SEPTEMBER

1-2 NASA OSDBU Annual Small Business Solutions Conference in New York. For details and to register, go to nasaconferences.com.

1-2 “Opening Doors” Government Contracting Opportunities for Veteran, Service-Disabled Veteran, Native American Owned, Alaskan Native Owned and other Small Businesses Conference in Phoenix, sponsored by GSA. For information and to register, go to www.gsa.gov/azevent.

7 Business Development for Technical Staff & Line Manager Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for $800 (a $100 savings). For details and a registration form go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html. or contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit our website at www.acibiz.com.

8 Capturing the Federal Opportunity Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for $800 (a $100 savings). For details and a registration form go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html. or contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit our website at www.acibiz.com.

11-14 National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week 2005 Conference in Washington, sponsored by the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency. For details and to register, go to www.medweek.gov.

13-14 Women’s Business Development Center’s 19th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference in Chicago. For information, go to www.wbdc.org.

14 Set-Aside Alert’s Monthly Small Business Breakfast in Falls Church, VA, featuring Kevin Boshears, OSDBU director at the Homeland Security Dept. For details and to register, go to www.nbpci.com.

14 Business Matchmaking event in Milwaukee, sponsored by SBA and the HP Foundation. For details and to register, go to www.businessmatchmaking.com.

14 Basic Federal Proposal Management at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. For details and a registration form go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html. or contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit our website at www.acibiz.com.

15 Proposal Writing for Technical Staff at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. For details and a registration form go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html. or contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit our website at www.acibiz.com.

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.

21 “Hot Topics in Government Contracting” in Washington, sponsored by Piliero, Mazza and Pargament. Fee is $60 in advance, $75 at the door. For details and to register, go to www.pmplawfirm.com or call Susan Brock at 202-857-1000.

OCTOBER

12-13 Contract Services Association’s Washington Conference. For details and to register, go to www.csa-dc.org.

13 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 Sept. 29. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

18 NASA/Kennedy Space Center Annual Business Opportunities Expo 2005, sponsored by Kennedy Space Center Small Business Council, the 45th Space Wing, Canaveral Port Authority, and various Congressional Representatives, in Port Canaveral, FL. For information and to register, go to http://expo.ksc.nasa.gov.

23-26 National Minority Supplier Development Council’s NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Dallas. For information at to register, contact Suzette Eaddy at 212-944-2430 or nmsdc1@aol.com.

24-25 Federal Procurement Training Classes: “Building Effective Government Cost Proposals, & Establishing Indirect Rates” in Columbia, MD, presented by RGFCC. (Earns 8 CPE Credits per course.) Fee is $369 single class or $656 for both classes. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

26 Business and Ethical Considerations for Government Contractors in Washington, sponsored by Piliero, Mazza and Pargament. Fee is $60 in advance, $75 at the door. For details and to register, go to www.pmplawfirm.com or call Susan Brock at 202-857-1000.

NOVEMBER

2 State Department’s Overseas Buildings Operations Industry Day in Arlington, VA. Interested parties should register before Sept. 17. Registration fee is $150. To register, go to www.roomersinc.com or call 703-518-0233.

2 Alliance South Opportunities for Small Business in Atlanta. Fee is $95 until Oct. 7. For information and to register, go to www.allianceforbiz.com.

8 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. Registration opens at noon Oct. 25. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.