JUNE

28-29 Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council’s annual Arkansas Business Opportunity Fair in Little Rock. For information and to register, contract Charles King at 501-374-7026 or info@armsdc.org.

28-30 Women in Business 2005: Sharing the Vision in Las Vegas, sponsored by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. For details and to register, go to www.wbenc.org.

29 SBA public hearing on size standards in Los Angeles. You must register in advance to attend. For details, go to www.sba.gov/size.

30 Women-Owned Business/Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Marketplace in Washington, sponsored by Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration. For details, call 888-795-8858 or visit www.asballiance.com.

30-1 New England Minority Supplier Development Council’s Supplier Diversity: Building Our Economy in Boston. For details and to register, contact Soniyi Vicente at 617-578-8900 or svicente@nemsdc.org.

JULY

6 Basic Federal Proposal Management Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html or call Debra Giles at 703-642-5153.

7 Proposal Writing for Technical Staff Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html or call Debra Giles at 703-642-5153.

11-12 Federal Procurement Training Classes: “Building Effective Government Cost Proposals, & Establishing Indirect Rates” in Arlington, VA, presented by RGFCC. (Earns 8 CPE credits per course.) Fee is $369 for single class or $656 for both classes. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

13 Business Development for Technical Staff & Line Manager Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $800. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html or call Debra Giles at 703-642-5153.

14 Capturing the Federal Opportunity Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $800. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html or call Debra Giles at 703-642-5153.

19 Alliance Texas Opportunities for Small Business in Arlington, TX. Fee is $120 until July 15. For information and to register, go to www.allianceforbiz.com.

19 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 July 5. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

20-21 Rebuilding Iraq Conference in Arlington, VA, sponsored by New Fields Exhibitions. Iraqi government ministers and entrepreneurs and American contractors are expected to attend. For details, call 202-318-3201 or visit www.new-fields.com/iraq4/index.htm.

20-21 Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council’s 27th Annual Business Conference and Opportunity Fair in Oklahoma City. For information and to register, contact Debra Ponder-Nelson at 504-767-9900 or oklamsdc@aol.com.

27-29 Louisiana Minority Business Council’s Economic Opportunity Conference & Expo in New Orleans. For details and to register, contact Phala K. Mire at 504-523-7110 or pkmire@lambc.org.

31-3 Annual National Small Business Procurement Opportunities Training Conference and Trade Show sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration in Orlando. For details, go to www.asballiance.com.

AUGUST

10-13 Florida Minority Supplier Development Council’s 22nd Annual Conference and Trade Fair in Orlando. For details and to register, contact Susan Matuszewski at 407-245-6062 or susan@fmsdc.org.

15 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. 1. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

16 National Women’s Federal Contracting Summit in Washington, sponsored by U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce. For information and to register, go to www.uswcc.com.

17-18 National Small Business Federal Procurement Summit in Washington, presented by National Procurement Council. For information and to register, go to www.nationalprocurementcouncil.org.

17-18 Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council’s 2005 Marketplace of Opportunities in Nashville. For details and to register, contact Cheri K. Henderson at 615-259-4699 or info@tmsdc.net.

22-24 Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Councils’ 28th Annual Business Opportunity Conference in Charlotte. For information and to register, contact Terry D. Fullard at 704-549-1000 or info@carolinasmsdc.org.