JUNE

20 G-Con Small Business Contracting Symposium in Tysons Corner, VA, sponsored by the NCMA Tysons Corner Chapter. Includes opportunities for one-on-one meetings with agency OSDBU directors. Advance registration is required. Fee is $195. For details and to register, go to www.gconseries.com/symposium.shtml.

20 Responding to RFPs in Fairfax, VA, sponsored by George Mason University’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $45. To register, go to www.gmu.edu/gmu/PTAP.

20-21 Kentuckiana Minority Business Council annual conference in Louisville. Contact Toni Dunbar at tdunbar@KMBC.biz.

22 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 our website at www.acibiz.com.

26-29 Second Annual National Veterans Small Business Conference in Las Vegas, sponsored by Veterans Small Business Interagency Council. Fee is $275. For details and to register, go to www.nationalveteransconference.com.

27-28 Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council 20th Annual Arkansas Minority Business Opportunity Fair in Little Rock. Contact Charles King at info@armsdc.org.

27-29 Women’s Business Enterprise National Council annual conference, Women in Business 2006: Sharing the Vision, in Miami. For details, go to www.wbenc.org.

28-30 Energy Department’s Annual Small Business Conference in Seattle. For information and to register, go to www.smallbizconference.com/.

29-30 Government Cost Proposal and Indirect Rate Workshops in Las Vegas, presented by RGFCC. (Earns 8 CPE credits per day.) Fee is $359 single class or $629 for both classes. Includes Manual and Proposal/Budget Excel CD. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

JULY

11 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Treasury small business specialists. Registration opens at noon June 27.For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

12 - 13 Government Cost Proposal and Indirect Rate Workshops in Columbia, MD, presented by RGFCC. (Earns 8 CPE credits per day.) Fee is $359 single class or $629 for both classes. Includes Manual and Proposal/Budget Excel CD. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

20 Veterans Affairs Department’s monthly Vendor Day Outreach Session in Washington. Program managers will be present for networking and to provide information on contracting opportunities. To register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu. For more information, contact Linda Sitney at 202-565-8132 or Tamika Gray at 202-565-8133 or 800-949-8387.

26-27 Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council annual conference in Tulsa. Contact Debra Ponder-Nelson at oklamsdc@aol.com.

AUGUST

2 SBA Business Matchmaking Event in Houston. Registration is free. For more information, go to www.businessmatchmaking.com.

2-5 Florida Minority Supplier Development Council annual conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Contact Malik Ali at malik@fmsdc.org.

7-8 Fourth Annual Four Corners Native American Procurement Fair: “Business Success through Contracting” in Albuquerque, NM. Get registration information at www.ncaied.org. Contact Terri Cook at terri.cook@p-aid.org.

14-16 Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Councils annual conference in Greensboro, NC. Contact Terry Amis at tamis@carolinasmsdc.org.

17 Veterans Affairs Department’s monthly Vendor Day Outreach Session in Washington. Program managers will be present for networking and to provide information on contracting opportunities. To register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu. For more information, contact Linda Sitney at 202-565-8132 or Tamika Gray at 202-565-8133 or 800-949-8387.

24 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Treasury small business specialists. Registration opens at noon Aug. 10. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

SEPTEMBER

22 SBA Business Matchmaking Event in Philadelphia. Registration is free. For more information, go to www.businessmatchmaking.com.