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AUGUST 2015

7 19th Annual Government Procurement Conference, Arlington, TX, http://www.va.gov/osdbu/library/events.asp

8 WIPP, SBA & Amex Open Forum ChallengeHer Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH https://goo.gl/kNfcbx

11 American Express OPEN Forum: OPEN for Government Contracting Summit for Success, Washington DC https://goo.gl/uWF28x

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

11 US Homeland Security Dept. hosts Vet Force Veterans Small Business Forum, Washington DC https://goo.gl/mDOqAJ

12 US FIRREA agencies host Procurement Tech Assistance Event, George Mason U. Arlington VA http://ow.ly/P0qQE

13 August Showcase - 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

13 Giorgia SBA Office presents Women and Veterans Federal Contracting Program Training, Atlanta, GA http://events.sba.gov/EventManagement/EventListing.aspx

13-14 NDIA MDA Small Business Programs Conference, Huntsville, AL http://goo.gl/czIAzn

17-18 Greater Yellowstone Entrepreneurship and SBIR Summit, Bozeman, MT http://goo.gl/QA9NDT

18 U.S. Justice Dept Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/43XJQv

18 WIPP, SBA and AMEX OPEN FORUM ChallengeHer event, Nashua, NH https://goo.gl/278ztd

18 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Long Range Acquisition Forecast Industry Day, Ridgecrest, CA. On FBO.gov under "*N68936" (note asterisk).

18 SBA hosts Fundamentals of working with the Federal Government, Honolulu, HI http://events.sba.gov/EventManagement/EventListing.aspx

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 Webinar on Contract Terminations, by PilieroMazza PLLC http://goo.gl/kPyek6

19 SBA hosts Monthly 8(a) Orientation, Chicago, IL http://events.sba.gov/EventManagement/EventListing.aspx

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

20 SBA hosts Winning Federal Contracts for your Small Business, Omaha, NE http://events.sba.gov/EventManagement/EventListing.aspx

25 SBA hosts Doing Business with the Federal Government event, Boise, ID sba.gov/event/1481004.

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/

25-28 Tampa Bay Minority Enterprise Development MEDWeek 2015 Conference, Tampa , FL http://www.medcorp-tb.org/welcome.html

26 Third Annual Joseph Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament, Ijamsville, MD http://goo.gl/CVJveh

27 Lowering the Cost of Government with IT, Washington, DC https://goo.gl/XpDbcp

27 SBA Workshop: Selling to the Federal Government, King of Prussia, PA http://events.sba.gov/EventManagement/EventListing.aspx

SEPTEMBER 2015

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

10 SBA hosts Women and Veterans Federal Contracting Program, Atlanta, GA http://events.sba.gov/EventManagement/EventListing.aspx

10 WAVE Opportunity Showcase, Arlington, VA http://www.va.gov/osdbu/library/events.asp

12 21st Annual Oregon Small Business Fair, Portland, OR http://www.apacc-or.org/eventdetail/?URLID=81

14 Veterans Employment Opportunity Fair & Expo, Atlanta, GA, Contact: Rhonda Smith (202) 822-0011 or RhondaSmith@VetsGroup.org

15 SBA hosts Effective Proposal Writing for Government Contractors, Omaha, NE http://events.sba.gov/EventManagement/EventListing.aspx

16-20 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 45th Annual Legislative Conference, Washington DC, http://www.cbcfinc.org/alc/

17 Govconectx Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Fed_Sales_Bootcamp_9.html

17 Small Business Expo 2015, San Francisco, CA https://goo.gl/xo7amB

22 FedTalks 2015, Washington DC https://goo.gl/aB54BL

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

22 Small Business Association of Michigan Matchmaking Summit, Livonia, MI https://www.facebook.com/GROWbusiness/posts/10152927723660718

23 TRIAD Small Business Advisory Panel Conference, Springfield, VA http://www.va.gov/osdbu/library/events.asp

29 SCORE Small business Startup & Survival workshop runs Sept. 29 to Oct. 27, Webster, NY https://goo.gl/EoxnZH

OCTOBER 2015

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

14-18 Great Minds in STEM Conference, Pasadena, CA http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/

15 US State Dept. HUBZone, WOSB and SDVOSB outreach session, Washington DC http://www.americansbcc.org/meetings/ViewEvent.aspx?eventId=193

18-21 NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange, San Diego, CA http://www.nmsdcconference.com/

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/

22 Coalition for Government Procurement Fall Training Conference, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://thecgp.org/event/fall-training-conference-at-thewestin-tysons

22 Fort Belvoir Expo, hosted by GovConectx, Ft. Belvoir, VA http://www.govconectx.com/10.html

25-27 25th Annual ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference, Williamsburg, VA https://actiac.org/events/ELC2015

26-27 Navy Small Business Contracting Summit, Jacksonville, FL http://goo.gl/bbWMIz

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

28 10th Annual Veterans Business Conference hosted by El Paso Community College, Fort Bliss, TX https://www.elpasococ.org/calendar.asp

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

18-19 Marine Corps Small Business Contracting Summit, Camp Pendleton, CA, http://www.defenseleadership.org/

19 GovConectx Outreach Small Business Seminar and Matchmaker, Hanover, MD, contact govconectx@hughes.net or 703-344-8771

DECEMBER 2015

10-11 Army Small Business Contracting Summit, Fort Benning, GA http://www.defenseleadership.org/

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

JANUARY 2016

28-29 Air Force Contracting Summit, Hurlburt Field, FL http://www.defenseleadership.org/

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