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MAY 2016

16-18 VA Healthcare 2016, Pentagon City, VA http://www.veteransaffairshealthcare.com/

16-18 Navy League Sea Air Space Exposition, National Harbor, MD http://www.seaairspace.org/

17 Joint Base Andrews Small Business Summit - Joint Base Andrews, MD https://goo.gl/gqUn2m

18 National Minority Supplier Development Council CPO Summit and Leadership Award, New York, NY, http://www.nmsdc.org

18 Scott Air Force Base Technology Expo, Belleville, IL http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

18 Norcal SBA meeting: Government Contract Proposals & Business Development Training, San Francisco, CA, Details TBD

19 EPA Region 6 Industry Day, Dallas, TX https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R6Industry

19 JBER & AFCEA Alaska Tech & Cybersecurity day, Anchorage, AK https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012W1A

19-20 U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Small Business Forum, Savannah River, SC; for information please email techforum@srs.gov

20 Eielson Regional Tech & Cybersecurity Day, Fairbanks, AK https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A0136SN

23-25 National SBIR/STTR Conference, National Harbor, MD http://goo.gl/DoL11A

23-25 US Energy Dept. 16th Annual Small Business Forum and Expo, Atlanta, GA http://smallbusinessconference.energy.gov/

24 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cybersecurity Awareness Seminar, Rockville, MD http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

24 SECAF Executive Briefing, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org

24 Gulf Coast Government Contractors Assoc. hosts SPAWAR Priorities and Contracts Update, New Orleans, LA http://gcgca.roundtablelive.org/event-2181503

24-25 USDA Cybersecurity Symposium & Expo, Washington, DC https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A010V3W

25 US Health & Human Services Dept. hosting Small Business Outreach Event, Fairfax, VA http://b2b2016.thebizzellgroup.com/

26 Southern California Procurement, Trade& Manufacturing Summit, Riverside, CA. Please contact Richard Dozier at redozier@rivcoeda.org or at (951) 955-1308

26 US Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/6CeD1Z

26-28 15th Anniversary Power Networking Conference, National Harbor, MD http://goo.gl/PbESU3

31 MEA 11th Annual Federal Business Forum and Awards, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/MhiU3F

31 U.S. State Dept. and Virginia PTAP Small Business Outreach Event, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/ZGjgo5

JUNE 2016

1 AFCEA Bethesda InnovateIT Awards, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/Whja5Y

2 Government Procurement Expo, Johnstown, PA. Contact Michelle Nyanko at mnyanko@jari.com or (814) 254-4023

6-7 NSBA Small Business Leadership Conference, Washington, DC http://www.nsba.biz/?p=11031

7 SECAF Spring Social, McLean, VA http://www.secaf.org/content.asp?contentid=104

8 National Veteran Small Business Coalition meeting, Arlington, VA, contact scott.semple@NVSBC.org

8 NIST/NOAA Technology Day, Boulder, CO https://goo.gl/XVc5ES

8-9 NSA SIGINT Development Conference, Fort Meade, MD https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012RI1

9 Denver Federal Center Technology Day, Lakewood, CO http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

9 DOD Mid-Atlantic Regional Council Training, Philadelphia, PA https://goo.gl/sw4roK

9-10 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/WiQOe8

14-15 National 8(a) Association 2016 Summer Conference, Anchorage, AK http://goo.gl/UQUlPi

16 Government Contracting Showcase, Wilkes-Barre, PA, http://goo.gl/kmiO0Q

16 US Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Tq9PdQ

16 US Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/6CeD1Z

16 VAG, WAVE and HUD hosting Strategies for Doing Business in the Federal Marketplace, Washington, DC, contact Walter.A.Elmore@hud.gov or Natalie.R.Bishop-Hodge@hud.gov

16 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, AFCEA Pacific NW Tech & Cybersecurity, Tacoma, WA https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A012W8E

20-23 VETS 2016 - Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, Norfolk, VA http://www.veterantrainingsymposium.com/

21-23 2016 WBENC National Conference and Business Fair, Orlando, FL, http://conf.wbenc.org

21-23 Veterans Institute for Procurement Training Session, Potomac, MD https://goo.gl/wmi4rp

29 Joint Base Charleston Tech Expo, Charleston, SC http://goo.gl/HuSJNm

30 NorcalSBA meeting-Lawrence Berkeley Labs, San Francisco, CA, Details TBD

JULY 2016

11-14 RES Oklahoma 2016, Tulsa, OK http://res.ncaied.org/

12 US Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Tq9PdQ

13 EPA's OSBP's Environmental Small Business Outreach, Washington, DC. Please contact Mr. David Allen via e-mail at allen.david@epa.gov

21 US Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/6CeD1Z

21 EPA, Customs, USAID Vendor Exposition, Washington, DC https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A013MTR

21 ProBiz 2016, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/1oSYjo

22 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Event for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/ogL1KR

22 FDIC Minority and Women Outreach Program, Atlanta, GA. Kay Simon at (703) 562-2698 or Velda Fludd at (703) 562- 6071 or visit https://goo.gl/6iUX4n

27 GSA, DHS, HUD, FAA, DOE Technology Expo, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/Fpwsjr

AUGUST 2016

1 U.S. Department of State OSDBU - Small Business Networking Session, Arlington, VA, http://uswcc.org/events/u-s-department-of-state-small-biz/

4 Convergence 2016: CMS, Woodlawn, MD https://goo.gl/InOmO1

10 Fort Belvoir (VA) IT & Cyber Day https://goo.gl/K5KL8W

11 EPA's OSBP's Hubzone Small Business Outreach, Washington, DC, Please contact Mr. David Allen via e-mail at allen.david@epa.gov

12 US Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Tq9PdQ

16 Tinker AFB-AFCEA OKC Technology & Cyber Day, Oklahoma City, OK https://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A013GQE

18 US Homeland Security Dept. Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/6CeD1Z

23 CyberTexas, San Antonio, TX https://www.fbcinc.com/e/CyberTexas/

23-24 2016 29th Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event, San Diego, CA http://www.navygoldcoast.org/

23-24 NGLCC International Business & Leadership Conference, Palm Springs, CA https://nglcc.org/blog/category/conference

24-25 ICBS Diversity in Government Contracting, Norman, OK http://www.icbsshow.com/

24-26 The Elite SDVOB 13th Annual National Conference, San Antonio, TX http://www.sdvobconference.com/

25 NorcalSBA meeting- GSA, San Francisco, CA, Details TBD

25 Dept. of Energy Cybersecurity Awareness Day, Germantown, MD https://goo.gl/1t0rgK

SEPTEMBER 2016

8 US Health & Human Services Dept. Small Business Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Tq9PdQ

18-20 National Women’s Business Conference, Columbus, OH https://goo.gl/E9uEC2

OCTOBER 2016

13-14 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/1n8dG4

20-21 CyberMaryland 2016, Baltimore, MD http://www.cybermarylandconference.com

NOVEMBER 2016

1-3 US Veterans Affairs Dept. Veterans Small Business Engagement, Minneapolis, MD, http://nvsbe.com/

10 EPA's OSBP's Service Disabled Veteran Small Business Outreach, Washington, DC.

10 Alliance Baltimore Small Business Procurement Fair, Baltimore, MD http://www.allianceforbiz.com

18 NGLCC National Dinner, Washington, DC https://nglcc.org/

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Small biz vendor pool shrinking

IG audits AK Native contracts

House OKs 5 small biz bills

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