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 Ten Most Effective Ways to Advertise Your Contracting Business in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or contact: D. Slaughter at 703-277-7700.

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.

11-14 Introduction to Federal Government Contracting in Arlington, VA, presented by Government Horizons. Fee is $1,395. For details and to register, go to www.governmenthorizons.org.

12 Responding to RFPs in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $45. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or contact: D. Slaughter at 703-277-7700.

13 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 (a $100 savings). 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.

14 How to Submit a Winning MOBIS Proposal in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $125. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or contact: D. Slaughter at 703-277-7700.

14 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 (a $100 savings). 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.

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/.

19 Business Tool for Success — Costing and Pricing Basics in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $150. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or contact: D. Slaughter at 703-277-7700.

19-20 Kentuckiana Minority Business Council trade fair in Louisville. For details, contact Suzanne Ruark at  sruark@kmbc.biz.

21 Basic Federal Contracting 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.

25 Service-Disabled Veteran and Woman-Owned Small Business Conference in Washington, sponsored by GovConnectx. Fee is $99. To register, go to www.govconectx.com/SDVOB_Conference.html.

25-28 Third Annual National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, sponsored by Veteran Small Business Federal Interagency Council. Fee is $325. For details and to register, go to www.nationalveteransconference.com/.

26-28 Energy Department Small Business Conference in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.smallbusiness-outreach.doe.gov/.

27 Delaware’s 8th Annual Procurement Expo, “Overcoming Hurdles?” in Newark, DE, sponsored by Small Business Development Center Network. For details go to www.delawarecontracts.com and click “Procurement Expo 2007.”

27 Project Management 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.