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JANUARY 2015

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

26-27 5th Annual Native American Human Resources Conference, Las Vegas, NV, http://www.nativenationevents.org

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

28-29 2015 CVMSDC Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC http://www.cvmsdc.org

29 US DOJ Vendor Outreach to WOSBs, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

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 AFCEA-NOVA 14th Annual Army IT Day, Alexandria, VA https://www.afceanova.org/14th-annual-army-it-day

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

4-6 NAMC Mid-Winter Board Meeting, New Orleans, LA http://www.namcnational.org

5 Winning Strategies for Teaming Agreements, Orlando, FL, http://goo.gl/VrZdSL

6 Negotiating Strategies for Subcontracts, Orlando, FL, http://goo.gl/VrZdSL

7-10 2015 NAMWOLF’s Business Meeting, San Antonio, TX, http://www.namwolf.org

10 US HHS 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

15-18 2015 NARUC Winter Committee Meeting, Washington, DC http://www.winter.narucmeetings.org

18-19 3rd Annual DA4S West Coast Conference, San Diego, CA http://www.diversityallianceforscience.com

18-20 ISM Supply Chain Diversity Conference, Atlanta, GA http://goo.gl/FVaRP0

19 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

19 Selling to the Federal Government through Indirect Channels, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/hh9gNW

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

27 13th Annual PRMSDC Opportunity Fair, San Juan, PR, http://www.prmsdc.org

27 2015 Veterans Business Outreach Center Small Business Conference, Sacramento, CA http://www.vbocix.org

MARCH 2015

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

3-4 Minority Business Opportunity Day, Universal City, CA http://www.scmsdc.org

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 US HHS 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 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

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 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

24 US NRC Small Business Seminar & Matchmaker, Rockville, MD http://goo.gl/GZ2Feh

24-26 25th Annual USHCC Legislative Summit 2015, Washington, DC, http://www.ushcclegislative.com

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

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

APRIL 2015

2 Spring Outreach Seminar and Matchmaker, Hanover, MD http://goo.gl/2KJTtj

9 2015 Small Business Expo, Chicago, IL, http://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com

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

14 US HHS 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/

22 HUBZone Small Business Summit, San Francisco, CA http://goo.gl/Ke2f4b

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

29 PSC Tech Conference, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/x3puau+

MAY 2015

3-6 100th Annual International Supply Management Conference, Phoenix, AZ, http://www.ism.ws

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 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

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

13 39th Annual WPMSDC Business Opportunity Fair, Monroeville, PA, http://www.wpmsdc.org

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

18-20 Diversity Alliance for Science, Newark, NJ http://www.diversityallianceforscience.com

19 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

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

21 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

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

JUNE 2015

3-5 CelebrAsian 2015 Procurement Conference, Bethesda, MD http://www.uspaacc.com

9 US HHS 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 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

16-18 US DOE 14th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo, Phoenix, AZ.

23-25 U.S. DHS 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 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

21 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

23 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

AUGUST 2015

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

11 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

18 U.S. Justice Dept Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

20 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

OCTOBER 2015

29-30 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/mC0rT3

NOVEMBER 2015

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

Tangherlini to leave GSA on Feb. 13

1,479 census tracts added to HUBZones

FedBid splits into two companies

GSAR gets 48 changes

Defense Dept. orders “tailored” acquisitions

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