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MARCH 2017

6-7 Navy Small Business Contracting Summit, Jacksonville, FL http://goo.gl/iuezlW

7 Mid-Tier Advocacy Business-Focused Breakfast: Success as an 8(a) and Beyond, with Antonio Doss, director of the Washington Metropolitan SBA district office, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/33KNx1

8 Set-Aside Alert hosts Workshop on Teaming, Joint-Venturing and Subcontracting, Vienna, VA http://goo.gl/tF2eXE

8 WIPP and WBENC host Understanding the Transition’s Potential for Women’s Business Enterprises, Washington, DC http://www.wipp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=933307

9 2017 Treasury Dept. Industry Day, Silver Spring, MD http://goo.gl/D1VD7K

13-16 National RES Economic Summit, Las Vegas, NV http://res.ncaied.org/

14 GSA hosts VET-Force Veterans Small Business Forum, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/fpPxnk

14 SECAF Executive Briefing: The State of Federal Health IT, McLean, VA http://goo.gl/LTkwkF

14-15 Minority Business Opportunity Day, Industry Hills, CA http://www.scmsdc.org

16 WAVE 7th Annual Women Veterans Small Business Seminar, Location TBD http://www.wbenc.org/calendar/

16 SBA and WIPP host ChallengeHER Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV http://www.wipp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=923744

21 Univ. of Delaware Vendor Diversity Breakfast, Newark, DE http://deptac.ecenterdirect.com/events/5035

21-23 WBENC Summit & Salute, New Orleans, LA http://www.wbenc.org/calendar/

22 Mid-Tier Advocacy CEO Roundtable: Lunch with Jackie Robinson-Burnett, SBA deputy for government contracting, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/BHbyTO

23 GovConectx Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

23 Centre Law & Consulting hosts Annual Review: Hot Issues in Federal Contracting, National Harbor, MD http://goo.gl/XJCtG3

26-28 Michigan DOT DBE Conference, Detroit, MI goo.gl/hhVfD3

28 Alliance Mid-Atlantic, Atlantic City, NJ http://goo.gl/Z3jrfL

30-31 NCMA Subcontracting Training, Dulles, VA http://goo.gl/sral6F

APRIL 2017

4-6 Cyber and Information Security Research Conference with Oak Ridge Natl. Labs, Oak Ridge, TN; Call 1-844-325-0341 for more information

13 Joint Base Langley-Eustis 5th Annual B2G Conference & Expo, Hampton Roads, VA http://www.ttexpojble2017.org/

19 Small Business Expo, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/LMHV5V

20 Defense Tech Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://goo.gl/gCnHJP

20 GovConectx Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/2FT1Ox

20-21 50th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair, Chicago, IL http://www.cbofevents.com/

25 13th Annual Procurement and Contracting Symposium, El Paso, TX http://www.elpasococ-events.org/

25 VA PTAP hosts Down & Dirty - GSA Schedules - A Tactical Guide, Fredericksburg, VA https://vaptap.ecenterdirect.com/events/1900

27 GovConectx Navy Yard Symposium, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

MAY 2017

3 5th Annual Northern Virginia B2G Matchmaking Conference and Small Business Expo, Dulles, VA, please contact the Reston Chamber of Commerce for details

4 DHG’s 22nd Annual Government Contracting Upate, Tysons, VA http://goo.gl/ENazT1

5 30th Annual Government Small Business Conference, Tampa, FL http://goo.gl/k2Msk9

9 SECAF Awards Gala, McLean, VA, http://www.secaf.org

11-12 2017 Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA For information call (202) 552-0179 or email info@defenseleadershipforum.org

16-18 US Energy Dept. 16th Annual Small Business Forum & Expo, Kansas City, MO http://goo.gl/XbnI0w

19 Alliance Texas 2017, Arlington, TX http://goo.gl/h1Obaq

25 GovConectx Spring Showcase, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

31-1 12th annual DOD/VA and Health IT Summit, Alexandria, VA goo.gl/UNmLLI

JUNE 2017

1-2 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/kzaDNe

12-14 NVSBC hosts VETS 2017, Norfolk VA http://www.veterantrainingsymposium.com/

14-16 Natl. Assoc. of Minority Contractors 48th Annual National Conference, Columbia, SC http://namcnational.org/2016-events/

20-22 2017 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair, Las Vegas, NV http://www.wbenc.org

21 HUBZone Legislative FlyIn, Washington, DC, Details TBA

21-22 ACQUIRE Conference & Expo 2017, Washington, DC https://acquireshow.com/Events/ACQUIREConferenceandExpo-2017/Home.aspx

22 GovConectx Maryland Showcase, location TBD http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

JULY 2017

20 GovConectx Navy Yard Symposium, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

20 Probiz 2017, Silver Spring, MD, http://goo.gl/BoFXcd

AUGUST 2017

1-4 National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce National Conference 2017, Las Vegas, NV http://www.nglcc.org

10 GovConectx Summer Showcase, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

16-18 14th Annual Elite SDVOB National Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL http://www.sdvobconference.com/

SEPTEMBER 2017

4-8 America’s SBDC Annual Conference, Nashville, TN http://www.americassbdc.org/conf/

21 GovConectx Federal Sales Boot Camp, Location TBD http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

OCTOBER 2017

22-25 Annual NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunities Exchange, Detroit, MI http://www.nmsdc.org

26 GovConectx Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

NOVEMBER 2017

16 GovConectx Fall Showcase, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

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Washington Insider:

Coming up:

Register for our Teaming, Joint Venturing and Subcontracting workshop,
March 8, Vienna VA
Info at http://goo.gl/tF2eXE