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:20220804T200000Z DTEND:20220804T213000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Blue & You Series: Blue Jobs DESCRIPTION:Central to the development and success of RI's blue tech sector is its ability to cultivate the dynamic workforce needed for continuous innovation and growth. Join us for a conversation with three community thought leaders who are carving out workforce pathways to the Blue Economy.\n\n\n\n*Lead Presenter:\n\n\n\nWendy Mackie\; Director of Workforce & Foundation Development\n\n\n\nMarine Retailers Association of the Americas &\n\n\n\nMRAA Educational Foundation\n\n\n\n4-5 p.m.: Presentation & Q&A\n\n\n\n5-5:30 pm.: Networking\n\n\n\n"The Blue & You: Understanding Our Blue Economy" summer speaker series will run for a second year in a row. These educational sessions\, led by panels of experts\, are offered to the general public. Considering Rhode Island has 400 miles of coastline\, the blue economy has always been a vital component of the state and Greater Newport's economy. In recent years\, there has been a renewed focus on redefining the term and reenergizing efforts around making Rhode Island a regional hub for blue economy and blue tech. These sessions provide information that will help residents understand what the blue economy is and how it impacts them. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Central to the development and success of RI'\;s blue tech sector is its ability to cultivate the dynamic workforce needed for continuous innovation and growth. Join us for a conversation with three community thought leaders who are carving out workforce pathways to the Blue Economy.
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\n*Lead Presenter:
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\nWendy Mackie\; Director of Workforce &\; Foundation Development
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\nMarine Retailers Association of the Americas &\;
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\nMRAA Educational Foundation
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\n4-5 p.m.: Presentation &\; Q&\;A
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\n5-5:30 pm.: Networking
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\n&ldquo\;The Blue &\; You: Understanding Our Blue Economy&rdquo\; summer speaker series will run for a second year in a row. These educational sessions\, led by panels of experts\, are offered to the general public. Considering Rhode Island has 400 miles of coastline\, the blue economy has always been a vital component of the state and Greater Newport&rsquo\;s economy. In recent years\, there has been a renewed focus on redefining the term and reenergizing efforts around making Rhode Island a regional hub for blue economy and blue tech. These sessions provide information that will help residents understand what the blue economy is and how it impacts them.