC
Location: Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront
$22 Members registerd by Feb. 26 | $30 Member Standard Price
$50 Non-Member Price
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Tuesday, MARCH 8 - 3:30PM-5:00PM
Join the Melbourne Regional Chamber’s Non-Profit Council for its 1st Quarterly event: Taking Your Non-Profit to the Next Level. Guest Speaker: Laura Wallace, CPA, Four Streams Financial, Inc.
Attendee Admission: Included with Chamber Membership, Non-Chamber Members: $10
Location: Melbourne Regional Chamber Auditorium, 1005 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901
SPACE IS LIMITED - REGISTER HERE TODAY!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 | 5:30PM
NETWORK BUILDING SOCIAL
Join the Chamber's young professional group, ENGAGE Professionals for an evening of food, fun and networking. Meet us at Ocean 302 Bar & Grill for fantastic apps and fresh drinks. Please rsvp by Monday, March 7. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Location: Ocean 302 Bar & Grill, 302 Ocean Ave., Melbourne, FL 32951
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 | 7:15AM
Florida Tech in the Future
Keynote speaker: Dr. T. Dwayne McCay, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Florida Institute of Technology
Join business owners, community leaders, and the newest members to join the Chamber for a hearty breakfast. Network with members and non-members and expand your business connections. Meet the Young Adult and Better Business of the Month. Talk with the Chamber Staff, Board of Directors and Ambassadors about your values, and then hear the keynote speaker discuss issues important to the community.
Location: Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901
SPONSORED BY:
Standard Admission: $30.00. $50.00 Non-members.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 15 | 8:00AM
Location: Baer's Furniture, 4260 W. New Haven Ave. Melbourne, FL 32904.
Sponsored by Health First. Doors open at 7:45AM! For more information, please contact Tom Graver at 321-724-5400.
Admission is included with Melbourne Chamber Membership
$15 for Non-Members
Sponsored by:
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16| 3:30-5:00PM
Melbourne Regional Chamber Auditorium
1005 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901
Speaker Instructor - Bonnie McKee
Do you know your ribbon cutting ABCs? Join us Wednesday, March 16 for a special ‘R.I.B.B.O.N. Cutting Workshop,’ part of the Melbourne Regional Chamber’s ‘Grow Your Business’ series. Bonnie McKee, event producer and owner of Designing Premier Events & Weddings will give expert training on how to make the most of your Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening. Space is limited, so be sure to register early for this informative special event.
FREE to Chamber Members, $25 Non-Members
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 | 5:30PM - 7:30PM
SCTC Quarterly Dinner & Mini-Expo
Holiday Inn Viera
8298 N Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32940
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TUESDAY, MARCH 22 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Come Sail With Us!
Hosted by:
 Melbourne Yacht Club
Location: 1202 E. River Dr., Melbourne, FL 32901
Admission is included with your Chamber membership.
Non-Chamber members: $25
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 | 7:00AM
Government Affairs State of the State Breakfast
Do we gather pitchforks & torches, or praise the heavens? The 60-day 2016 Florida Legislative Session runs from January 12th through March 11th, after which political wonks, activists, and business leaders will assess the results at the Government Affairs Committee’sfirst event of the year.
Join us March 23rd for breakfast and a lively panel discussion featuring dignataries from all political perspectives.
Location: Suntree Country Club, 1 Country Club Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940
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APRIL 29, 2016
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Ribbon Cuttings
3/3
Freedom Boat Club of the Space & Treasure Coast - Grand Opening
Thursday |11:00AM-7:00PM
Location: Grills Riverside, 6075 N US Hwy 1, Melbourne, FL 3294
Come out to the grand opening celebration for Freedom Boat Club at Grills Riverside! This club allows for an affordable, hassle-free, alternative to boat ownership. Members receive training, insurance, seatow, unlimited boat at their home port, plus visiting priveledges at over 95 other locations throughout the country! This means you'll never have to worry about cleaning, storing, repairing, trailering, buying or selling a boat.
3/10
Extended Stay America Melbourne - Grand Opening
Thursday |10:00AM-4:00PM Actual Cut-Time: 1:00PM
Location: 1701 Evans Rd., Melbourne
Hotel underwent a full renovation, inside and out!
Member News
WCN Interactive Holds E-Mail Marketing Workshop
February 29th - Take the leap to learn how to use email marketing more efficiently and gain more profits in your marketing efforts! The WCN Interactive team, Richard and Cheri Martin, certified email marketers, will be at The Knowledge Exchange, 5151 S. Babcock St., Palm Bay 32905, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm for this no-cost workshop.
For full details and to register, as seating is limited please go to: http://bit.ly/standoutintheinbox
Harris Corporation Selects Welsh Construction For Renovation Project
Harris Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest employers in Brevard County, selected Welsh Construction of Melbourne to renovate offices at their Palm Bay campus at 2400 Palm Bay Road, NE.
The project included the renovation of 3,000 square feet of office space to laboratory usage and will be completed in April.
Welsh Construction, formed in 2003, provides commercial construction and development services in the: office, medical, retail, storage, religious, and municipal sectors to the east central area of Florida. www.Welshci.com
League of Women Voters of the Space Coast Hosts Timely Topics Luncheon
RSVP by March 14th for League of Women Voters of the Space Coast's Timely Topics Luncheon, "Citizen's Climate Lobby - Creating Political Will for a Sustainable Climate" on Saturday, March 19, 2016, 11:30 AM at the Holiday Inn, 8298 N. Wickham Rd. in Viera. Guest Speaker is Desta Horner, founder of the Seminole County chapter of Citizen's Climate Lobby. Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization working to create the political will in Congress to pass legislation to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels.
There are CCL Chapters in all the Congressional districts in the U.S. as well as all provinces of Canada and in many countries around the world advocating for effective climate legislation. CCL believes that a revenue neutral carbon fee and dividend is a bi-partisan solution that would effectively address carbon emissions, while not relying on a complex regulation approach.
Cost is $22. RSVP to Doreen Archer at 321-622-4071 or darcher14@cfl.rr.com by March 14th with name, phone number and choice of entrée - Quiche Loraine with fruit, Grilled Veggie Wrap with Potato salad or Fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp. Beverage and Chef's choice dessert are included. Pay at the door with cash or check. Public is invited.
U.S. Navy Selects Modus Operandi to Develop Pattern-of-Life Analysis Software to Help Predict Adversarial Behavior and Intent
Modus Operandi, a company that delivers data discovery, integration, and Big Data analytics solutions for national security and commercial organizations, has been selected by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an activity-based intelligence system that will help spot unusual behavior by adversaries.
Under terms of the $1.5 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, Modus Operandi will combine its expertise in semantic analysis with scalable graph analytic methodologies and information fusion to develop innovative pattern of life analysis software. The software solution, called POLIS (Pattern Of Life Integrated System), will analyze large amounts of intelligence data represented as large graphs to find behavioral patterns that may indicate malintent.
Modus Operandi is a software technology company focused on accelerating information discovery, data integration and advanced analytics for customers in the defense and intelligence community and in Fortune 1000 organizations. http://www.modusoperandi.com.
BACK TO WORK 50+ at Eastern Florida State College
Share the news! Eastern Florida State College helps women return to the workforce
A successful program pairing Eastern Florida State College and the AARP Foundation to help train women age 50+ with new job skills and help them get jobs is opening its doors to more participants.
The BACK TO WORK 50+ Women’s Economic Stability Initiative will hold summer information sessions on Wednesday, June 8 from 9-11 AM on the Cocoa Campus, and on Wednesday, September 7 from 9-11 AM on the Melbourne Campus.
Those interested in learning more can register for the upcoming BACK TO WORK 50+ at Eastern Florida State College Information Session by calling (855) 850-2525 or visiting www.aarpfoundation.org/sif
Sea Turtle Healing Center Releases ‘Steve’ in Melbourne Beach
Staff from Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center released Steve, a juvenile green sea turtle Tuesday, February 23 in Melbourne Beach. Steve had been at the Center since November, when he was rescued and transported by Sea Turtle Preservation Society. He was found near Point Canaveral with fishing hooks embedded in his flippers. The Zoo is home to the only sea turtle rehabilitation facility in Brevard County.
Green sea turtles are listed as endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature; major threats include egg harvesting, loss of beach habitat and entanglement in fishing nets and line.
VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/s/asd9yrfzezezvld/Steve%20release.mp4?dl=0
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