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FEBRUARY 2016

9-10 National 8(a) Association 2016 Winter Conference, Orlando, FL http://goo.gl/dsjo8M

10 2016 NIST Industry Day, Gaithersburg, MD http://goo.gl/g9yfHY

10 National Veteran Small Business Coalition meeting, Arlington, VA, contact scott.semple@NVSBC.org

11 US Health & Human Services Dept. hosting Small Business Outreach Event, Albuquerque, NM, http://b2b2016.thebizzellgroup.com/

17 IRS New Carrollton Federal Building Technology Expo, Lanham, MD http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A01364W

17-18 Telestrategies, Suss Consultants and AFCEA DC present Federal Networks 2016 conference, Washington, DC http://telestrategies.com/fednetworks/

18 Washington Network Group Government Relations Networking Reception, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/psxkzS

18 Fort Belvoir IT and Cyber Day, Fort Belvoir, VA http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012FX9

23 FBI Headquarters IT Vendor Day, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

23-25 2016 DMSCA National Education & Training Conference, San Juan PR, http://www.dmsca.us

24 Los Alamos Technology Day, Los Alamos, NM http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012W0O

25 Kirtland AFB Technology & Cyber Day, Albuquerque, NM http://goo.gl/OL5lXF

25 Northern California Small Business Association General Meeting, San Francisco, CA http://www.norcalcsb.com/

MARCH 2016

2 FAA Small Business Vendor Day, Fort Worth, TX http://goo.gl/L62R7e

2 US DOT OSDBU Small Business Day, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/XwAZZ7

3 NASA Glenn Research Center Tech Expo, Cleveland, OH http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

7 Fort Shafter FBC Hawaii Technology Day,Honolulu, HI http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012M0P

8 SECAF Executive Briefing, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org

8 Schofield Barracks Hawaii Tech Day, Wahiawa, HI http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012M0T

9 Fourth Annual NCTAMS PAC - NSA Hawaii IT Day, Wahiawa, HI http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012M0X

9 National Veteran Small Business Coalition meeting, Arlington, VA, contact scott.semple@NVSBC.org

10 Minority Enterprise Advocate 11th Annual Federal Business Forum, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/ljGyla

15 NRC Office & System Workshop, Rockville, MD http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A0132T0

16 US Health & Human Services Dept. hosting Small Business Outreach Event, Nashville, TN http://b2b2016.thebizzellgroup.com/

16 Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst Technology Expo, Wrightstown, NJ http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

16 29th Annual FISSEA Expo, Gaithersburg, MD http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A013G94

16-17 SBA InnovateHer Challenge Summit, Washington DC https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/wbo/resources/1465581

17 6th Annual WAVE 2016 Veteran Women-Owned Small Business Seminar, Arlington, VA https://wave2016.busyconf.com/bookings/new

21-24 National Reservation Economic Summit 2016 - Las Vegas, NV http://res.ncaied.org/

22-24 2016 WBENC Summit & Salute, Phoenix, AZ, http://www.wbenc.org

24 Fort Belvoir Technology Day, Fort Belvoir, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Fort_Belvoir_2.html

29 DefTech 2016, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/xuruAz

29 NIST IT Security Day, Gaithersburg, MD http://www.fbcconferences.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A013CLV

31 16th Annual Alliance Mid-Atlantic Small Business Procurement Fair, Atlantic City, NJ http://goo.gl/pivrN6

APRIL 2016

5-7 10th Annual Cyber and Information Security Research Conference, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, Call 1-844-325-0341 or email info@federaltrainingpartnership.com

6 26th Annual Government Procurement Conference, Washington DC https://goo.gl/Ms2W7E

6-7 Marine South, Camp LeJeune, NC http://goo.gl/Ml24CS

13 National Veteran Small Business Coalition meeting, Arlington, VA, contact scott.semple@NVSBC.org

18-20 2016 Catch the WAVE, email lyoung@orvwbc.org

20 MCB Camp Pendleton Tactical and Tech Day, Oceanside, CA http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

21 Akamai Government Forum 2016, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/0AQFSP

21 El Paso (TX) Community College 12th Annual Procurement and Contracting Symposium, El Paso, TX contact 915-831-7753

26 Alliance Texas Matchmaking Event, Grapevine, TX http://goo.gl/eDLa7X

27 Annual Technology Expo for BFS Parkersburg, Parkersburg, WV http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

MAY 2016

9-10 Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA, http://goo.gl/xuruAz

10 US Health & Human Services Dept. hosting Small Business Outreach Event, Boston, MA http://b2b2016.thebizzellgroup.com/

11 National Veteran Small Business Coalition meeting, Arlington, VA, contact scott.semple@NVSBC.org

12 2016 MCCC GovConNet Procurement Conference, Rockville, MD http://mcccmdgovconnet.com/

12 SECAF 8th Annual Awards Gala, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org

18 National Minority Supplier Development Council CPO Summit and Leadership Award, New York, NY, http://www.nmsdc.org

18 Scott Air Force Base Technology Expo, Belleville, IL http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

23-25 US Energy Dept. 16th Annual Small Business Forum and Expo, Atlanta, GA http://smallbusinessconference.energy.gov/

24 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cybersecurity Awareness Seminar, Rockville, MD http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

24 SECAF Executive Briefing, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org

25 US Health & Human Services Dept. hosting Small Business Outreach Event, Fairfax, VA http://b2b2016.thebizzellgroup.com/

26-28 15th Anniversary Power Networking Conference, National Harbor, MD email frasernetinfo@frasernet.com http://www.powernetworkingconference.com

JUNE 2016

8 National Veteran Small Business Coalition meeting, Arlington, VA, contact scott.semple@NVSBC.org

9 Denver Federal Center Technology Day, Lakewood, CO http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

9-10 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/WiQOe8

21-23 2016 WBENC National Conference and Business Fair, Orlando, FL, http://conf.wbenc.org

29 Joint Base Charleston Tech Expo, Charleston, SC http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

NOVEMBER 2016

1-3 US Veterans Affairs Dept. Veterans Small Business Engagement, Minneapolis, MD, details TBD

Top industries for 8(a) contracts

8(a) court case heats up

DOD delays cyber requirements

In Memoriam

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