JULY

28 Alliance South 2009 Small Business Procurement Fair in Atlanta. For details and to register, go to www.allianceforbiz.com.

30 Project Management Workshop in Annandale, VA, presented by Advantage Consulting. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop6.html.

AUGUST

4-5 Variable Message Format Summit in Las Vegas, NV. For details and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com/searchresults.aspx.

4 Agriculture Department First Tuesday briefing in Washington. For details, write to Roxanne.Lane@usda.gov.

5-6 National Small Business Contracting Summit in Arlington, VA, sponsored by National Association of Small Business Contractors and U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce. For details and to register, go to www.nasbc.org/html/nsbfcs-0809.aspx.

6 Treasury Department Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. Advance registration is required. To schedule appointments, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/2-tips.html.

11 Justice Department Monthly Vendor Counseling Session in Washington. For appointments, call 1-800-345-3712 after the first of the month.

12 Basic Federal Proposal Management in Annandale, VA, presented by Advantage Consulting. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshops12.html.

13 Project Management Workshop in Annandale, VA, presented by Advantage Consulting. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshops13.html.

13 Set-Aside Alert/NBPCI Small Business Executive Breakfast in Falls Church, VA. Speaker: Jack Beecher, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For details and to register, go to www.setasidealert.com.

18-19 Preparing and Submitting Government Contract Proposals” for minority-serving institutions and minority-owned small businesses in Santa Fe, NM, presented by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and RGF Consulting Corp. Free admission, but registration is required. To register or for additional information, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com and click on the MSI/SB portal.

19 Business Development for Technical Staff and Line Managers in Annandale, VA, presented by Advantage Consulting. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop1.html.

19 Department of Veterans Affairs Vendor Counseling Session in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu/services/confreg.

20 Capturing the Federal Opportunity in Annandale, VA, presented by Advantage Consulting. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop14.html.

26 Basic Federal Contracting in Annandale, VA, presented by Advantage Consulting. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshops12.html.

SEPTEMBER

1 Agriculture Department First Tuesday briefing in Washington. For details, write to Roxanne.Lane@usda.gov.

2-4 Procurement Expo 2009 in Tannersville, PA, sponsored by Northeastern Pennsylvania PTAC. For details, call 1-866-758-1929.

8 Department of Health and Human Services Vendor Outreach in Washington, featuring small business specialist. For details and to register, go to www.hhs.gov/osdbu.

16 Department of Veterans Affairs Vendor Counseling Session in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu/services/confreg.

16-19 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of commerce National Convention and Business Expo in Denver. For details and to register, go to www.ushcc.com or call 202-842-1212.

22 Set-Aside Alert/NBPCI Small Business Executive Breakfast in Falls Church, VA. Speaker: Vance Hitch, chief information officer, Justice Department. For details and to register go to www.nbpci.com.

OCTOBER

6 Agriculture Department First Tuesday briefing in Washington. For details, write to Roxanne.Lane@usda.gov.

7 National Security Agency One-Day Exposition in Linthicum, MD, sponsored by NSA‘s Directorate of Acquisition Plans Policy and Outreach Office. To attend, you must register with NSA‘s Acquisition Resource Center at www.nsaarc.net/Index.