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JUNE 2015

12 Seminar with US Veterans Affairs Dept. deputy assistant secretary for IT management, Arlington, VA https://goo.gl/zaccgY

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

15-16 Texas Rural Challenge, Waco, TX http://goo.gl/eXQUcC

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

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

16 Carasoft Public Sector Seminar, Washington DC http://events.carahsoft.com/event-detail/3803/govevents/

16 International Trade Seminar, Mentor, OH http://www.mentorchamber.org/registration/?action=evregister&event_id=1/

16 SBDC Small business Resource Day, Havre de Grace, MD http://calendar.harfordbusiness.org/event/sbdc-small-business-resource-day/

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

17 GSA Small Business First Fair, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/7d4T48

17 I-69 Thumb Region PTAC in Michigan hosts small biz meeting with MTA, Flint, MI https://goo.gl/fwSgPl

17 Federal Forum 2015, Washington DC http://federalforum2015.com/?ebaff=immixgroup

17 SBDC: Starting a Business Seminar, Tunkhannock, PA https://goo.gl/im5HlD

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

18 Third Annual Native American Government Contracting Conference, Mount Pleasant, MI http://goo.gl/ey1dQ0 or http://fb.me/7sdzfe8xH

18 Federal Acquisition Regulation workshop, hosted by NEPA, Pittston, PA http://goo.gl/RI7Fv0

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

23 Networks NW: Doing Business with the National Park Service, Ashland, WI http://goo.gl/ey1dQ0

23 ABC Diversity and Inclusion Summit, Washington, DC http://www.abc.org/events/diversity-summit.aspx

23 Government Contracting 101, Huntington, PA http://goo.gl/jteoSB

23 Small Business Resource Fair, San Francisco, CA http://goo.gl/tmGggv

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

24 Networks NW: Introduction to Government Contracting, Traverse City, MI http://goo.gl/ey1dQ0

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

15 Aronson LLC Strategic Growth Summit: The New 'Govconomy,' Vienna VA https://goo.gl/rV4gpm

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

21 Networks NW: Doing Business with the Veterans Affairs Department, DePere, WI http://goo.gl/ey1dQ0

22 Networks NW: Doing Business with the Veterans Affairs Dept., Iron Mountain, MI http://goo.gl/ey1dQ0

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

5-6 Native Hawaiian Organizations Association Business Summit, Honolulu, HI http://goo.gl/GRqhtH

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/

25-26 Indian Country Business Summit, Norman, OK http://www.icbsshow.com/

27 Lowering the Cost of Government with IT, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/XpDbcp

SEPTEMBER 2015

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

22 FedTalks 2015, Washington DC https://goo.gl/aB54BL

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/

10 Red Hat Government Symposium, Arlington, VA https://goo.gl/l6khaQ

17-19 Save the Date: Veterans Affairs Dept.’s National Veterans Small Business Engagement, Pittsburgh, PA

19 GovConectx Outreach Small Business Seminar and Matchmaker, Hanover, MD, contact govconectx@hughes.net or 703-344-8771

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