{"id":6212,"date":"2025-09-11T15:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/?page_id=6212"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:07:18","slug":"2025-us-canada-lobster-town-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/townmeeting__trashed\/2025-us-canada-lobster-town-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 US &#8211; Canada Lobster Town Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_be80c0-a2\"><strong>2025 Town Meeting Report<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/LobsterTownMeeting2025_Report082925.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of LobsterTownMeeting2025_Report.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-849de679-4a49-407c-b830-28a91c8eece3\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/LobsterTownMeeting2025_Report082925.pdf\">LobsterTownMeeting2025_Report<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/LobsterTownMeeting2025_Report082925.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-849de679-4a49-407c-b830-28a91c8eece3\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-headingundefined\"><br><strong>2025 US-Canada Town Meeting Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-headingundefined\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FwY1pt-5reMs5TOP4LNo3A_XW2p_HNwf\/view\">Program<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sXK3nhnhiH5eQzasEC-o_fs-7-IDgfm7\/view\">Speaker Biographies<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vGk1ZaY2ft2My8qmluJEAXD6Y9lWgJA5\/view\">Sponsor Descriptions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_30c993-13, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_30c993-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_30c993-13\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_30c993-13 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_30c993-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_30c993-13\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_30c993-13 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_30c993-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_30c993-13\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_30c993-13 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_30c993-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1d4IT9gZC8cQ5LwWdoG1jJlKXCZ24ffBy\/view\"><strong>Map of 2025 Town Meeting Attendees<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-headingundefined\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1PkHzbmgnNJgqYjAuOCgEiSuAR1fXIFHu\/view\">U.S. Lobster Management Areas<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zNWanQubHQS1_beWxK_cWEN9PB9TYOBD\/view\">Canadian Lobster Fishing Areas and Seasons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_5f12c8-9a\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barharbormainehotel.com\/the-hotel\/\">Venue &#8211; Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_f158fa-82\"><strong>Other local hotels for accommodations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_673411-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_673411-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_673411-84\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_673411-84 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_673411-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_673411-84\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_673411-84 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_673411-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_673411-84\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_673411-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_673411-84\">Inn on Mount Desert\u00a0 (downtown: 1.2 miles from Atlantic Oceanside) <br>The Pathmaker Hotel (downtown: 1.3 miles from Atlantic Oceanside) <br>Acadia Hotel (downtown: 1.4 miles\/ 2.3 kms)<br>The Elmhurst Inn (downtown: 1.1 miles\/ 1.7 kms )<br>Hanscom\u2019s Motel &amp; Cottages (approx. 3.3 miles\/ 5.3 kms before the Atlantic Oceanside)<br>Explore Acadia Cottages \u2013 (6.4 miles\/ 10.3 kms)<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_983ffb-63\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_83a5e8-e5\">Join us at the\u00a0Atlantic Oceanside Hotel &amp; Event Center January 28-30. We will kick off this year&#8217;s Town Meeting with a welcome banquet on the night of January 28, followed by a day and a half of panel discussions addressing issues impacting the lobster industry on January 29-30. This year&#8217;s panels will discuss the U.S. gauge increase, stock assessments, changes to the ecosystem, market conditions, and other critical topics impacting the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_2d4cf8-8e\"><br>Town Meeting is a unique opportunity for cross-border dialog among fishermen, managers, and researchers. New this year is the addition of banquet dinners to allow attendees additional time to continue conversations following our sessions and socialize. The first will be the night of January 28, following on-site check-in and registration.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_7d4065-e4\"><br>Registration is open exclusively to commercial harvesters until October 20, after which it will open to the public. Thanks to the Sonneberg Fund, we once again can offer a limited number of free registrations for commercial fishermen.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_8c8503-ee\"><br>Your $75 registration fee includes meals on January 29 and 30. Banquet dinners are an additional fee of $50 per dinner\/person. Room rates of $135\/night (a limited number of family suites are available for $209\/night) include parking and access to all hotel amenities.<br>For more detailed information about Town Meeting, sponsorship opportunities, and exhibitor space, please contact Chris Cash directly at Christina.cash@maine.edu\u00a0or call 207-975-0003.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_43c9a4-ec\"><br>* We will once again offer exhibition space to our top sponsors. We only have space for 20 exhibition tables, so please let us know your desired level of support as soon as possible to secure your table and be included in preliminary event advertising. The exhibit space will share the same main meeting room as the panel presentations for optimal interactions throughout the two-day event.<br>Sponsorship Opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_52fc7e-c5\">$5,000 &nbsp; &nbsp; Gold level &#8211; Primary Event Sponsor &#8211; 4&nbsp;Opportunities Available<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_da1d40-d5\">Primary Event Co-Sponsor\nPrimary Event Co-Sponsor\nOpening Night Banquet Sponsor, Tuesday, January 28\nSeafood Banquet Sponsor, wrap of Day One, Wednesday, January 29\nFeatured in all pre-event communications, post-event press releases, and articles about the event in Lobster Institute publications.\nProvided with complimentary registration for up to 6 people\nExhibition Booth Space &#8211; Two 6ft tables, tablecloths, and two chairs.\nNoted as a Sponsor in the written event programs, posters, and communications.\nRecognized as an Industry Supporter on the Lobster Institute website<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_0916b3-90\">$2,500 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Silver Level &#8211; Featured Sponsor &#8211;&nbsp; 4&nbsp;Opportunities Available<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6212_c223e1-e1\">Featured sponsor, Breakfast &#8211; 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