MAY

3-4 Federal Marketing Practices – Impact Today; and Developing Grade “A” Technical Proposals in St. Louis, presented by RGF Consulting. Early Bird fee for “Federal Marketing Practices – Impact Today” is $259; standard fee is $269. Early Bird fee for “Grade “A” Technical Proposals is $359; standard fee is $369. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

3-5 Virginia Business Opportunity Fair in Richmond, hosted by Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council. For information, go to www.vmsdc.org.

4-5 Federal Contracting Institute’s Boot Camp for GSA Contracting in Tysons Corner, VA. Fee is $795. For information and to register, call 703-288-2800.

5 Federal Sources Inc. 10th Annual State of the States Conference in Washington. For information, go to www.fedsources.com.

7 GSA Schedule Solutions in Reston, VA, sponsored by Government Contract Professionals LLC. Fee is $625. For details and to register, go to www.ms2kplus.com/events.html or call 301-495-6377.

7-8 Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council Trade Fair in Pittsburgh. For information, go to www.prmpc.org.

9-11 National Indian Business Association’s 12th Annual Conference & Trade Show in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. Theme: ”Building Stronger Communities Through Economic Development.” For more information and to register, go to www.nibanetwork.org or call 202-223-3766.

10 Treasury Department Vendor Outreach Session in Oxon Hill, MD. Participants must make appointments in advance to meet with small business specialists from all of the department’s bureaus. For information, go to http://www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html

10 Set-Aside Alert’s Small Business Monthly Breakfast in Falls Church, VA: Making Connections with Major Primes. Guest speakers: Dawn Patillo and Bill Young, EDS. Fee is $45 in advance, $55 at the door. To register, go to www.nbpci.com/.

11 Performance-Based Contracting Conference in Tysons Corner, VA, sponsored by the e-Gov Institute and Federal Computer Week. Fee is $645 for business. For information and to register, go to www.fcw.com/events/pba/agenda.asp.

11-12 Contracting with the Department of Homeland Security, presented by BNA, in Arlington, VA. Fee is $895 until March 15, $995 thereafter. For information and to register, go to www.ioma.com/products/securityconf.htm.

11-12 Government Contracting Institute’s Boot Camp for Federal Sales in Washington. Fee is $595. For information and to register, go to www.gcionline.net/conferences/bootcamp/.

11-13 TechNet International in Washington, sponsored by AFCEA. For information, go to www.technet2004.org.

11-13 2004 GSA Expo in Orlando, FL. For information or to register, go to www.expo.gsa.gov.

12-13 Building Effective Government Cost Proposals & Establishing Indirect Rates in San Diego, presented by RGF Consulting. Early Bird fee is $699; standard fee is $739. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

13-14 Government Contracting Institute’s Boot Camp for Federal Sales in San Diego. Fee is $595. For information and to register, go to www.gcionline.net/conferences/bootcamp/.

14 Treasury Department Vendor Outreach Session with the department’s large prime contractors in Oxon Hill, MD. Participants must make appointments in advance. For information, go to http://www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

19-21 SBA Expo ’04 in Orlando, FL, commemorates Small Business Week. For details, go to www.sba.gov/50.

24 Homeland Security Department Vendor Outreach Session in Oxon Hill, MD. For information, go to www.dhs.gov/openforbusiness and click on “Small Business Outreach Activities.”

24-26 Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council Opportunity Expo 2004 in Atlanta. For information, go to www.gmsdc.org.

26 NGA Industry Day in Chantilly, VA, sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and AFCEA International. For information, contact Tina Schaefer at 703-631-6250 or tschaefer@afcea.org.

JUNE

2 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Conference at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. This free conference is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency, VA and the George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. For details and to register, go to www.vetbiz.gov/conferences/conf.htm. For more information, contact the Defense Energy Support Center at 800-523-2601 or 703-767-9400.

2-3 Federal Acquisition Conference and Exposition (FACE 2004) in Washington sponsored by Federal Acquisition Institute and other agencies. This year’s theme, Partnering for Performance. Fee is $600 for industry. representatives. For information or to register, go to www.fai.gov/face or call 866-235-7400.