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JANUARY 2016

11 Bedford-Stuyvesant Small Business Town Hall, Brooklyn, NY https://goo.gl/CFWsLv

12 SBA Small Business Certification Workshop, Charlotte, NC contact Erin Connell erin.connell@sba.gov

12 Prime Contractor Panel, Washington DC http://goo.gl/ULyzMr

13 SBA Government Contracting 101, Honolulu, HI, contact Joyce Quinn joyce.quinn@sba.gov

13 U. of Delaware PTAC presents The Fundamentals of the FAR, Newark, DE https://goo.gl/M5Y3p6

13 Kansas SBDC presents Competing for Government Contracts, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, contact Ellen Clickner eclickne@jccc.edu

13 SBA Federal Contracting Business Development Training, Columbus, OH Contact Number: 614-469-6860 247

14 Washington PTAC presents Government Contracting Essentials 101, Spokane, WA http://goo.gl/mezSHC

14 Mid-Tier Advocacy Business-Focused Breakfast, Location TBD http://goo.gl/ElCoL6

19 SBA HUBZone Eligibility Training, Cincinnati, OH Contact Number: 614-469-6860 247

19 SBA 8(a) Business Development Program Certification, Indianapolis, IN Contact Number: 317-226-7272 x115

20 SBA: Marketing and SAM.gov Registration, Honolulu, HI, contact Sheila Taeza sheila.taeza@sba.gov

21 GovConectx Winter Showcase: Seminar, Matchmaker and Expo, Falls Church, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Winter_Showcase.html

21 Getting Ready for the 8(a) Application, Tulsa, OK http://www.reiok.org/events/

22 SBA Programs and Services to Help Your Business, Long Island City Community Library, Queens, NY,contact Sylvia Rivera sylvia.rivera@sba.gov

22 SBA: Doing Business with the Federal Government, Boise, ID, also Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23

22 Fort Riley Tactical and Tech Day, Fort Riley, KS http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

26 AFCEA Bethesda Cyber Tech Symposium, Bethesda MD http://goo.gl/A07hKE

26 SBA: Government Contracting Orientation, Salt Lake City, UT contact Rackel Bennett rachel.bennett@sba.gov

26 SBA Government Contracting & Certification Workshop, Little Rock, AR, Contact Number: 501-324-7379, x294

27 SBA: Tackling the 8(a) application, Honolulu, HI http://events.sba.gov/eventmanagement/eventlisting.aspx?state=HI

27 Fort Meade IT and Cyber Day, Fort Meade, MD http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

28 MCCC GovConNet Government Contracting Forum, Bethesda, MD http://goo.gl/9xYojh

28-29 Air Force Contracting Summit, Hurlburt Field, FL http://www.defenseleadership.org/

29 Washington PTAC presents Doing Business with Joint Base Lewis McChord, Lakewood, WA http://goo.gl/TYpwcD

FEBRUARY 2016

3-4 Marine West, Camp Pendleton, CA http://goo.gl/Ml24CS

9-10 National 8(a) Association 2016 Winter Conference, Orlando, FL http://goo.gl/dsjo8M

10 2016 NIST Industry Day, Gaithersburg, MD http://goo.gl/g9yfHY

23 FBI Headquarters IT Vendor Day, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

23-25 2016 DMSCA National Education & Training Conference, San Juan PR, http://www.dmsca.us

MARCH 2016

3 NASA Glenn Research Center Tech Expo, Cleveland, OH http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

8 SECAF Executive Briefing, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org

10 Minority Enterprise Advocate 11th Annual Federal Business Forum, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/ljGyla

16 Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst Technology Expo, Wrightstown, NJ http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

16-17 SBA InnovateHer Challenge Summit, Washington DC https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/wbo/resources/1465581

21-24 National Reservation Economic Summit 2016 - Las Vegas, NV http://res.ncaied.org/

22-24 2016 WBENC Summit & Salute, Phoenix, AZ, http://www.wbenc.org

29 DefTech 2016, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/xuruAz

31 16th Annual Alliance Mid-Atlantic Small Business Procurement Fair, Atlantic City, NJ http://goo.gl/pivrN6

APRIL 2016

5-7 10th Annual Cyber and Information Security Research Conference, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, Call 1-844-325-0341 or email info@federaltrainingpartnership.com

6 26th Annual Government Procurement Conference, Washington DC https://goo.gl/Ms2W7E

6-7 Marine South, Camp LeJeune, NC http://goo.gl/Ml24CS

18-20 2016 Catch the WAVE, email lyoung@orvwbc.org

20 MCB Camp Pendleton Tactical and Tech Day, Oceanside, CA http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

27 Annual Technology Expo for BFS Parkersburg, Parkersburg, WV http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

MAY 2016

9-10 Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA, http://goo.gl/xuruAz

12 2016 MCCC GovConNet Procurement Conference, Rockville, MD http://mcccmdgovconnet.com/

12 SECAF 8th Annual Awards Gala, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org

18 National Minority Supplier Development Council CPO Summit and Leadership Award, New York, NY, http://www.nmsdc.org

18 Scott Air Force Base Technology Expo, Belleville, IL http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

23-25 US Energy Dept. 16th Annual Small Business Forum and Expo, Atlanta, GA http://smallbusinessconference.energy.gov/

24 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cybersecurity Awareness Seminar, Rockville, MD http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

24 SECAF Executive Briefing, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org

26-28 15th Anniversary Power Networking Conference, National Harbor, MD email frasernetinfo@frasernet.com http://www.powernetworkingconference.com

JUNE 2016

9 Denver Federal Center Technology Day, Lakewood, CO http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

9-10 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/WiQOe8

21-23 2016 WBENC National Conference and Business Fair, Orlando, FL, http://conf.wbenc.org

29 Joint Base Charleston Tech Expo, Charleston, SC http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

NOVEMBER 2016

1-3 US Veterans Affairs Dept. Veterans Small Business Engagement, Minneapolis, MD, details TBD

SBA aims to boost number of 8(a)s

Top 30 federal agencies for 8(a) set-asides

SCOTUS to hear VA case on Feb. 22

SBA seeks input on WOSB certification

GAO: bid protests are up by 3%

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