MAY

6-8 Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council trade show in Lansdowne, VA. For details, contact cindy.dulin@vmsdc.org.

9 Business Development for Technical Staff & Line Manager Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, Va. Fee is $475. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $850. For more information contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit www.acibiz.com.

10 Capturing the Federal Opportunity Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, Va. Fee is $475. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $850. For more information contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit www.acibiz.com.

10-11 Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council trade show in Pittsburgh. For details, contact Natisha Frye at nfrye@PRMPC.org.

11 Small Business “Peak Performance” Breakfast Series in Falls Church, VA, sponsored by Set-Aside Alert, NBPCI and Mountaintop Marketing Group. Speakers: Jack Beecher, Office of Small Business Programs, Corps of Engineers and Pamela Mazza on Teaming Agreements. For details and to register, go to www.nbpci.com.

15-17 GSA Expo in Orlando, FL. For information and to register, go to www.expo.gsa.gov.

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

17 EPA Contractor Forum and Small Business Counseling Session in New York. Admission is free. For details and to register, go to www.epa.gov/oam/forum/index.htm.

17 Veterans Government Procurement Fair in Mountain Lakes, NJ, sponsored by Army Picatinny Arsenall and SBA. Fee is $25. For details and to register, call 973-724-4106 or 973 724 2744.

17 Mid America Minority Business Development Council Opportunity Fair in Kansas City, MO. For details, contact Maggie Riley at mariley@m-s-c.org.

17 Advanced Pricing for Government Proposals Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, Va. Fee is $475. For more information contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit www.acibiz.com. 

23 Small Business Programs: How to Position Your Business in Washington, sponsored by PilieroMazza PLLC. Fee is $45. For details or to register, contact Jennifer Lager at 202-857-1000 or jlager@pilieromazza.com.

24 Small Business Networking Breakfast in Falls Church, VA, with Vance Hitch, CIO, Justice Management Division, sponsored by Set-Aside Alert, NBPCI and Mountaintop Marketing Group. For details and to register, go to www.nbpci.com.

24 Gaining the Edge Using Small Business Programs Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, Va. Fee is $475. For details and a registration form go to http://www.acibiz.com/workshop.html or call Debra Giles at 703-642-5153.

31 Treasury Department Vendor Outreach Session in Oxon Hill, MD, with representatives of large prime contractors. For details and to register, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/.

31-1 Maryland/DC Minority Supplier Development Council trade show in North Bethesda, MD. For details, contact terri.garcia@mddccouncil.org.

JUNE

4-6 Northern Ohio Minority Business Council and South Central Ohio Minority Business Council Ohio Business Opportunity Fair in Cleveland. For details, contact Angela Davis at 216-363-0002.

5-8 Post-Katrina Economic Development Summit in New Orleans. For details and to register, go to www.postkatrinasummit.org/.

7 Basic Market Research Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, VA. Fee is $475. For details and a registration form, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html. For more information contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit www.acibiz.com.

8 Set-Aside Alert’s Small Business Networking Breakfast in Falls Church, VA. Learn abut the new report card for Federal Supply Schedule contractors. Speakers: Maura Kortlang, acting director of GSA’s Contract Management Center, and Walter Eckbreth, program analyst. For details and to register, go to www.nbpci.com.

18-20 Inaugural Small Business Training & Business Opportunities Conference in Virginia Beach, VA, sponsored by the Navy Office of Small Business Programs. For details and to register, go to www.afcea.org/events/transformation/07/smallbiz.asp.

18 Treasury Department Vendor Outreach Session in Oxon Hill, MD, will discuss IT opportunities. For details and to register, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/.