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/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:FCIA Connect: Open Office Hours! DESCRIPTION:We listened to your feedback! To combat the isolation of working independently and to provide "just-in-time" business support\, we have enhanced our FCIA Connect format.Date & Time: Wednesday\, July 22\, 2026\, at 8:00 p.m. ETPanelists: Terry Wakefield (Catalyst4Change - packaging\, shipping\, scaling operations)Sander Wolf (moderator)David Gambill (Sonoma Chocolatiers) Emily Meza Wilson (Mindo Chocolate Makers - bean to bar)Cost: Free (Exclusive to FCIA Members)FCIA Connect will now function as an Open Office Hours concept featuring a live expert panel. This interactive session will cover diverse\, real-time topics including equipment\, sourcing\, manufacturing\, and business operations. This is free consultancy time\, so please do take advantage of this opportunity.You can submit your questions anonymously in advance\, or choose to ask them live during the session. Have a question for the panel? Submit Your Questions via Our Google Form X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We listened to your feedback! To combat the isolation of working independently and to provide "\;just-in-time"\; business support\, we have enhanced our FCIA Connect format.

FCIA Connect \;will now function as an \;Open Office Hours \;concept featuring a live expert panel. This interactive session will cover diverse\, real-time topics including equipment\, sourcing\, manufacturing\, and business operations. This is free consultancy time\, so please do take advantage of this opportunity.

You can submit your questions anonymously in advance\, or choose to ask them live during the session. \;

Have a question for the panel? \;Submit Your Questions via Our Google Form \;

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