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MAY 2018

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 Maryland PTAC hosts Keeping Current with Your GSA Schedule, Baltimore, MD https://bit.ly/2Ix2iWx

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

31 Fedscoop and FireEye hosts Cyber Threat Intelligence Forum, Washington DC https://bit.ly/2IrT3Xu

JUNE 2018

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

1 CMS and SSA host CMS-SSA Industry Day Procurement COnference, Baltimore, MD http://sb-conference.com/

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 Coalition for Government Procurement hosts Cyber Forum: Q4 Pipeline and Requirements Update, McLean, VA https://bit.ly/2InJPf9

6 SBA’s Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development public meeting, Washington, DC https://prn.to/2s4aBhg

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 Set-Aside Alert hosts Small Business Protests: What, When, Where and How, Vienna VA https://conta.cc/2KphRvN

7 SBA Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs public meeting, Washington, DC https://prn.to/2s4aBhg

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

8 LaGuardia Community College hosts 16th Annual Small Business and Procurement Conference, Long Island City, NY https://bit.ly/2L6KO0R

11-14 National Veterans Small Business Coalition hosts annual Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, Williamsburg, VA 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

19-21 Women’s Business Enterprise National Council hosts the WBENC National Conference & Business Fair, Detroit, MI http://conf.wbenc.org/

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

21 GovConectx hosts Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA https://www.govconectx.com/ft-belvoir.html

21 27th National B2G Conference, Fort Bragg, NC https://bit.ly/2rStaVV

26 American Express Summit, Washington DC https://bit.ly/2GyL4lW

JULY 2018

12 Govconectx hosts Federal Sales Bootcamp, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/basic-boot-camp.html

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 GovConectx Last Chance Showcase, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/last-chance-showcase-.html

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

21 Fedscoop hosts 8th Annual FedTalks, Washington DC https://bit.ly/2IuAuOw

21 Federal Training Partnership and Energy Dept. hosts Y-12, Oak Ridge, TN; please contact info@federaltrainingpartnership.com

22 Oak Ridge National Lab Cyber Tech Day, Oak Ridge, TN; please contact info@federaltrainingpartner ship.com

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

12 SBA, WIPP and AMEX OPEN host ChallengeHer Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracting, San Diego, CA https://challengeher.us/events/

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

20 Govconectx hosts Federal Sales Bootcamp, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

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/

18 Govconectx hosts Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

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/

15 Govconectx hosts Fall Showcase, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

DECEMBER 2018

13 Govconectx hosts Maryland Outreach, Hanover, MD https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

JANUARY 2019

24 Govconectx hosts Federal Sales Bootcamp, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

FEBRUARY 2019

28 Govconectx hosts Winter Showcase, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

MARCH 2019

21 Govconectx hosts Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

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