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NOTE: PLEASE CHECK EVENT DETAILS WITH ORGANIZERS AS SOME EVENTS MAY BE POSTPONED DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

FEBRUARY 2019

5 NAVAIR Lakehurst Small Business Roundtable, Toms River, NJ https://bit.ly/2Rm7WiL

6 VHA NCO 22-Tucson, Arizona Annual Vendor Fair, Tucson, AZ https://www.va.gov/osdbu/calendar.asp

7 Federal Business Council hosts GSA, NTSB, HUD, DHS, FAA and DOE Tabletop Exercise, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2D31kNd

7-8 Marine Military Expos hosts Marine West, Camp Pendleton, CA https://bit.ly/2KQtrS5

11-13 National 8(a) Association hosts 2019 National 8(a) Small Business Conference, Nashville, TN https://bit.ly/2MZg8yQ

15 NVTC hosts Analytics and Data Management in Meetings and Events, Arlington, VA https://www.nvtc.org/events/regevents.php#542

19 AFCEA Bethesda hosts February 2019 Breakfast, Bethesda, MD https://bit.ly/2ySdokl

20 Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session for WOSBs, Washington, DC; advance registration requested; https://bit.ly/2WeKa6S

21 Federal Business Council Inc. hosts EPA, USAID, US Customs, Washington, DC https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019MI0

25 SAVE THE DATE: Education Dept. OSDBU hosts Small Business Conference, Washington, DC Please email questions to small.business@ed.gov or call 202-245-6300

27 NASA-Ames Technology Day, Mountain View, CA https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019OHZ

27 Federal Business Council hosts Dept. of State, Washington, DC https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019UG1

27 US HHS Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Augusta, GA https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

28 Homeland Security Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2FQdxb1

28 Govconectx hosts Winter Showcase, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

28 Cyber and Technology Day at Fort Gordon, Augusta, GA https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01A7C6

28 UCEDC hosts SBA: How to Get Federal Contracts for your Small Business, free seminar, Union, NJ https://bit.ly/2TieImF

28-March 3 Syracuse U. hosts Veteran EDGE Conference, Dallas, TX https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/veteranedge/

MARCH 2019

11-13 WBENC hosts 2019 Summit & Salute, Houston, TX https://summit.wbenc.org/

12 HHS Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

14 SecureWorld Charlotte 2019 Cybersecurity Conference, Charlotte, NC https://bit.ly/2DWqRZw

19 EMSDC hosts ROAR Conference and Matchmaker, Pittsburgh, PA http://emsdc.org/event/r-o-a-r-conference-matchmaker/

20 Sixth Annual B2G Government Procurement Expo, Baltimore, MD http://ttexpobaltimore2018.org/

20 SBA and America’s SBDC-CA host 9th Annual Southern California Small Business Government Contracting Conference, Garden Grove, CA https://bit.ly/2zdGkRD

21 SAVE THE DATE: Education Dept. OSDBU hosts Small Business Conference for WOSBs, Washington, DC Please email questions to small.business@ed.gov or call 202-245-6300

21 Defense Tech hosts Winter Multi-Agency Federal Government Procurement and Tech Plus Expo, Washington, DC https://sites.google.com/site/defensetechexpos/dcfederalexpo

21 Govconectx hosts Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

21-22 AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days, National Harbor, MD, https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019722

25-29 National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development hosts RES 2019, Las Vegas, NV http://res.ncaied.org/

27 AFCEA Bethesda hosts March 2019 Breakfast, Bethesda, MD https://bit.ly/2ySdokl

28 Homeland Security Dept. hosts WOSB Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2FQdxb1

28 14th Annual Veterans in Business Conference, Arlington, VA http://www.veteransbusinessconference.org/

28 GovConectx hosts Doing Business with DOD, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

28 ISSA Colorado Springs 6th Annual Cyber Focus Day, Colorado Springs, CO https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019RNF#

APRIL 2019

2 USPTO IT Vendor Day, Alexandria, VA https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019R6C

9 HHS Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

11 IT & Cyber Day, Fort Detrick, MD https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01A7Y6

16-18 US Energy Dept. hosts 18th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo, Pittsburgh, PA https://bit.ly/2qBZOef

17 Labor Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2DwsmNf

17 VHA NCO 22-Prescott, Arizona Annual Vendor Fair, Prescott, AZ https://www.va.gov/osdbu/calendar.asp

18 Federal Business Council hosts 29th Annual Government Procurement Conference, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2RbTEgf

25 GovConectx hosts Federal Sales Bootcamp, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

MAY 2019

2 Albuquerque, NM Annual Vendor Fair, Alburquerque, NM https://www.va.gov/osdbu/calendar.asp

8 Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC; advance registration requested; https://bit.ly/2WeKa6S

8 Nellis AFB - 19th Annual AFCEA Las Vegas Tech and Cyber Day, Las Vegas, NV https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A0196D2

9 Creech AFB - 8th Annual AFCEA Las Vegas Tech, Tactical and Cyber Day, Indian Springs, NV https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A0196DJ

14 HHS Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

17 Montgomery County (MD) Chamber of Commerce hosts GovConNet Government Procurement Conference, Rockville, MD - SAVE THE DATE

21 JBER - AFCEA Alaska Tech & Cybersecurity Day, Anchorage, AK https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017ZDW

21-23 NHOA Business Summit Conference, Honolulu, HI SAVE THE DATE http://www.nhoassociation.org/business-summit.html

23 Homeland Security Dept. hosts HUBZone Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2FQdxb1

23 GovConectx hosts Maryland Outreach, Hanover, MD https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

23 Joint Base Lewis McChord - AFCEA PNC Tech & Cyber Day, Tacoma, WA https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017JRJ

28 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cybersecurity Seminar & Expo, Rockville, MD https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01A4S4

28-31 National Laboratories IT Summit 2019, Boise, ID https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019WA1

29-31 NVSBC hosts VETS ‘19 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, San Antonio, TX https://secure3.aetherquest.com/VETS2019/registrations/conference

30 Alliance and NJIT PTAC host 3rd Annual Supply Chain Matchmaking Conference, Newark, NJ; for more information please email Jennifer Evans at jennifer@allianceforbiz.com.

JUNE 2019

11 HHS Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

11-12 SAVE THE DATE: HUBZone Small Business Summit with EPA - Atlanta, GA

12 NIST, NOAA, DoC, Boulder, CO https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01A4GV

13 Denver Federal Technology Center Tech Day, Lakewood, CO https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A019S4T

19 IT & Cyber Day, Fort Meade, MD https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01A56P

20 GovConectx hosts Summer Showcase, Falls Church, VA https://bit.ly/2Rr7n7n

27 Homeland Security Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2FQdxb1

JULY 2019

9 HHS Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

17 Labor Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2DwsmNf17

18 Fed Expo National Capital Region, Washington, DC https://fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01A7H6

18 GovConectx hosts Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA https://bit.ly/2Rr7n7n

25 Homeland Security Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2FQdxb1

AUGUST 2019

7 Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session for SDVOSBs and HUBZone firms, Washington, DC; advance registration requested; https://bit.ly/2WeKa6S

11 HHS Dept. hosts Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

15 GovConectx hosts August Showcase, Falls Church, VA https://bit.ly/2Rr7n7n

28 Homeland Security Dept. hosts 8(a) and SDB Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2FQdxb1

SEPTEMBER 2019

3 SAVE THE DATE: National HUBZone Council Golf Outing- Chantilly, VA

4-5 SAVE THE DATE: National HUBZone Conference Chantilly, VA

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