May

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.

7-8 Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council “2003 Trade Fair” in Pittsburgh. For information, contact Alexander Nichols at 412-391-4423 or infor@PRMPC.org.

8 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.

12-14 Department of Energy 4th Annual Small Business Conference in Albuquerque, NM. Contracting officers, program managers and major prime contractors are expected to attend. For information, go to www.smallbusiness-outreach/doe.gov.

12 RGF Consulting Corp. presents Vital Marketing Strategies & Technical Proposal Fundamentals in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information, go to www.rgfcc.com.

13 Missile Defense Agency’s annual Small Business Day Conference in Arlington, VA. For more information, go to www.sbday.mdaconferences.com/ or call 703-575-2933 or 703-697-8017.

14 Rebuilding Iraq Part One – Emerging Business Opportunities in Crystal City, VA, sponsored by the Coalition for Government Procurement. For information, go to www.coalgovpro.org

19-20 Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council “Business Opportunity Expo 2003: Spirit of Alliance” in College Park. For information, contact Mignon Lott at 404-589-4929 or mignonl@gmsdc.org.

21-22 Minority Supplier Council “7th Annual Business Investment Expo” in Kansas City, MO. For information, contact Chris Kelly at 816-931-9672 or ckelly@m-s-c.org.

27-28 Alaska 8(a) Association’s “Issues in 8(a) Contracting” in Anchorage. Legislative updates and regulatory issues will be discussed. For more information, call Kay Bills at 907-264-6724 or by e-mail at kaybills@8aonline.org. Additional information is at www.8aonline.org.

June

3-4 New York/New Jersey Minority Purchasing Council “Marketing and Business Expo 2003” in Secaucus, NJ. For information, contact Rosa Rhoden at 212-502-5663 or rrhoden@nynjmpc.org.

9-10 Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Development Council “Access 2003” in Arlington, TX. For information, contact Kathy L. Thomas at 214-630-0747 or Kathy@dfwmbdc.com.

9-11 South Central Ohio Minority Business Council “All Ohio Trade Fair” in Columbus. For information, contact Jennifer Thornton at 614-225-6959 or jennifer_thornton@colubus.org.

10-11 RGF Consulting Corp. presents Demystifying the Federal Acquisition Regulation in Denver. For more information, go to www.rgfcc.com.

16-18 St. Louis Minority Business Council “Gateway to Business Opportunity” in St. Louis. For information, contact Barbara Gibson at 314-241-1143 or bagibson@slmbc.org.

16-19 Upstate New York Regional Minority Purchasing Council “Business Opportunity Fair 2003” in Verona. For information, contact Darlene M. Graves at 716-871-4120 or dgraves@unyrmpci.org.

17-18 Florida Regional Minority Business Council “18th Annnual Minority Business Expo” in Fort Lauderdale. For information, contact Beatrice Louissaint at 305-260-9901 or beatrice@frmbc.org.

17-18 Kentuckiana Minority Supplier Development Council “KMSDC Minority Business Trade Show” in Louisville. For information, contact Teri Hardman at 502-625-0147 or thardman@kmsdc.org.

18 New England Minority Supplier Development Council “29th Business Opportunity Fair” in Boston. For information, contact Tina Andrews at 617-578-8900 or tandrews@nemsdc.org.

25-26 Women’s Business Enterprise National Council presents Women in Business 2003: Sharing the Vision, a three-day business fair and conference in New York City. For more information, go to www.wbenc.org/wib2003.