﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>West Ventura County Business Alliance Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.wvcba.org</link><description>News related to West Ventura County Business Alliance</description><copyright>(c) 2026, West Ventura County Business Alliance All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group - IN PERSON 1/8/2026 8:00 AM - 1/8/2026 9:00 AM</title><description /><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11254</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:13:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Military Appreciation Committee 1/8/2026 8:00 AM - 1/8/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;font color="#c0392b"&gt;&lt;b&gt;More information to follow.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11323</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:14:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Advocacy Committee Meeting 1/12/2026 12:00 Noon - 1/12/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=10943"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=WVCBA%20Business%20Advocacy%20Committee%20Meeting&amp;amp;dates=20241209T200000Z/20241209T210000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Every BAC meeting includes legislative updates impacting businesses from city, county, state and federal representatives. All members are welcome to attend this virtual meeting; those who want to advocate for the rights of local businesses are invited to join the committee. Contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:n.lindholm@wvcba.org?subject=Next%20WVCBA%20BAC%20Meeting"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nancy Lindholm&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the meeting dial-in information.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Through our strong relationships with elected officials at all levels (city, county and state), we advocate for the rights of local businesses and take positions on proposed ordinances, rulings and legislation. The Business Advocacy Committee (BAC) is part of the&amp;nbsp;WVCBA&amp;rsquo;s commitment to representing the interests of business with government. The mission of the BAC is to carry out an advocacy program on behalf of WVCBA&amp;#39;s membership and business community within the governmental and political arenas and foster effective working relationships.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11240</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:23:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Ambassadors Meeting 1/14/2026 12:00 Noon - 1/14/2026 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;All members are invited to join the Ambassadors committee. The Ambassadors are&amp;nbsp;WVCBA&amp;nbsp;champions whose mission is to cultivate and celebrate our community of new, current and prospective members. Ambassadors have first-hand knowledge about maximizing&amp;nbsp;WVCBA&amp;nbsp;membership and are committed to sharing their expertise and positive experiences with fellow members and the business community.&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11325</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:34:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Executive Committee 1/15/2026 10:00 AM - 1/15/2026 11:00 AM</title><description /><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11280</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:32:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Business Networking Group (Zoom) 1/22/2026 8:00 AM - 1/22/2026 9:00 AM</title><description /><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11266</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:24:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Board of Directors Meeting 1/22/2026 11:00 AM - 1/22/2026 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://api-internal.weblinkconnect.com/api/event/v1/RegistrationConfirmation/download-ics-calendar?x-tenant=OxnardCACOC&amp;amp;eventId=11328"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=WVCBA%20Board%20of%20Directors%20Meeting_Copy&amp;amp;dates=20260122T120000Z/20260122T120000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11328</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:04:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Military Appreciation Dinner 1/23/2026 6:00 PM - 1/23/2026 9:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.wvcba.org/WCEvents/EventOutlookReminder.aspx?EventID=10920"&gt;Add to Outlook calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&amp;amp;text=Military%20Appreciation%20Dinner&amp;amp;dates=20241019T010000Z/20241019T043000Z&amp;amp;details=&amp;amp;sf=true&amp;amp;output=xml"&gt;Add to Google calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;E&lt;/span&gt;very year, the WVCBA brings together the business community to salute our local&amp;nbsp;military&amp;nbsp;heroes for their service to our country and community. Join us at the 28th Annual&amp;nbsp;Military&amp;nbsp;Appreciation Dinner to hear from keynote speaker, Colonel Commander Christopher Lutz, Commander of the 146th Airlift Wing, and to celebrate this year&amp;#39;s honorees for their military service, community involvement, and volunteer efforts. Dinner will be held at Holiday Inn Oxnard Ventura, formerly Courtyard Marriott.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsorships are available! Click &lt;a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/82328041501/b7d946ca-6e2b-42de-acfe-a26753954da8.pdf?rdr=true" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more info and reach out to Kyle Jewell at k.jewell@wvcba.org to get started.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#c0392b;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.wvcba.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=20018" style="width: 576px; height: 483px;" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wvcba.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=11206</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 23:17:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WVCBA Annual Meeting &amp; Installation of Directors 1/30/2026 3:00 PM - 1/30/2026 5:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Join&amp;nbsp;us for WVCBA&amp;#39;s 2026 Annual Meeting on &lt;strong&gt;Friday, January 30, from 3:00-5:00 pm&lt;/strong&gt; at the Museum of Ventura County where you will:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;-Enjoy light hors d&amp;rsquo;oeuvres, drinks, and networking with our &lt;a href="https://www.wvcba.org/board-of-directors" target="_blank"&gt;2026 Board of Directors&lt;/a&gt;, staff, fellow members, and other guests.&lt;br /&gt;
-Hear from the Museum&amp;#39;s Executive Director Elena Brokaw about the history of our local chambers of commerce.&lt;br /&gt;
-Reflect on the impact of 2025, recognize outstanding member contributions, and look ahead to the goals and opportunities shaping the year to come.&lt;br /&gt;
-Honor outgoing Board members and witness the installation of the 2026 Board of Directors.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a show of appreciation, registration is &lt;u&gt;FREE&lt;/u&gt; for WVCBA members. Nonmembers are invited to the event, at a cost, to learn more about the chamber of commerce and engage with our business community. &lt;strong&gt;Please RSVP or register below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Program begins at 3:00 p.m. Networking time after program.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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