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JUNE 2015

1-2 NSBA Washington Presentation, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/gTIdCo

2 Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center Industry Day, contact Carla.Thomas@uscg.mil or at (202) 475-5786

2 GSA Industry Day webinar for federated digital ID system http://goo.gl/5jdxxL

2-4 2015 Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium, Moline, IL http://goo.gl/bDpUxh

2-4 Rock Island Arsenal Briefings for Industry, Rock Island, IL https://goo.gl/tStSr0

3 El Paso Procurement & Contracting Symposium, El Paso, TX http://goo.gl/uEglBB

3 OMWBE Certification Workshop, Anacortes, WA http://www.nativeptac.org/event/omwbe-certification-workshop-anacortes-wa-2/

3-5 CelebrAsian 2015 Procurement Conference, Bethesda, MD http://www.uspaacc.com

4 NW PA Regional PDC and the Erie Regional CGP present 4th Annual Dynamic Networking (DyNet) for Small Business, Erie, PA, https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2015DyNetRegistration or call 814-677-4800 ext. 100

4 Small Business Expo, New York, NY http://goo.gl/6g0UL4

5 Successful Women in GovCon, McLean, VA http://goo.gl/BicvAo

5 13th Annual Government Procurement and Small Business Expo, Long Island City, NY http://goo.gl/8cNazG

6 Indiana Civic Hackathon, Indianapolis, IN http://techpoint.org/Indy-Civic-Hack/

8-12 Colorado Springs, CO Small Business Week https://goo.gl/YsutN9

9 SBA event: Opening Doors to Government Contracting, Utica, NY https://goo.gl/pUetqr

9 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

9-10 Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/dmoefh

9-11 Veteran Institute for Procurement, Potomac, MD http://goo.gl/IZiE1t

9-11 VETS 2015 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, Norfolk, VA http://goo.gl/i2EUlz

10 HHS Small Business Procurement Conference, Washington DC http://goo.gl/g1kpXL

10 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session to SDVOSBs and HUBZone firms, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

10 Fairchild Air Force Base Small Business Vendors’ Day, Spokane, WA https://goo.gl/f4pHFI

10 North Central Indiana Business Conference, Notre Dame, IN http://goo.gl/CbJ4TI

11 Connecticut Business Matchmaker Event, Hartford, CT http://www.hartford.edu/ec/training-events/events/matchmaker.aspx

11 American Supplier Initiative Kansas Procurement Conference, Wichita, KS https://asi.mybusinessmatches.com/wichita

14-20 Indiana Entrepreneurship Week, various locations http://www.ignitingindiana.com/

15-18 NCAIED Reservation Economic Summit, Washington DC http://res.ncaied.org/

16 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

16-17 National 8(a) Summer Conference, Anchorage, AK http://goo.gl/L0whLO

16-18 US DOE 14th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo, Phoenix, AZ, http://goo.gl/kEItHv

18 GovConectx Summer Outreach and Matchmaker, Falls Church, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Summer_Outreach_6.18.html

18 Government Contracting Breakfast on Bid Protests, Manassas, VA http://goo.gl/qaVcBl

22-23 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/4Gb4v3

23-25 U.S. DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

25-26 Amazon Web Services Government, Education and NonProfits Symposium, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/aF076y

JULY 2015

8 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session - IT firms only, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

13 Montgomery County, MD Chamber Foundation VIP Golf Tournament, Rockville, MD http://goo.gl/im6rQx

13-17 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Indianapolis, IN, also, Chicago, IL, July 14; Iowa City, IA, July 15; Omaha, NE, July 16; Sioux Falls, SD, July 17 http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

14 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

21 US DOJ Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

23 Illinois SBDC Network presents Government Contracting: The Next Level, Glen Ellyn, IL http://goo.gl/gH1gqD

23 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

26-29 NCMA World Congress 2015, Dallas, TX http://goo.gl/iJnTt5

28 Small Business Contracting and Labor Law Seminar, Oakland, CA http://goo.gl/VuZWNJ

29 Army Contracting Command Redstone Industry Communications Event, Huntsville, AL http://goo.gl/6Wb7ds

AUGUST 2015

5 US Treasury Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AtR0WX

11 US HHS Small Business Vendor Outreach session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/IEQdrS

13 Small Business Symposium, Falls Church, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Event_Calendar.html

18 U.S. Justice Dept Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

18 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Long Range Acquisition Forecast Industry Day, Ridgecrest, CA. Information will be posted soon on FBO.gov under "*N68936" (note the asterisk before N68936).

18-21 SBA SBIR Road Tour, Missoula, MT; also Seattle, WA, Aug. 19; Portland, OR, Aug. 20; Boise, ID, Aug. 21; http://www.sbirroadtour.com/dates.php#

19-21 ELITE SDVOSB Convention, Long Beach, CA http://www.sdvobconference.com/

20 US DHS Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/81qTqO

25-26 NDIA 27th Annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event, San Diego, CA http://www.navygoldcoast.org/

SEPTEMBER 2015

17 Govconectx Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Fed_Sales_Bootcamp_9.html

OCTOBER 2015

28 Army Contracting Command RedStone Industry Communications Event, Huntsville, AL http://goo.gl/6Wb7ds

29-30 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/mC0rT3

NOVEMBER 2015

9-11 APTAC Training Conference, Washington, DC http://www.aptac-us.org/aptac-f15-conf-call-presentations/

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