APRIL

6 DTIC 2009 Annual Users Conference in Alexandria, VA. For details and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com.

6-8 Chicago Business Opportunity Fair, presented by Chicago Minority Business Development Council. For details and to register, go to www.cmbdc.org or call 312-755-8892.

7 Agriculture Department First Tuesday briefing in Washington. For details, write to Roxanne.Lane@usda.gov.

6-8 GSA’s Annual “Opening Doors for Small Business Conference” in Los Angeles. For details and to register, go to www.openingdoorscal.com.

13 Los Alamos National Laboratory Construction Forum in Albuquerque, NM. Admission is free. For details, go to http://supply.lanl.gov/sbp/events/constructionoutreach04-13-09.pdf.

14-15 Indiana Business Opportunity Fair in Indianapolis, sponsored by Indiana Business Diversity Council. For Details and to register, go to www.imsdc.org or call 317-923-2204

15-17 How to Get Paid by Uncle Sam in Washington, presented by Federal Government Receivables and Research Bureau. For details and to register, go to http://fgrrb.org/Virginia2008/ArlingtonVA09.htm.

15 Department of Veterans Affairs Vendor Counseling Session in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu/services/confreg.

19-24 Growing the Minority Business to Scale in Hanover, NH, presented by Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth. For details and to register, go to www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/exec/targeted_audiences/ambep.html.

20 NDIC/African Conference at the Defense intelligence Agency in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com/searchresults.aspx.

22 Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference in Chantilly, VA. For details and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com/osdbu.

23-24 Florida Regional Minority Business Development Council Business Expo in Fort Lauderdale. For details and to register, go to www.frmbc.org or call 305-762-6158.

24 Proposal Basics Boot Camp in McLean, VA, presented by Association of Proposal Management Professionals-National Capital Area. For details and to register, go to http://apmpnca.org/announcements/boot_camp/.

26-28 Native American Business Alliance Annual Business/Procurement Conference in Mount Pleasant, MI. For details and to register, go to www.native-american-bus.org.

29-30 Preparing and Submitting Government Contract Proposals Workshop for minority-serving institutions and minority-owned small businesses in New Orleans, presented by the Department of Health and Human Services and RGF Consulting Corp. Admission is free, but registration is required. For details and to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com and click on the MSI/SB portal.

MAY

4 NSA Mobile Technologies Forum at Fort Meade, MD. For details and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com/searchresults.aspx.

4-5 Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council Business Opportunity Fair in Richmond. For details and to register, go to www.vmsdc.org or call 804-320-2100.

5 Agriculture Department First Tuesday briefing in Washington. For details, write to Roxanne.Lane@usda.gov.

5-6 Global INFOSEC Partnership Conference & Fort Huachuca Information Technology Expo in Sierra Vista, AZ. For details and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com.

6 Treasury Department Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. Advance registration is required. To schedule appointments, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/2-tips.html.

6-7 Annual Government Small Business Conference in Tampa, FL, sponsored by Florida Small Business Development Centers. For details and to register, go to http://tradeconference.coba.usf.edu.

7 Set-Aside Alert/NBPCI Small Business Executive Breakfast in Falls Church, VA. Speakers: Kevin Boshears, director of small and disadvantaged business utilization, and Soraya Correa, director of procurement operations, Department of Homeland Security. For details and to register, go to www.setasidealert.com.

7-8 Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council Business Opportunity Fair. For details and to register, go to www.prmpc.org or call 412-391-4423.

14 VETWORK Networking Breakfast at Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, PA, sponsored by Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. For details and to register, go to www.greaterphilachamber.com/EventDetail.aspx?EventID

=2100. 20 Department of Veterans Affairs Vendor Counseling Session in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu/services/confreg.

31-3 2009 National Laboratories Information Technology Summit in Knoxville, TN. For details and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com.