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JANUARY 2022

21 SBA’s Pittsburgh office hosting Webinar: Meet the Contracting Officers and Small Business Liaisons! https://bit.ly/3zKgW3V

25 Greater Reston (VA) Chamber of Commerce hosts GOVCON, Reston, VA https://bit.ly/3ANHkJe

25 Virginia PTAC hosts Webinar: Five Steps to a Successful OSDBU Meeting https://virginiaptac.ecenterdirect.com/events/3236

25 PilieroMazza PLLC hosts Unlocking the Secrets of Debriefings, Gov’t Evaluation of Proposals and Protests https://www.pilieromazza.com/insights/events/

25 San Diego, Orange, Imperial PTAC hosts Webinar: Government Contracting Certifications for Small Business https://sdcoc.ecenterdirect.com/events

25 Macomb Regional PTAC hosts Webinar on CMMC 2.0 Certification and Project Spectrum https://bit.ly/3FdaWSG

26 San Diego, Orange, Imperial PTAC hosts Webinar: Doing Business with the U.S. General Services Administration https://sdcoc.ecenterdirect.com/events

26 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Proposal Writing, Level 2 https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

27 Potomac Officers Club hosts Digital Currency and National Security Forum (virtual) https://bit.ly/3C2VI0V

27 Ohio Minority Business Assistance Center hosts free Small Business Certification Application Workshop https://bit.ly/3JYg2Wd

27 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Navigating the $1.2 Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

27 San Diego, Orange, Imperial PTAC hosts Webinar: Government Subcontracting - Strategies for Small Business https://sdcoc.ecenterdirect.com/events

27-28 Homeland Security Week Summit, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/3kpMLIR

31-Feb. 2 National 8(a) Association hosts 2022 Small Business Conference, Kissimmee, FL https://na.eventscloud.com/website/30044/

FEBRUARY 2022

1 San Diego, Orange, Imperial PTAC hosts Webinar: Are You Ready for Government Contracting? https://sdcoc.ecenterdirect.com/events

Jan 31-Feb. 2 National 8(a) Association hosts 2022 Small Business Conference, Kissimmee, FL https://na.eventscloud.com/website/30044/

2 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: GSA Consolidation - The Facts You Need to Know https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

2-17 AFCEA Bethesda hosts Health IT Summit https://bethesda.afceachapters.org/save-the-date/

7-11 NCTAMS PAC - NSA Hawaii - Technology Day, Wahiawa, HI https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01RHLA

8 HHS OSDBU hosts Vendor Engagement Session (online) https://bit.ly/3GhqYw3

9 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Increasing Competitiveness - Mentor/Protege, Joint Ventures and Subcontracting https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

9 FBC presents IT and Cyber Day at MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01SZAD

10 San Diego, Orange, Imperial PTAC hosts Webinar: Government Contracting Certifications for Small Business https://sdcoc.ecenterdirect.com/events

15-17 Fort Benning Maneuver Warfighter Conference Expo, Columbus, GA https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01Q9CO

16 Potomac Officers Club hosts 4th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit, Tyson’s Corner, VA https://bit.ly/3pJs1ha

16 San Diego, Orange, Imperial PTAC hosts Webinar: Creating Winning Proposals for the Government https://sdcoc.ecenterdirect.com/events

17 SBA Certifications: 8(a), HUBZone and WOSB Informational Webinar https://bit.ly/3nLkvBp

21-24 AFCEA Rocky Mountain chapter hosts Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium Colorado Springs, CO https://bit.ly/3lYu7bT

22 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Doing Business with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

23 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Contract Administration https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

23 FBC presents Nellis AFB Las Vegas Tech and Cyber Day, Las Vegas, NV https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01Q906

23 FBC presents Insider Threat at JHU/APL, Laurel, MD https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01RTLX

MARCH 2022

3 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Prep https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

8 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Group Training for Potential Government Contractors https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

15 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: The 5 Keys to Obtaining High Visibility as a Government Contractor https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

16 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Proposal Writing, Level 1 https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

24 FBC presents Kirtland AFB/ Sandia Labs Tech and Cyber Day Albuquerque, NM https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01Q9DC

30 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Nuts and Bolts of Teaming Agreements https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

APRIL 2022

13 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Proposal Writing Level 2 Virtual Workshop https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

21 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Strategies for Marketing and Selling to the Government https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

22 31st Annual Government Procurement Conference, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/3mZ4MOE

26 Greater Reston (VA) Chamber of Commerce hosts GOVCON https://bit.ly/3n7HO85

26 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Strategies for Conducting Effective Pink and Red Team Reviews for Your Proposals https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

28 DISA Joint Services Provider Cybersecurity Forum, Alexandria, VA https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01T1QD

MAY 2022

10 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: After the Award - Debriefings and Bid Protests https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

18 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Contract Administration for Government Contracts https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

26 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Making Contact in a Government Agency https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

JUNE 2022

8 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Strategies for Teaming, Partnering and Subcontracting https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

9 FBC presents Denver Federal Center Technology Day, Lakewood, CO https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01Q9EO

9 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Understanding and Overcoming the Hurdle of Past Performance as a Small Business https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

15 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Proposal Writing Level 2 Virtual Workshop https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

16 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Get Inside the Government Reviewer’s Mind https://mdptac.ecenterdirect.com/events

JULY 2022

19 Cross Domain Technical Forum, Laurel, MD https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01QA4Z

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