JULY

27 Federal Acquisition Advisory Panel meeting in Long Beach, CA. Advance registration is required. For details, go to www.acqnet.gov/aap.

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

4 Basic Project Management Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, VA. Fee is 450. 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 www.acibiz.com.

8-9 National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s 2005 Four Corners Procurement Fair in Gallup, NM. Fee is $50 until July 29, $75 thereafter. For information and to register, contact Terri Cook at 480-545-1298 ext. 224 or terri.cook@ncaied.org.

9-10 National HUBZone Small Business Conference in Orlando, sponsored by Army SADBU. Fee is $300 for non-government personnel. For more information and to register, go to www.hubzoneconference.com.

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.

10 Business Development for Technical Staff & Line Manager Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $800 (a $100 saving). 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 www.acibiz.com.

11 Capturing the Federal Opportunity Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $800 (a $100 saving). 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 www.acibiz.com.

11 GSA Public Building Service Industry Day in Fort Worth, TX. This seminar is designed to provide information about securing contracts for services such as A&E, asbestos abatement, elevator design and industrial hygiene, general construction, roofing and waterproofing, OSH surveys and fire safety surveys, real estate, space occupancy, etc. Fee is $30. Advance registration required. For more information, contact Lavida Barnes at 817-978-0800 or lavida.barnes@gsa.gov.

15 Delaware Procurement Expo 2005 in Newark, DE, sponsored by University of Delaware Small Business Development Center and the Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Delaware. Fee is $40. For details, call 302-571-1555 or 800-222-2279.

15 Houston Minority Business Council’s Expo 2005 Business Opportunity Marketplace in Houston. For details and to register, contract Richard A. Huebner at 713-271-7805 or Richard@hmbc.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.

18 Federal Acquisition Advisory Panel meeting in Washington. Advance registration is required. For details, go to www.acqnet.gov/aap.

18 Market Research Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. 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 www.acibiz.com.

18-20 Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE’s ExpOpportunity 2005 in Philadelphia. For details and to register, contact Ebony Bell at 215-569-1005 or msdc.panjde@verizon.net.

19-20 Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council’s Business Opportunity Fair in Denver. For details and to register, contract Bonnie K. Freeman at 303-623-3037 or bonnie@rmmsdc.org.

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.

25 Veteran Owned Business Expo in Annapolis, MD, sponsored by Veterans Business Journal. . For more information and to register, go to www.vobexpo.com.