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APRIL 2015

21 Greater Birmingham Area Government Business Matchmaker, Birmingham, AL. Email jerry.ellison@ua.edu

21 Best Practice Tips for Targeting the Federal Market - Webinar by Set-Aside Alert publisher Tom Johnson http://goo.gl/K6n1oH

22 HUBZone Small Business Summit, San Francisco, CA http://goo.gl/Ke2f4b

22 ACT-IAC Small Business Conference, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Wj1ZKc

22 Entrepreneur and Business Group, Philadelphia, PA http://goo.gl/d0cGzn

23 REIOK Free 8(a) Workshop - Preparing for the 8(a) Application, Tulsa, OK http://www.reiok.org/events/event-details/?ee=798

23 NCMA April Meeting with VA Exec. Dean Harrison, Oklahoma City, OK http://goo.gl/790YXf

23 Alliance Texas, Arlington, TX http://goo.gl/cGSvqv

23-24 AICCSC 8th Annual Economic Development & Advancing Education Summit, Greer, SC, http://goo.gl/IRwyqL

27 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Long Beach, MS http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

28 HHS Small Business Procurement Conference, Savannah, GA http://goo.gl/g1kpXL

28 Coalition for Government Procurement Spring Training Conference, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/FWGaaR

28 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Ruston, LA http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

28 Opening the doors to Government Contracting, Plattsburgh, NY http://goo.gl/2qCMDo

29 PSC Tech Conference, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/x3puau+

29 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Oklahoma City, OK http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

30 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Wichita, KS http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

30 6th Annual Arkansas Procurement Conference & Expo, Little Rock, AR http://www.arkansasprocurement.biz/

30 Accounting Requirements for Government Contractors, PTAC of Delaware, Newark, DE http://deptac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=4908

30 Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce Small Business Conference & Awards, Location TBA

30 SADBOC Government Procurement Fair, Brooklyn Center, MN http://goo.gl/6fOzlU

MAY 2015

1 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Columbia, MO http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

6 U.S. State Dept. WOSB, HUBZone and SDVOSB outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/794Us3

4-8 SBA National Small Business Week https://www.sba.gov/nsbw/

6 SBA (MWADO) Small Business Awards, Silver Spring, MD - https://www.sba.gov/nsbw/

6 8th annual Southern Maryland Conference for Small Business Government Contractors, California, MD, registration contact the MACPA Member Service Center at 1-800-782-2036

6-7 Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce ProcureCon, Richmond, VA http://www.procureconasia.com/

6-8 Vermont Economic Development Small Business 2015 Training & Matchmaker Event, Manchester, VT http://goo.gl/JT4lY1

11-12 Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA http://goo.gl/ZXtpZ9

11 Veteran Verification Process, Delaware PTAC, Middletown, DE http://deptac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=4910

12 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

12 Exhibit at EPA Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, info@federaltrainingpartnership.com

12 Small Business Resource Expo, Brooklyn Center, MN http://goo.gl/PLW2BM

13 Monthly GovCon Networking, with Janice Scott of US Education Dept., Bethesda, MD, Contact EZGSA at 301-913-5000

13 Alliance South, Atlanta, GA http://goo.gl/cGSvqv

13 39th Annual WPMSDC Business Opportunity Fair, Monroeville, PA, http://www.wpmsdc.org

14 HHS Small Business Procurement Conference, Long Island City, NY http://goo.gl/g1kpXL

14 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Fairmont, WV http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

15 MCCC GovConNet Procurement Conference, Rockville, MD http://www.mcccmd.com/govconnet/govconnet-procurement-conference

18 Center for Women & Enterprise: Exploring SBA Resources Event, Providence, RI http://goo.gl/D6xtpJ

18-20 Diversity Alliance for Science, Newark, NJ http://www.diversityallianceforscience.com

19 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

20 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

20 US Commerce Dept. Workshop (cybersecurity), Washington DC, https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A010U4H

21 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

27 Marketplace 2015 - Procurement Opps for Small Businesses, Raleigh, NC http://www.sbtdc.org/events/marketplace/

27-29 Showcase for Commerce, Johnstown, PA http://goo.gl/210Op7

28 Summit on IT and Cybersecurity, Livonia, MI http://www.itcybersummit.com/

28 GovCon Connects for Kids - Procurement Matchmaker event & Fundraiser for NIH Children’s Inn, Silver Spring, MD http://www.tepgevents.com/govconforkids

JUNE 2015

2 Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center Industry Day; contact Carla.Thomas@uscg.mil or at (202) 475-5786

2-4 2015 Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium, Moline, IL http://goo.gl/bDpUxh

3 El Paso Procurement & Contracting Symposium, El Paso, TX http://goo.gl/uEglBB

3-5 CelebrAsian 2015 Procurement Conference, Bethesda, MD http://www.uspaacc.com

4 Small Business Expo, New York, NY http://goo.gl/6g0UL4

9 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

9-11 Veteran Institute for Procurement, Potomac, MD http://goo.gl/IZiE1t

9-11 VETS 2015 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, Norfolk, VA http://goo.gl/i2EUlz

10 HHS Small Business Procurement Conference, Washington DC http://goo.gl/g1kpXL

10 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session to SDVOSBs and HUBZone firms, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

11 Connecticut Business Matchmaker Event, Hartford, CT http://www.hartford.edu/ec/training-events/events/matchmaker.aspx

15-18 NCAID Reservation Economic Summit, Washington DC http://res.ncaied.org/

16 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

16-17 National 8(a) Summer Conference, Anchorage, AK http://goo.gl/L0whLO

16-18 US DOE 14th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo, Phoenix, AZ, http://goo.gl/kEItHv

18 GovConectx Summer Outreach and Matchmaker, Falls Church, VA c

22-23 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/4Gb4v3

23-25 U.S. DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

JULY 2015

8 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session - IT firms only, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

13-17 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Indianapolis, IN, also, Chicago, IL, July 14; Iowa City, IA, July 15; Omaha, NE, July 16; Sioux Falls, SD, July 17 http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

14 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

21 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

23 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

AUGUST 2015

5 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

11 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

13 Small Business Symposium, Falls Church, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Event_Calendar.html

18 U.S. Justice Dept Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

18 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Long Range Acquisition Forecast Industry Day, Ridgecrest, CA. Information will be posted soon on FBO.gov under "*N68936" (note the asterisk before N68936).

18-21 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Missoula, MT; also Seattle, WA, Aug. 19; Portland, OR, Aug. 20; Boise, ID, Aug. 21; http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

19-21 ELITE SDVOSB Convention, Long Beach, CA http://www.sdvobconference.com/

20 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

25-26 NDIA 27th Annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event, San Diego, CA http://www.navygoldcoast.org/

OCTOBER 2015

29-30 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/mC0rT3

NOVEMBER 2015

9-11 APTAC Training Conference, Washington, DC http://www.aptac-us.org/aptac-f15-conf-call-presentations/

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