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JUNE 2015

28-30 GTRA GovTech Council Meeting, Gettysburg, PA http://gtrajune2015.gtra.org/

30-July 1 US Veterans Affairs Dept. NAC Industry Day, Rosemont, IL https://goo.gl/fECYn6

JULY 2015

1 GSA Access Forum for Vendors 2015, SW Region, Fort Worth, TX https://goo.gl/FhLR4O

7 Introduction to doing business with the GSA, Durham (NC) Small Business Tech Center, https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=180350019

7 Kansas City (MO) Small Business Networking Event with GSA OSDBU, https://goo.gl/QDChVK

9 National Small Business Contracting Summit, Washington DC http://www.nasbc.org/

7-11 League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention 2015, Salt Lake City, UT http://lulac.org/

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

14 Summer Soiree for Government Contractors at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/SYAHdc

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

16 ProBiz 2015: National Business League of Greater Washington, Washington DC http://goo.gl/9ympdZ

16 EPA/OSBP Environmental Small Business Counseling Session, Washington DC; contact David Allen 202-566-0913

21 EPA Vendor Outreach Session, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/QN7MoZ

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

21 Wisconsin Federal Contracting Forum, Washington, DC http://www.wispro.org/events/prime-contractors-group-meeting-washington-dc/

21 Fort Leavenworth KS Industry Day https://goo.gl/eIJW1M

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

22 U.S. Treasury Office of Comptroller of the Currency Technical Assistance Education Event: Managing for Long-term Success, Washington, DC; Register by e-mail (required before July 15, 2015): registerOCCevent@occ.treas.gov

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

23 JARI PTAC presents seminar on contract types, Johnstown, PA http://jari.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=571

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

26-31 TWDI Boston 2015: The Analytics Experience http://tdwi.org/calendar/2015/conference-boston.aspx?m=1

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

29 AFCEA Army Intelligence Industry Day, Chantilly, VA http://www.afcea.org/events/armyintel/15/index.asp

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

29-30 9th Annual Volk Field Air National Guard Base Small Business Conference, Camp Douglas, WI http://www.wispro.org/events/9th-annual-volk-field-small-business-conference-3/

30 Career Discovery in Cybersecurity: A Women’s Symposium, Brooklyn, NY https://cybersymposium.engineering.nyu.edu/

30 Small Business Event - JBLM Acquisition Forecast Open House, Fort Lewis, WA; Contact Washington PTAC at (360) 754-6320 with any questions

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

5-8 CNFMSDC 32nd Annual Opportunity Fair and Conference, Walt Disney World, FL http://www.cnfmsdc.org/

11 NASA Johnson Space Center HUBZone Industry Day, Houston, TX https://goo.gl/dqtETs

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

13 EPA/OSBP Environmental Small Business Counseling Session, Washington DC; contact David Allen 202-566-0913

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. On FBO.gov under "*N68936" (note asterisk).

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 12th Annual ELITE SDVOSB National 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

9 Nextgov Prime 2015, Washington DC http://www.nextgov.com/feature/prime2015/

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

22 12th Annual NDIA National Small Business Conference, Springfield, VA http://goo.gl/JnSnWQ

OCTOBER 2015

1 ProcureCon NOVA 2015, Procurement Expo, Matchmaking & Trade Show, Fairfax, VA https://goo.gl/NEYc6h

20 Small Business Matchmaker, Fallon, NV http://goo.gl/t6vhLk

20 2015 Business Expo, Eau Claire, WI http://www.wispro.org/events/the-2015-business-expo-and-job-fair/

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

29 Alliance Baltimore 2015, Linthicum, MD http://www.allianceforbiz.com/

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

NOVEMBER 2015

4 SAME 2015 Small Business Conference, New Orleans, LA http://goo.gl/xXDQ2b

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

12 EPA/OSBP Environmental Small Business Counseling Session, SDVOSB Outreach; Washington DC; contact David Allen 202-566-0913

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

DECEMBER 2015

14-15 NCMA 34th Annual Government Contract Management Symposium, Washington DC http://goo.gl/ICW8MF

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