SEPTEMBER

5-6 West Virginia Veterans Conference and Contract Connections, a match-making event for vendors, prime contractors, subcontractors, and contracting officers, in Charleston, WV. For details and registration, go to www.contractconnections.org/ or contact Ms. Sommer Straight at 304.344.2546 ext. 3. This conference is not limited to veteran-owned businesses.

6 Market Research Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $475. 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.

6-7 Proposal Writing to Win Federal Government and National Laboratory Contracts in Columbia, MD, presented by Technical Management Consortium, Inc. Fee is $675. For details and to register, go to www.proposalw.com.

11-12 Houston Minority Business Council Expo 2007 Business Opportunity Marketplace in Houston. For details, contact Richard Huebner at richard@hmbc.org.

11 Responding to RFPs seminar in Fairfax, VA, presented by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $45. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

12 Introduction to Contracting with the Federal Government seminar in Fairfax, VA, presented by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $45. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

12 St. Louis Minority Business Council trade show in St. Louis. For details, contact Barbara Roland-Gibson at bagibson@slmbc.org.

12 Business Development for Technical Staff & Line Manager Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $475. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $850. 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.

13 Capturing the Federal Opportunity Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $475. Register for both the Business Development and Capture workshop for only $850. 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.

13-14 National Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference in Washington, sponsored by U.S. Minority Business Development Agency. For details and to register, go to www.medweek.gov.

17-19 Women Impacting Public Policy Annual Conference & Meeting in Washington. For details, go to www.wipp.org.

17-18 Upstate New York Regional Minority Purchasing Council trade show in Rochester. For details, contact Linda Terrell at linda.terrell@unyrmpci.org.

18-19 Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council Business Opportunity Fair in St. Paul. For details, contact Alvin Williams at awilliams@mmsdc.org.

18 Marketing Your GSA Schedule seminar in Fairfax, VA, presented by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $99. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

19 Business Tool for Success: Costing and Pricing Basics seminar in Fairfax, VA, presented by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $150. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

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

19 Federal Strategies for Small Business in Arlington, VA, sponsored by GovConnectx. For details and to register, go to www.govconectx.com/new_page.html.

20   Advanced Pricing for Government Proposals Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $475. 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.

25-26 Indiana Business Diversity Council Southern District Business Opportunity Fair in Evansville. For details, contact Daryle Johnson at dljohnson@inbdc.org.

25 Teaming and Subcontracting seminar in Fairfax, VA, presented by George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Fee is $45. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

27 Basic Federal Contracting Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $475. 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.