BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20121022T123000Z DTEND:20121022T143000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Sequestration Forum DESCRIPTION:The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce & the Quantico/Belvoir Regional Business Alliance\n\n in cooperation with the Prince William County Department of Economic Development & the\n\n Stafford County Department of Economic Development\n\n are hosting a\n\n Sequestration Forum\n\n Sequestration: the word strikes fear in the hearts of politicians\, business owners\, workers and DOD employees alike. How likely is it that Congress and the White House will fail to reach agreement on the budget benchmarks that will save us all from the drastic cuts we all fear? What are the likely impacts in 2013 and beyond\, if Sequestration is invoked? What can we realistically do about it?\n\n \n\n Speakers include:\n\n Dr. Stephen Fuller - George Mason University\n\n Congressman Rob Wittman - Armed Services Committee\n\n Christine Singhass - Realty World Select\n\n Dave Grover - Washington Square Associates \n\n \n\n This forum will address the following issues:\n\n \n What is the atmosphere in Washington and what are the factors that may affect the likelihood of a budget agreement?\n \n What will the volume of Defense cuts be?\n \n Can we gauge the impact of Sequestration on Virginia businesses and employment?\n \n Is there anything we can do to avoid the threatened cutbacks and/or to prepare for Sequestration?\n\n\n *Sponsorships are available! Contact amanda@fredericksburgchamber.org or sheri@fredericksburgchamber.org for more information* X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

\n The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce &\; the Quantico/Belvoir Regional Business Alliance
\n in cooperation with the Prince William County Department of Economic Development &\; the
\n Stafford County Department of Economic Development
\n are hosting a
\n Sequestration Forum

\n Sequestration: the word strikes fear in the hearts of politicians\, business owners\, workers and DOD employees alike. \;How likely is it that Congress and the White House will fail to reach agreement on the budget benchmarks that will save us all from the drastic cuts we all fear? \;What are the likely impacts in 2013 and beyond\, if Sequestration is invoked? \;What can we realistically do about it?
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\n Speakers include:
\n Dr. Stephen Fuller - \;George Mason University
\n Congressman Rob Wittman - \;Armed Services Committee
\n Christine Singhass - Realty World Select
\n Dave Grover - Washington Square Associates \;
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\n This forum will address the following issues:

\n What is the atmosphere in Washington and what are the factors that may affect the likelihood of a budget agreement?
\n What will the volume of Defense cuts be?
\n Can we gauge the impact of Sequestration on Virginia businesses and employment?
\n Is there anything we can do to avoid the threatened cutbacks and/or to prepare for Sequestration?

\n \;*Sponsorships are available! \; Contact amanda@fredericksburgchamber.org or sheri@fredericksburgchamber.org for more information*

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\n \;

\n LOCATION:URS Corporation Quantico Corporate Center 1000 Corporate Drive Suite 201 Stafford\, VA 22554 UID:e.492.2384 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260514T214050Z URL:https://members.fredericksburgchamber.org/events/details/sequestration-forum-2384 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR