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JULY 2017

25 SBA hosts 8(a) Business Development Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/JQVTve

25 SBA hosts Introduction to Government Contracting, Hagerstown, MD http://goo.gl/SbLc6M

25 SBA hosts HUBZone Contracting Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/khYjH6

26 2017 GEOINT Forum, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Whh6Da

26 SBA hosts Federal Contracting 101, North Charleston, SC http://goo.gl/F47nNj

27 SBA, WIPP and AmexOPEN host ChallengeHer Chicago, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/j48cih

27 SBA hosts Women Government Contracting Workshop, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/QmFpwi

27 HUBZone Council Small Business Summit & Matchmaking, Columbus, OH http://goo.gl/Q22aN7

27 8th Annual Next Generation of Government Training Summit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/66X4yt

27 SBA hosts NAS Jacksonville Boots to Business, Jacksonville, FL Please call (904)542-4718

27 SBA hosts Selling to the Federal Government, King of Prussia, PA http://goo.gl/1HVYpK

27 2nd Annual Government Contracting Symposium & Expo, Fort Myers, FL, please email tgrint@leegov.com

27 SBA hosts Grow Your Business via 8(a) Business Development, Boston, MA please call 617-565-5564

AUGUST 2017

1 SBA hosts Orlando Boots to Business Reboot, Orlando, FL please call (904) 443-1902

1 SBA hosts Coffee, Tea & Contracting, Q&A with SBA: Government Contracting, Nashville, TN http://goo.gl/VbYkdF

1-4 National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce National Conference 2017, Las Vegas, NV http://www.nglcc.org

2 SBA, WIPP and AmexOPEN host ChallengeHer Nashville, Nashville, TN http://goo.gl/m7tBAX

2 Jeffco EDC hosts 2nd Annual Aerospace and Defense Small Business Industry Day, Lakewood, CO http://goo.gl/JvN1ET

2-3 DARPA hosts Sync with STO conference, Arlington, VA https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/sync-with-sto

4 Lexington Bluegrass Area Minority Business Expo, Lexington, KY http://lexingtonmbe.com/

8 VETFORCE hosts Veterans Small Business Forum - Doing Business with the Dept. of Homeland Security, Washington, DC, http://goo.gl/b9sc7Q

8 NASA/AFRC/LA Air Force Base Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Industry Day, El Segundo, CA, http://goo.gl/T8A0nY

9 SBA hosts HUBZone Workshop, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/4Xqs05

10 GovConectx Summer Showcase, Falls Church, VA http://wwwgovconectx.com/last-chance-showcase-.html

10 Potomac Officers Club hosts US Army Forum 2017, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/b6DXch

11 US Dept. of Education OSDBU hosts HUBZone conference, Washington, DC http://www.cvent.com/d/z5qcy8/4W

14-16 13th Annual EnergySec Security and Compliance Summit, Anaheim, CA http://goo.gl/gsXtS9

16-17 US Energy Dept. Tech Series, Oak Ridge, TN, Technology exhibitors please call 1-844-325-0341 to reserve your exhibit space or for more information

16-18 14th Annual Elite SDVOB National Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL http://www.sdvobconference.com/

17 Virginia PTAP hosts SBIR Funding at DOD and DHS, Arlington, VA https://vaptap.ecenterdirect.com/events/2074

22 SBA hosts 8(a) Business Development Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/JQVTve

23 Coalition for Government Procurement costs the 5th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament, Ijamsville, MD http://goo.gl/2hZ8mj

23-24 Native Hawaiian Organizations Association 2017 Business Summit Conference, Waikiki, HI, http://goo.gl/cZVw0D

24 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Vendor Outreach Fair, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Kfc3zL

24 SBA hosts Selling to the Federal Government, King of Prussia, PA http://goo.gl/1HVYpK

SEPTEMBER 2017

4-8 America’s SBDC Annual Conference, Nashville, TN http://www.americassbdc.org/conf/

13 8th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/BV5nj4

18 2017 Government Contractors Conference, Hyattsville, MD http://goo.gl/wiDljP

21 GovConectx Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA http://wwwgovconectx.com/federal-sales-boot-camp.html

26 SBA hosts 8(a) Business Development Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/JQVTve

28 ICF hosting 5th Annual CyberSci Symposium 2017: The Battle for Cyberspace, Fairfax, VA http://goo.gl/3XgV7E

28 SBA hosts Selling to the Federal Government, King of Prussia, PA http://goo.gl/1HVYpK

OCTOBER 2017

12-13 2017 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/snXLBD

22-25 Annual NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunities Exchange, Detroit, MI, http://www.nmsdc.org

26 GovConectx Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://wwwgovconectx.com/ft-belvoir.html

NOVEMBER 2017

6-8 NACA (Native American Contractors Association) 2017 Federal Contracting Policy and Advocacy Conference, Washington, DC, Details to be announced soon

15-16 2017 West Coast Small Business Defense Contracting Summit, San Diego, CA, please contact Ashley Brooks at 202-552-0179 ext. 400 or ashley@defenseforum.org

16 GovConectx Fall Showcase, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

DECEMBER 2017

4-5 NCMA 36th Annual Government Contracts Management Symposium, Arlington, VA http://www.ncmahq.org/gcms17/cfp

5-7 US Veterans Affairs Dept. hosts National Veterans Small Business Engagement, St. Louis, MO http://nvsbe.com/

JANUARY 2018

31-2 National 8(a) Association Small Business Conference, Nashville, TN , Details coming soon http://goo.gl/a4wX8z

DOD: raise micropurchase threshold

Vet-owned get icons on Schedules

FBI HQ kaput

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