MARCH

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.

19 Barton, Baker, McMahon and Tolle present a free seminar on the recent Virginia Supreme Court decision of SIGNAL Corporation v. Keane Federal Systems Inc., a decision upholding a $7 million arbitration award in a dispute between a prime contractor and a sub. The seminar will be held at the Tower Club in Vienna, VA. Advance registration is required. Contact JTolle@bbmtlaw.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

3 Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century in Philadelpia, sponsored by the Labor Department and the Small Business Administration. Admission is free. For details or to register, go to www.women-21.gov.

8-9 U.S. Chamber of Commerce and SBA sponsor Matchmaking Event in Houston. Small business owners can schedule on-one-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.

9 Women’s Business Council Gulf Coast Women’s Business Opportunity Expo in New Orleans. For information and to register, go to http://www.wbcla.org/expo/default.htm.

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.

21-22 Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council “Indiana Business Opportunity” in Indianapolis. For information, contact Terrie Gray at 317-923-2110 or tcgray@indy.net.

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.      

MAY

2-9 Michigan Minority Business Development Council “MMBDC Procurement Conference” in Detroit. For information, contact Antonio Davis at 313-873-3200 or axdavis@mmbdc.com.

5-7 Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council “Virginia Business Opportunity Fair” in Richmond. For information, contact Rita Johnson at 804-780-2322 or events@vrmsdc.org.

6-8 GSA Expo 2003 in San Antonio is GSA’s biggest customer outreach event of the year. For more information, go to www.expo.gsa.gov.