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JANUARY 2015

13 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

21 U.S. Labor Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/SdfsjG

22 U.S. Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-vendor-outreach-sessions

22 WAVE Policy Update breakfast for Women Veteran Entrepreneurs, Arlington, VA http://www.thewave.us.com/Home/tabid/65/Default.aspx

22 6th Annual National Small Business Contracting Summit Southeast, Altamonte Springs, FL http://goo.gl/p8C7qu

22-25 USASBE conference, Tampa, FL, http://www.usasbe.org/events/event_details.asp?id=399352

28 Marine Corps Assoc. & Foundation West Coast Dinner, Carlsbad, CA https://www.mca-marines.org/events/mcaf-2015-west-coast-dinner

29 U.S. Justice Dept. Vendor Outreach to WOSBs, Washington, DC http://www.justice.gov/osdbu/meet-small-business-specialist#calendar

29 Fed Expo National Capital Region, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AXsbLX

FEBRUARY 2015

3 NASA Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business Industry Day, Stennis Space Center, MS http://goo.gl/H6ByMX

3-4 National 8(a) Association Winter Conference, Orlando, FL http://www.va.gov/osdbu/library/events.asp

4 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

4 Marine Corps Assoc. & Foundation Hawaii Dinner, Kaneohe Bay, HI https://www.mca-marines.org/events/mcaf-2014-hawaii-dinner

4-5 Naval Future Force Science & Technology Expo, Washington, DC, http://www.onr.navy.mil/expo

10 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

11-12 Summit on Government Performance & Innovation, Louisville, KY http://goo.gl/146BYf

13 GovConNet Training for Federal Contractors, Rockville, MD, also Feb. 27; March 6, 20 & 27; April 24, http://goo.gl/Z6xPvq

19 U.S. Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-vendor-outreach-sessions

19-20 NSBA Small Business Congress, Phoenix, AZ https://nsba.secu.net/secure/registration/sbc-registration.html

MARCH 2015

3 FDA Small Business Vendor Outreach, location N/A http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/business/ucm288023.htm

4 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session to WOSBs, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

4 Aviation Logistics Center Industry Day, Email Ashley.J.Lewis@uscg.mil or (202) 475-3750 for additional information.

5 Alliance Northwest Conference 2015, http://alliancenwconference.org/

9-12 National Reservation Economic Summit, Las Vegas, NV http://res.ncaied.org/

10 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

10-12 Veteran Institute for Procurement, Potomac, MD http://goo.gl/IZiE1t

11 Alliance Mid-Atlantic, Wilmington, DE http://goo.gl/2OzEYm

17 U.S. Justice Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://www.justice.gov/osdbu/meet-small-business-specialist#calendar

18-19 WBENC Summit & Salute, Baltimore, MD http://www.wbenc.org

19 WAVE 5th Annual Women Veterans Small Business Seminar, Arlington, VA http://www.thewave.us.com/Home/tabid/65/Default.aspx

19 U.S. Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-vendor-outreach-sessions

24 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Small Business Seminar & Matchmaker, Rockville, MD http://goo.gl/GZ2Feh

25 Fort Bliss, TX Regional Industry Day, http://www.elpasococ.org/calendar.asp

26 Veterans in Business Conference, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/fakNOG

30 U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal (AL) Small Business Outreach, http://goo.gl/0ByaCU

APRIL 2015

14-15 SFMSDC 30th Annual Business Expo, Fort Lauderdale, FL http://www.sfmsdc.org

14 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

15 25th Anniversary Government Procurement Conference, Washington DC http://www.fbcinc.com/e/procurement/

23 Alliance Texas, Arlington, TX http://goo.gl/cGSvqv

MAY 2015

6-7 Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce ProcureCon, Richmond, VA http://www.procureconasia.com/

6-8 Small Business 2015 Training & Matchmaker Event, Manchester, VT http://goo.gl/JT4lY1

12 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

13 Alliance South, Atlanta, GA http://goo.gl/cGSvqv

18 Center for Women & Enterprise: Exploring SBA Resources Event, Providence, RI http://goo.gl/D6xtpJ

19 U.S. Justice Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://www.justice.gov/osdbu/meet-small-business-specialist#calendar

20 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

21 U.S. Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-vendor-outreach-sessions

27 Marketplace 2015 - Procurement Opps for Small Businesses, Raleigh, NC http://www.sbtdc.org/events/marketplace/

JUNE 2015

9 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

9-11 Veteran Institute for Procurement, Potomac, MD http://goo.gl/IZiE1t

9-11 VETS 2015 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, Norfolk, VA http://goo.gl/i2EUlz

10 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session to SDVOSBs and HUBZone firms, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

11 Connecticut Business Matchmaker Event, Hartford, CT http://www.hartford.edu/ec/training-events/events/matchmaker.aspx

16 U.S. Justice Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://www.justice.gov/osdbu/meet-small-business-specialist#calendar

16-18U.S. Energy Dept. 14th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo, Phoenix, AZ.

23-25U.S. Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-vendor-outreach-sessions

JULY 2015

8 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session - IT firms only, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

14 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

21 U.S. Justice Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://www.justice.gov/osdbu/meet-small-business-specialist#calendar

23 U.S. Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-vendor-outreach-sessions

AUGUST 2015

5 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

11 Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

18 U.S. Justice Dept Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://www.justice.gov/osdbu/meet-small-business-specialist#calendar

20 U.S. Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-vendor-outreach-sessions

NOVEMBER 2015

9-11 APTAC Training Conference, Washington, DC http://www.aptac-us.org/aptac-f15-conf-call-presentations/

US contracting with small firms jumps in FY2014

WOSBs to lose self-certification?

HUBZone change stalled

Column: Using USASpending.gov for market research

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