JANUARY

26 SBA Economic Growth Tour in Jacksonville, FL. For more information, go to http://www.sba.gov/50/regionevents.html.

27 Inaugural meeting of the New Government Contractor Forum at Barton, Baker, McMahon, Hildebrant & Tolle LLP in McLean, VA. This brown bag luncheon meeting (sodas provided) is free. The topic will be Teaming Agreements and Subcontracts. For more information or to register, contact John R. Tolle at 703-448-1810 ext. 17 or jtolle@bbmtlaw.com.

27-29 Contract Services Association Annual Conference in Phoenix. For details, go to www.csa-dc.org.

28 Coalition for Government Procurement 2004 Winter Procurement Conference in McLean, VA. Fee is $240 for members, $315 for non-members. For details, go to http://www.coalgovpro.org/winter04.pdf.

29 Advantage Consulting workshop “Project Management” in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. For information and to register, go to http://www.acibiz.com/workshops.html.

30 Homeland Security Department Vendor Outreach Session with its prime contractors in Oxon Hill, MD. For information, go to http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/VOS.doc.

FEBRUARY

5 GSA Southwest Regional Office of Small Business Utilization presents Federal Technology Service Business Industry Day in Fort Worth, TX. Information will be presented on marketing to GSA, obtaining GSA Schedule contracts and marketing to the federal government. Advance registration is required by e-mail to joann.dejesus@gsa.gov.

5-6 Building Effective Government Cost Proposals and Establishing Indirect Rates in Arlington, VA, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

9 Treasury Department Vendor Outreach Session in Oxon Hill, MD. Participants must make appointments in advance to meet with small business specialists from all of the department’s bureaus. For information, go to http://www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

9-11 SBA Business Match-Making Event in Anaheim, CA. Workshops and one-on-one meetings with procurement officers from large corporations and government agencies. For information and to register, go to www.businessmatchmaking.com/SoCalBMM-registration.php.

9-12 RES 2004, the 18th Annual Reservation Economic Summit and American Indian Trade Show, in Las Vegas. For information, go to www.ncaied.org.

10-11 Immix Group presents Selling Enterprise Technology to the Federal Government: Advanced Tactics and Strategy in McLean, VA. Fee is $995. For details and to register, go to www.immixgroup.com.

10-12 NASA’s Advanced Training And Development Course for Small Businesses in Advanced Technologies in Cleveland. The course is a follow on to the basic training course, focusing entirely on marketing, competitive proposal preparation, and financial and accounting standards as it relates to doing business with NASA. To be eligible for the course, you must have taken the basic TADSBAT course or have been in business for at least five years. For more information, go to osdbu.nasa.gov and key on “Training and Development.”

12 Corporate Connections in Minneapolis, sponsored by with representatives of ING, Target and Honeywell. Fee is $45. Register at 612-659-7232 by Feb. 5.

19 Department of Veterans Affairs OSDBU monthly Vendor Day at 801 I St.NW in Washington. The agenda includes an overview of the VA buying practices and participation of program officials from the various VA offices. Interested vendors may register online at www.va.gov/osdbu.

19-21 Women’s Business Council-Southwest hosts “3-Ms of Success: Marketing, Management, and Money” at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information or to register, go to http://www.wbcsouthwest.org/ and click on “Education” or call 817-299-0566.

22 SBA Economic Growth Tour in Albuquerque, NM. For more information, go to http://www.sba.gov/50/regionevents.html.

25-26 Homeland Security Conference in Washington sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. For details and to register, go to www.afcea.org/homeland04/.

MARCH

1-2 National Association of Women Business Owners Public Policy Days in Washington. For information, go to www.nawbo.org.

2-3 NASA/JPL High-Tech Small Business Conference in Los Angeles, sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For information, go to acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo/conferences.htm.

8 Homeland Security Department Vendor Outreach Session for woman-owned businesses in Oxon Hill, MD. For information, go to http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/VOS.doc.

10 Alliance Mid-Atlantic in Philadelphia features workshops and matchmaking sessions with federal agencies. For more information, see www.allianceforbiz.com.