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MARCH 2020

2-5 RES 2020 Reservation Economic Summit, Las Vegas, NV https://bit.ly/2NvYeXU

4 Latino Coalition hosts Legislative Summit 2020, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/3bnM5Oa

4-5 ASBCC hosts National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2Swhplb

5 GovConectx hosts Maryland Outreach and Small Business Matchmaker, Hanover, MD https://bit.ly/3c3MNAv

10 HHS Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

10 Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, and Florida SBDCs hosts Small Business Expo, Tampa, FL https://tinyurl.com/sbmwnec

11 Uniting Women in Cyber 2020 Symposium, Tyson’s Corner, VA https://unitingwomenincyber.com/

11 USDA Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2OzqLLF

11-12 Solvability hosts GovCon 2020 Small Business Summit, Tampa, FL https://bit.ly/2Vi8AOX

16 SBTDC hosts Opportunities 2020, Asheville, NC http://www.sbtdc.org/events/opportunities/register/

18 SBTDC hosts Government Contracting Demystified, Elizabeth City, NC https://bit.ly/2uyVaTo

18 NVSBC Metro DC Chapter Meeting, Arlington, VA Contact 703-866-8693 or Scott.Semple@nvsbc.org

18 GSA hosts 2nd Annual Best-in-Class Fair, Washington, DC https://tinyurl.com/svndwd2

18 SBA Military and Veteran Entrepreneur Summit, Les Cruses, NM https://bit.ly/2SXoOvs

18-19 HHS OSDBU hosts Access2Success2020 Small Business Conference, Phoenix, AZ https://www.hhsaccess2success.com/

19 SBA and DC SCORE chapter host weTHRIVE: The Entrepreneurial Journey Womens Entrepreneurs Conference, Silver Spring, MD https://bit.ly/380ErGN

19 Naval Research Laboratory SDVOSB Industry Day & Matchmaking, Arlington, VA https://conta.cc/3bbqFnc

19 Potomac Officers Club hosts 2020 Procurement Forum, Falls Church, VA https://event.potomacofficersclub.com/upcoming-events

24-25 WY PTAC, SBA and others host GRO-Biz Conference, Cheyenne, WY https://bit.ly/3bnSAR0

26 US Homeland Security Dept. OSDBU hosts Vendor Outreach Session - WOSB only, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/37aBnqZ

26 Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council hosts 2020 Super Matchmaker Conference, Baltimore, MD https://site.eventmatches.com/supermatchmaker2020

31 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Cyber Tech Day 2020, Washington, DC Email: info@federaltrainingpartnership.com or call 1-844-325-0341 for additional information or to exhibit.

31 Montgomery County (MD) Chamber of Commerce hosts NOAA Small Business Day, Silver Spring Civic Center, Silver Spring, MD https://bit.ly/38GncuX

31 ACT-IAC hosts Acquisition Excellence 2020, Washington, DC https://www.actiac.org/events/acquisition-excellence-2020

APRIL 2020

2 USDA Fort Collins Technology Expo, Fort Collins, CO info@federaltrainingpartnership.com or call 1-844-325-0341 for additional information or to reserve your exhibit slot

8 30th Anniversary Government Procurement Conference, Washington, DC https://www.fbcinc.com/e/procurement/

14 HHS Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

14-16 GSA hosts Federal Acquisition Service Training conference, Atlanta, GA https://www.gsa.gov/FAST

15 DOL OSDBU hosts Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2nk7Zx6

15 Veterans Health Administration hosts VHA NCO 22 - Prescott, Arizona Annual Vendor Fair, Prescott, AZ, https://bit.ly/2vc3VDc

15-16 HHS OSDBU hosts Access2Success2020 Small Business Conference, Charlotte, NC https://www.hhsaccess2success.com/

16 Set-Aside Alert hosts Brad Reaves, partner in ReavesColey PLLC, on OTAs and SBIR/STTR Webinar

20 Jennifer Schaus & Assoc. hosts Federal Government Contractors Networking Event and Spring Soiree, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2Vfo3zj

20-21 US Defense Leadership Forum hosts 2020 Southwest Defense Contracting Summit, San Antonio, TX defenseleadershipforum.org/

28 HHS Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

28 Idaho National Laboratory Cyber Tech Day 2020, Idaho Falls, ID info@federaltrainingpartnership.com or call 1-844-325-0341 for additional information or to reserve your exhibit slot

30 Emergency Management 2020, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/3c7tKVR

MAY 2020

5 El Paso Community College hosts 16th Procurement and Contracting Symposium, Fort Bliss, TX https://www.elpasococ-events.org/conference

5-7 US Energy Dept. hosts 19th Annual DOE Small Business Forum and Expo, Charleston, SC https://bit.ly/2U1Sp7G

6-7 Defense Strategies Institute hosts 18th Annual DOD/VA and Health IT Summit, Alexandria, VA https://bit.ly/2TcLeYd

6-7 SAVE THE DATE - US Courts CSA Conference, contact info@federaltrainingpartnership.com

12 HHS Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

15 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce hosts GovConNet Pathway to Growth Procurement Conference, Rockville, MD https://bit.ly/2Jjg7WM

19-21 US DOT Cyber Summit, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2uDdDhs

20-21 HHS OSDBU hosts Access2Success2020 Small Business Conference, Kansas City, MO https://www.hhsaccess2success.com/

21 DHS Vendor Outreach--HUBZone only, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2nYBi8L

26-28 NVSBC hosts 10th Annual Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium (VETS '20) San Antonio, TX

28 Alliance and NJIT PTAC hosts 4th Annual Supply Chain Matchmaking Conference, Newark, NJ https://bit.ly/2MIeDYq

JUNE 2020

4 ASBCC hosts 11th Annual National Small Business Contracting Summit SE Conference 2020, North Charleston, SC https://bit.ly/38fzY3B

9 HHS OSDBU hosts Access2Success2020 Small Business Conference, Washington, DC https://www.hhsaccess2success.com/

25 US Homeland Security Dept. OSDBU hosts Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/37aBnqZ

29-30 Defense Leadership Forum hosts Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA https://www.defenseleadershipforum.org/

JULY 2020

14 HHS Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

15 DOL Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2nk7Zx6

22 Virginia PTAC and Jennifer Schaus & Assoc. host Sustainability and Clean Tech in Government, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/37Z2TYJ

23 US Homeland Security Dept. OSDBU hosts Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/37aBnqZ

AUGUST 2020

11 HHS Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

27 DHS Vendor Outreach--8(a) and SDB only, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2nYBi8L

SEPTEMBER 2020

21-23 NAWBO hosts National Womens Business Conference, Austin, TX https://bit.ly/2pRZmeP

OCTOBER 2020

15 DOL Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2nk7Zx6

20 Jennifer Schaus & Assoc. and Virginia PTAC host Data in Government Conference, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/2PjCcYz

DECEMBER 2020

1 Jennifer Schaus & Assoc. and Virginia PTAC host Fifth Annual Doing Business with DOD and the Intel Community, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/3c0KH4m

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