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    <title>Metro Atlanta Association of Professionals (MAAP) upcoming events</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>MAAP's Pride Month Kickoff Party (06/01/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://maapatl.org/resources/2026%20Pride%20Kick%20Off%20Party%20-%20Web%20Banner(edit)%20.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Start Pride Month with a splash.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Join MAAP on Monday, June 1, 2026, from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Georgia Aquarium for an unforgettable evening co-hosted with MOLA, Georgia Aquarium’s LGBTQIA+ employee resource group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;The evening begins with mingling and a dynamic panel conversation focused on being out in the workplace, building community, and showing up authentically in your professional life. From there, the energy keeps building with drag entertainment, networking, and fabulous raffle giveaways.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;At 7:00pm, doors open for guests to enjoy exclusive access to enjoy the Aquarium --&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;a value of $70 per ticket on its own. Add in passed hors d'oeuvres, light bites, drink ticket, complimentary parking, incredible crowd &amp;amp; performers, and you'll have one of the most exciting ways to kick off Pride Month in Atlanta.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://maapatl.org/event-6666335/Registration" title="Register Now" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle002"&gt;Register Now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Location&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Oceans Ballroom at the Georgia Aquarium - 246 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 3031&amp;nbsp; -&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/246+Ivan+Allen+Jr+Blvd+NW,+Atlanta,+GA+30313/@33.7645565,-84.3961111,242m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88f5047dfdb01637:0x3886495e2e94fe19!8m2!3d33.7645554!4d-84.395466?entry=ttu&amp;amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;GOOGLE MAPS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Agenda&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;5:00 - 5:30: welcome and open networking&lt;br&gt;
5:30 - 6:15: Panel Discussion: Being out in the workplace&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;6:15 - 6:45: Fabulous Drag Performances&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;6:45 - 7:00: Final remarks&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;7:00 - 9:00: Open entry to enjoy the Ga Aquarium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;What to Expect:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li data-section-id="zmrod4" data-start="1728" data-end="1784"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;A welcoming crowd of LGBTQ+ professionals and allies&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="d81vya" data-start="1785" data-end="1857"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;A panel discussion on authenticity, community, and being out at work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="1976ccx" data-start="1858" data-end="1900"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Drag entertainment and open networking&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="1yd0zvw" data-start="1901" data-end="1942"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Passed hors d'oeuvres and light bites&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="1edqlke" data-start="1943" data-end="2016"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;One drink ticket, with additional beverages available at the cash bar&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="1lulxh" data-start="2017" data-end="2066"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Complimentary parking via QR code at check-in&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="yfsh2k" data-start="2067" data-end="2117"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="2069" data-end="2117"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Two hours of Aquarium access after the event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Transportation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Oceans Ballroom at Georgia Aquarium is located on Level 1 of our official parking deck and on the opposite side of the building as our Main Entrance. Prior to paying for parking, please make sure to know your license plate number and check with the staff inside your event space to receive complimentary parking.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About MAAP:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;The Metro Atlanta Association of Professionals (MAAP) is Atlanta’s first LGBTQ+ business association. Our mission is to create space for people to bring their whole selves to a professional LGBTQ+ community.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Through networking, professional development, and community partnerships, MAAP helps LGBTQ+ professionals and allies build meaningful connections and grow together.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 14px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 11px;"&gt;Plea&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 11px;"&gt;se note, all registration information may be shared with all event co-hosts. You may unsubscribe from any mailing lists at any time.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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