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    SEPTEMBER

    3 12th Annual Maryland Hispanic Business Conference, Bethesda, MD http://goo.gl/HCJQ9z

    5 Harvesting Partnerships, Fort Worth, TX, http://www.wbcsouthwest.org

    5 WOSB Training, Boston, MA and other dates and cities http://goo.gl/9o28JE

    9-10 National HubZone Conference, Fairfax, VA http://goo.gl/dg8oI

    10 SECAF FY2014 Federal Opportunities Forecast McLean, VA http://goo.gl/BSyoe2

    10-13 Supplier Diversity Achievement Week/Business Opportunity Conference, San Diego, CA http://www.supplierdiversitysd.org

    10-14 Annual Conference, National Black MBA Association, Houston, TX http://www.nbmbaa.org

    12 Set-Aside Alert/Minority Business RoundTable Luncheon series, featuring Darryl Hairston of the SBA, Washington DC, http://mbrt.net/2013/events/0912-luncheon/index.html

    15 Mobile Work Exchange Town Hall Meeting, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/E80jH

    15-17 US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/buHjj

    17 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Global Trade Forum: Opportunities in Mexico, Rockville, MD http://goo.gl/96SpM

    17 NMBC Executive Management Program, New York, NY; also Sept. 19, Sept. 24; http://www.nmbc.org

    18 Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/b8GGcO or contact Larry Rinaldo (703) 344-8771 or LRinaldo@cox.net

    18-19 AMAC Industry Day on the Capitol, Washington DC http://www.amac-org.com

    18-19 2013 Midwest Business Opportunity Fair, Minneapolis, MN http://www.mmsdc.org

    18-20 10th Annual Strategic Procurement Opportunity Conference, Pasadena, CA http://www.wbec-west.org

    19 PSC Dialogue Series with Ambassador Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Management, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/LlN4UE

    20 Mid-Tier Advocacy and Black Caucus Foundation small business sustainability forum Washington, DC http://goo.gl/etGRk4

    21 2013 Annual Asian Small Business Expo,. Alhambra, CA http://www.apisbp.org/expo

    22-25 2013 ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exhibition, San Jose, CA, http://www.aci-na.org

    23-27 Kauffman Foundation FastTrac Growth, Astra Women’s Business Alliance, San Leandro, CA, http://www.astrawba.org

    23-24 2013 Healthcare Supplier Diversity Symposium, Richmond, VA, http://www.owens-minor.com

    24-25 WBEC-Great Lakes 13th Annual Women’s Business Conference, Novi, MI, http://www.miceed.org

    24-25 GNEMSDC Business Opportunity Expo, Hartford, CT, http://www.gnemsdc.org

    25 Billington Cybersecurity Summit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/msPWMa

    25-26 2013 Latin Business Association Global Business Conference, Los Angeles, CA, http://goo.gl/QPjiFH

    25-27 LHRA 2013 Hotel & Restaurant Investment Conference, Hollywood, FL http://www.latinhospitality.org

    26 Winning Strategies for Federal Contractor Subcontracts, Bethesda, MD http://goo.gl/hxh3t

    26 Fed EXPO National Capital Region, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/7Fe0PA

    26-27 WBDC Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference, Chicago, IL http://www.WBDC.org

    OCTOBER

    2 Rainbow PUSH 14th Annual Global Automotive and Energy Summit, Detroit, MI http://www.rainbowpush.org/pages/automotive_project

    2 Symantec Government Symposium, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/EAMAi

    2-3 The Blueprint Procurement Conference, Minority Supplier Development Council, Atlantic City, NJ http://affiliate.nmsdc.org/panjde/

    2-5 NAWBO Women’s Business Conference 2013, Miami, FL http://goo.gl/KIYZu

    8 Meritalk Cloud Computing Brainstorm, Washington DC http://meritalk.com/cloudbrainstorm

    9-10 Women Impacting Public Policy Annual Leadership Meeting, Washington, DC http://www.wipp.org/event/2013annualmeeting

    10 GovConectx Small Business Seminar and Matchmaker, Falls Church, VA, contact Larry Rinaldo (703) 344-8771 or LRinaldo@cox.net

    14-17 Deltek Insight 2013, Dallas, TX http://goo.gl/THkEd

    15-16 East Coast SDVOSB Conference and Expo, Norfolk, VA http://www.sdvconference.com/

    15-16 NextGov Prime Future of Technology and Government, Washington DC http://goo.gl/G363Bv

    15-17 Veterans Institute for Procurement, free certification session for veteran business owners, Potomac, MD http://goo.gl/vg2LUu

    16 SAME Small Business 1-on-1 Networking Session: Oct. 16, Fort Belvoir, VA. Please contact Ms. Tawania McFadden at 301- 661-4018 or via e-mail at tawania@tmaccommunications.com for additional information.

    18 SBA & New Hampshire PTAC Program's Government Contracting Matchmaker, TBD, http://goo.gl/0zTJmY

    21-24 RES Arizona, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, Chandler, AZ http://www.ncaied.org/

    22 Alliance South 2013, College Park, GA http://goo.gl/5a39y

    23 FedScoop Smart Government Summit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/30VOp

    27-30 NMSDC Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX; also hosting opportunity fairs on Oct. 18-21, San Diego; Oct..22-25, Miami; Oct. 23-26, Chicago; and Nov. 2-5, Orlando, FL; http://goo.gl/gQKQA

    29-30 National 8a Association Fall Summit, Crystal City, VA www.national8aassociation.org/

    30 Doing Business with the US Coast Guard surface forces logistics center small business event, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/TktAWG

    31 Fort Belvoir VA Army Technology Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://goo.gl/rR9Ui

    NOVEMBER

    11-13 Native American Contractors Association Annual Convention, Palm Springs, CA http://www.nativecontractors.org/

    13 Alliance Baltimore 2013, small business government procurement event, Pikesville, MD http://goo.gl/K7nAE

    13 NDIA National Disruptive Technology Conference, Washington DC http://www.ndia.org/meetings/4920/Pages/default.aspx

    MARCH 2014

    4 Alliance Mid-Atlantic, Wilmington, DE http://goo.gl/E7W6dz

    MAY 2014

    14 Alliance South, Atlanta, GA http://goo.gl/lAtKLR

    JUNE 2014

    16-19 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium Reno, NV veterantrainingsymposium.com/


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