July

1 Alliance Texas Opportunities for Small Business in Arlington, TX. This conference and trade show is designed to provide an opportunity for small businesses to meet with representatives of purchasing agencies from the Defense Department and other federal agencies and the state of Texas.Large prime contractors are also exhibiting. Fee is $85. For details or to register, go to http://www.allianceforbiz.com.

10 Labor Department’s Office of Small Business programs sponsors Small Business Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. Vendors can schedule appointments with DOL agency program managers. For information and to register, go to http://www.dol.gov/osbp/regs/vendor_internet_info.htm.

12-13 National Association of Women Business Owners 2003 National Conference in Nashville. For information, go to www.nawbo.org.

12-14 Contract Services Association of America Mid-Year Meeting in Portsmouth, VA. For details, go to www.csa-dc.org.

16-19 Florida Minority Supplier Development Council “Quality Connections” in Lake Buena Vista. For information, contact Susan Matuzewski at 407-245-6062 or susan@nmsdcfl.com.

17-18 RGF Consulting Corp. presents “Building Effective Government Costs Proposals and Establishing Indirect Rates” in Arlington, VA. For more information, go to www.rgfcc.com or call 888-3889-1230.

31 SBA and U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor Business Matchmaking Event in Birmingham, AL. Small businesses may schedule one-on-one meetings with government procurement officials and prime contractors. For information, go to http://www.uschamber.com/resources/small/matchmaking/default.

31-2 National Black Chamber of Commerce annual conference in Birmingham, AL. For information, go to www.nationalbcc.org.

August

11-13 Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council “26th Annual Business Opportunity Conference” in Greenville, SC. For information, contact Terry D. Fullard at 704-536-2884 or tfullard@bellsouth.net.

20-21 Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council “Marketplace of Opportunities” in Nashville. For information, contact Cheri Henderson at 615-259-4699 or info@rmsdc.net.

21-22 Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council “Festival of Trade” in Denver. For information, contact Donald Fairconeture at 303-464-1677 or council@rmmsdc.org

September

15-16 Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE trade fair in Philadelphia. For information, contact Carol P. Ray at 215-893-9977 or carol.ray3@verizon.

17 Northern California Supplier Development Council “Contacts to Contracts 2003” in San Francisco. For information, contact Alexis Wellington at 510-587-1152 or awellington@ncsdc.org.

17-18 Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council “Corporate/Minority Business Exchange” in St. Paul. For information, contact Tran Nhon at 612-332-6332 or tnhon@meda.net.

17-19 SBA’s National Entrepreneurial Conference & Expo in Washington. Events include key components of National Small Business Week and Annual Procurement Conference. For information, go to http://www.sba.gov/50/nece.html.

18 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Small Business Conference and Science Forum in Greenbelt, MD. Participants may schedule one-on-one interviews with decision-makers from NASA, its prime contractors and other federal agencies. For information and to register, go to www.Nlightened.com or contact Rita Castillo Ford at 202-249-2375 or rford@nlightened.com.

19 SBA and U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor Business Matchmaking Event in Washington. Small businesses may schedule one-on-one meetings with government procurement officials and prime contractors. For information and to register, go to http://www.uschamber.com/resources/small/matchmaking/default.

24-25 Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council “Trade Expo 2003” in Mashantucket. For information, contact Delores Holley at 203-288-9744 or dholley@cmsdc.org

25 Houston Minority Business Council “Expo 2003 Opportunity Marketplace” in Houston. For information, contact Richard A. Huebner at 713-271-7805 or richard@hmbc.org.

28-1 National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) conference in Washington, sponsored by Minority Business Development Agency and Small Business Administration. For details go to http://www.medweek.gov/SpotLight/index.asp?id=30.

30-4 Association of Small Business Development Centers Annual Conference in San Diego. For more information, go to www.asbdc-us.org.