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MAY 2018

11 Igniting Innovation 2018 Conference and Awards, Washington, DC https://www.actiac.org/igniting-innovation-2018-conference-and-awards-0

11 Flint-Genessee Chamber of Commerce and Region 6 PTAC host Meet the Buyer, Flint, MI https://flintandgeneseemi.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/6411

14-15 Commerce Dept. hosts BIS 2018 Annual Conference on Export Controls and Policy, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2KvGlVh

14-15 VA Healthcare 2018, National Harbor, MD https://veteransaffairshealthcare.iqpc.com/

15 NASA OSDBU hosts Veterans Small Business Conference, Washington, DC https://conta.cc/2jp6adk

15 2018 Adobe Digital Government Symposium, Washington, DC https://symposium2018.adobe.com/gov/gem669587sp1kp811x5frz7

15 Air Force District of Washington hosts Joint Base Andrews Small Business Event, Joint Base Andrews, MD http://sbga.us/News/f84f1a4e-0fd3-e711-80ce-0024e8666479

16 SAVE THE DATE: US DOT OSDBU hosts Small Business Opportunities Day, Washington, DC

16 Coalition for Government Procurement Spring Training Conference, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/r6KToz

16 US Education Dept. OSDBU hosts Dallas Small Business Outreach Conference, Dallas, TX http://www.cvent.com/d/3gqpvh/4W

16 Wisconsin Procurement Institute hosts 6th Annual VA Business Conference, Milwaukee, WI https://www.wispro.org/events/6th-annual-u-s-department-of-veterans-affairs-business-conference/

17 Maryland Tech Council hosts Industry Awards Celebration, College Park, MD http://goo.gl/ADXZv3

17 HIMSS hosts Finding the Human in Health and IT, Arlington, VA http://nca.himsschapter.org/event/save-date-himss-nca-may-educational-program

17 HUBZone Council hosts HUBZone Small Business Summit 2018, Dallas, TX http://goo.gl/ioRqw6

17 GovConnectx Maryland Outreach, Hanover, MD https://www.govconectx.com/maryland-outreach.html

17 NJIT PTAC hosts Supply Chain Matchmaking Conference, Newark, NJ http://goo.gl/6kxqa8

18 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce hosts GovConNet Pathway to Growth Procurement Conference, Rockville, MD https://mcccmdgovconnet.com/register/

21-24 NLIT Summit 2018, Nashville, TN https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017O3Q

22-24 17th Annual US Dept. of Energy Small Business Forum & Expo, Houston, TX https://energy.gov/osdbu/smallbusinessconference/doe2018-registration

23 Health & Human Services Dept. OSDBU hosts “Getting Back 2 Business,” Columbia, SC http://goo.gl/euKtcz

30 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce hosts HHS Pathway to Success, Silver Spring, MD http://www.mcccmd.com/events/2018/04/09/hhs-pathway-success

30-6/1 2018 Showcase for Commerce, Johnstown, PA http://showcaseforcommerce.com/

JUNE 2018

1 ISSA Mid-Atlantic Information Security Conference, Rockville, MD https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017UCW

5-6 NC Military Business Center hosts Medical, Biomedical and Biodefense: Support for the Warfighter Conference, Chapel Hill, NC http://www.ncmbc.us/2018mbb/

5 Health & Human Services Dept. OSDBU hosts “Getting Back 2 Business,” Washington, DC http://goo.gl/euKtcz

5 SBA, WIPP and AMEX OPEN host ChallengeHer Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracting, Austin, TX https://challengeher.us/events/

6 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission hosts Small Business Exchange, Dallas, TX https://nrcsboutreachdallas.eventbrite.com

6 Regional Technology & Cybersecurity Day at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A013M52

6 NIST NOAA DoC Campus Boulder, Boulder, CO https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017EPX

6 VHA NCO22 hosts Albuquerque, NM Annual Vendor Fair, Albuquerque, NM https://bit.ly/2w9GPx9

7 Regional Technology & Cybersecurity Day at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A015HB2

7 Denver Federal Center Technology Day, Lakewood, CO https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017O3R

11-14 Save the Date: National Veterans Small Business Coalition hosts annual Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, Williamsburg, VA Details to come. http://www.nvsbc.org

11-12 NSBA June Fly-In, Washington, DC http://nsba.biz/save-date-june-11-12-fly/

13 Potomac Officers Club hosts 2018 Navy Forum, Falls Church, VA https://bit.ly/2FBNbER

18-19 2018 Army Contracting Summit, San Antonio, TX https://www.defenseleadershipforum.org/armycontractingsummit

20-21 National 8(a) Association hosts 2018 Small Business Conference, Anchorage, AK https://www.national8aassociation.org/2018-ak-conference/

20-21 AWS Public Sector Summit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/mM3hMS

21 SAVE The Date: Defense Tech Expos hosts State Dept. Small Business Procurement Expo, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/8cRUjK

JULY 2018

19 SBA, WIPP and AMEX OPEN host ChallengeHer Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracting with the Defense Dept., Arlington, VA https://challengeher.us/events/

26 IT & Cyber Day at Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir, VA https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017ZZ1

31 SAVE The DATE - ProBiz 2018 Small and Minority Entrepreneurship Conference, Greenbelt, MD Call 202-730-5765 for information or email: beecheagle@gmail.com.

31 Native Hawaiian Organizations Association hosts 2018 NHOA Business Summit Conference, Honolulu, HI http://goo.gl/whS9Yi

AUGUST 2018

9 SAVE THE DATE: GovConnectx Showcase, Falls Church, VA

14-15 CyberTexas, San Antonio, TX https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A015GSF

15-17 15th Annual Elite SDVOSB National Conference, San Diego, CA, http://www.sdvobconference.com/

16 IT & Cyber Day at Fort Meade, Fort Meade, MD https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A0180UR

22-23 8th Annual Peak Cyber, Colorado Springs, CO https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017YW9

SEPTEMBER 2018

6 Tinker AFB - AFCEA OKC Technology Day & Golf Tournament, Oklahoma City, OK

13 JBER - AFCEA Alaska Tech & Cyber Security Day, 2018 Anchorage, AK https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017ZDW

OCTOBER 2018

1-5 Personal Armour Systems Symposium (PASS), Washington, DC https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A016021

10 Berkeley Lab - 7th Annual LabTech Symposium, Berkeley, CA https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017XOF

10-12 HUBZone Council hosts HUBZone Golf Outing and 2018 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/ScG8du

16 SBA, WIPP and AMEX OPEN host ChallengeHer Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracting, Miami, FL https://challengeher.us/events/

24 US Commerce Dept. Cybersecurity Awareness Day, Washington, DC https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A017ZYR

NOVEMBER 2018

5-8 Deltek Insight 2018, Dallas, TX http://www.deltekinsight.com/?cmpcode=deltek-com_website_promopod

12-14 APTAC Fall Conference 2018, Washington, DC http://www.aptac-us.org/aptac-conferences/

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