FEBRUARY

23-25 “Marketing to State Governments” sponsored by National Association of State Procurement Officials in Dallas. Attendees may arrange one-on-one meetings with state officials. For information and to register, go to www.naspo.org.

25-26 Puerto Rico Supplier Development Council “First the Relationship…then the Profits” in San Juan. For information, contact Jacqueline Matos at 787-759-9445 or sdc@sdcpr.org.

27 Advantage Consulting Inc. presents “Project Management” in Annandale, VA, a workshop designed to help project managers hone the techniques for successfully managing and meeting project expectations of clients, team members and company management. Fee is $395. For more information go to www.acibiz.com/workshop6.html.

27 Southern California Regional Purchasing Councils trade fair in Long Beach. For information contact Shawn Smith at 213-689-6940 or shawnsmith@scrpcmail.org.

                      27-1 National Small Business United’s 2003 Small Business Congress in Washington. For information or to register, go to www.nsbu.org or call 800-345-6728.

March

3-5 NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory host 2003 High-Tech Small Business Conference in Los Angeles. This is NASA’s most major small business conference of the year, a one-stop forum for small businesses. All NASA field centers and major primes are represented. Fee is $100. For more information, go to http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo

4-5 U.S. Chamber of Commerce and SBA Matchmaking Event in Orlando, FL. Small business owners can schedule one-on-one meetings to market their products and services to the decision-makers from federal, state and local government agencies and private organizations. For details, go to www.uschamber.com/events/matchmaking.

12-13 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Conference in Washington. For details and to register, go to http://www.ushcc.com/03_legislative.htm.

13 Labor Department’s Office of Small Business programs sponsors Small Business Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. Vendors can schedule appointments with DOL agency program managers. For information and to register, go to http://www.dol.gov/osbp/regs/vendor_internet_info.htm.

18 Alliance Mid-Atlantic Opportunities for Small Business in Philadelphia. This conference and trade show is designed to provide an opportunity for small businesses to meet with representatives of purchasing agencies from the Defense Department and other federal agencies and the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. Large prime contractors are also exhibiting. Fee is $85. For details or to register, go to http://www.allianceforbiz.com.

21-22 National Association of Women Business Owners Eastern Regional Conference in Philadelphia. For more information call 215-628-3875 or e-mail nawbophl@barrpino.com.

25 Central and South Texas Minority Business Council “Face Time” in San Antonio. For information, contact Dinah Lovett at 512-386-8766 or dinahlamb@aol.com.

April

8-9 U.S. Chamber of Commerce and SBA sponsor Matchmaking Event in Houston. Small business owners can schedule one-on-one meetings to market their products and services to the decision-makers from federal, state and local government agencies and private organizations. For details, go to www.uschamber.com/events/matchmaking.

8-10 FOSE expo in Washington. Free for government professionals; $50 for non-government. For information and to register, go to www.fose.com.

15 Alliance New England Opportunities for Small Business in Providence, RI. This conference and trade show is organized to provide a single, multi-agency networking and procurement training opportunity with and for small business. The conference is slightly skewed toward environmental, architectural, engineering and construction sectors and related services and products. Fee is $85. For details or to register, go to http://www.allianceforbiz.com.

15-16 Service Contract Act Training Program in Arlington, VA, sponsored by the Contract Services Association of America and the Labor Department. Learn how to comply with rules for setting pay and benefits for employees working on federal contracts. Fee is $375 for CSA members, $475 for non-members. For information and registration call Kate Hannon or Cindy Hsu at 703-243-2020.

16-17 Chicago Minority Business Development Council “Keeping the Focus on Value” in Chicago. For information, contact Tracye Smith at 312-263-0105 or tsmith@cmbdc.org.

23 Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference in Upper Marlboro, MD. Representatives from some agencies and prime contractors will be available for one-on-one counseling sessions. For information, go to http://www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/conference/counsel.html.