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SEPTEMBER 2014

16 Washington, DC and Mid-Atlantic Data Center Summit, Reston, VA http://cre-events.com/dcdc2014/

16 5th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit, Washington, DC http://www.billingtoncybersecurity.com/

16 Deltek Rules of the Road for Government Contractors, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/aCA6KX

17 Winning Strategies for Teaming Agreements, Vienna, VA http://goo.gl/H6xw3d

17 DIA and National Intelligence U. Open House, Bolling AFB, DC http://goo.gl/Rehyt1

17 Entrepreneurial Women’s Conference, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/naqwFX

17 Lunch with the Ohio MSDC Board Members, Beachwood, OH http://goo.gl/xIqL9O

17-19 Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council 2014 Diversity at the Border, El Paso, TX http://www.smsdc.org/

18 Fort Meade Tech Expo, Fort Meade, MD http://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A00YGWX

18 SSA Security Awareness/Emergency Preparedness, Woodlawn, MD http://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A00L5QF

18 Government Cloud Computing and Data Center Expo, Washington DC http://goo.gl/53nVzQ

18 TechExpo Maryland Top Secret Hiring Event, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/4GIj9x

18-19 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/7IrgtB

18-19 Contract Pharma 13th Annual Contracting & Outsourcing Conference, New Brunswick, NJ http://goo.gl/xh0HPw

19 Selling to the Government: Strategies for Successful Federal Contracting, Pittsburgh, PA http://goo.gl/PLKBQd

23 Small Business Roundtable Brown Bag Lunch with DCAA, California, MD. Contact Dorothy Hammond to reserve a space at dhammond@htii.com

23 Federal Sales Sherpa, Royal Oak, MI http://goo.gl/sNWX5u

23 How Military Women become Entrepreneurs, Charlotte, NC http://goo.gl/d6Sy1h

24 Employee Stock Ownership Plans for Government Contractors, Linthicum, MD http://goo.gl/zpLqD3

24 Women in Homeland Security National Preparedness Month Event, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/AVeFGB

24 NAVAIR Update: Adapting to the new Defense Environment, Lexington Park, MD http://paxpartnership.org/index.cfm?action=CL2&Entry=1408

25 GovConectx Federal Sales 101, Arlington, VA http://govconectx.com/Federal_Sales_101.html

25 FedCocktail Networking Event, McLean, VA http://goo.gl/FNhOat

25 Tribal Emergency Management Webinar, http://goo.gl/zGvDK5

25-26 Geospatial & Engineering International Conference, Alexandria, VA http://www.mapps.org/page/GeoInternatMainPage

26 Southern Florida MSDC 39th Annual Awards Gala, Miami, FL http://www.sfmsdc.org/awardsgala/

27 Women in Homeland Security BBQ Cookoff, Alexandria, VA http://goo.gl/AVeFGB

29-30 Greater Women’s Business Council Power of Partnering Conference, Atlanta, GA http://gwbc.biz/power-of-partnering-conference-2014

29-30 14th Annual Great Lakes Women’s Business Conference, Novi, MI http://www.miceed.org/conference14/

29-1 State & Local Government Relations Conference, Alexandria, VA http://pac.org/conferences/sgr/slgr

30-1 SM2 Mobile Innovation Summit, NY, NY http://goo.gl/kTYoPd

OCTOBER 2014

1 Small Business Albany (NY) Showcase, Albany, NY http://goo.gl/MNW8td

5-6 Government Enterprise Architecture Conference, Washington DC http://www.GovEAconference.com

6 DFWMSDC Gold & Tennis Networking Classic, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX http://www.dfwmsdc.com/

6-9 NCAIED Reservation Economic Summit, Milwaukee, WI http://tinyurl.com/lpbovvr

7 GSA Construction and Building Services Program, Silver Spring, MD http://goo.gl/LLeNuU

8 Hill AFB Technology & Cybersecurity Day, Ogden, UT http://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A00YCON

8-9 Mayor Mike Coleman’s Women’s Business Forum and Columbus Small Business Conference, Columbus, OH; Call 614-384-8600 for reservation.

9 Negotiating Strategies for Small Business Subcontracts, Vienna VA http://goo.gl/H6xw3d

10 Capital Region MSDC 33rd Annual Leaders & Legends Gala, Washington, DC Contact renee.sandford@crmsdc.org

12-13 Women’s Business Summit, Bismarck, ND http://goo.gl/vcfhVW

13 15th Annual Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Project Summit, Detroit, MI. Please call at (313) 842-3883 for additional information.

13-15 AUSA 2014 Annual Meeting & Expo, Washington, DC http://bit.ly/1zYKIxv

14 8th Annual Federal Communications Summit, Washington DC http://goo.gl/BAUAMO

14 GROW Conference & Luncheon, Grand Rapids, MI http://goo.gl/3Hksii

20 2014 CA Technologies Government Summit, Washington, DC - http://goo.gl/ZMHLnN

21-23 Veterans Institute for Procurement, Potomac, MD http://goo.gl/X5OemC

22 US Labor Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/SdfsjG

22 Second Annual Texas Data Center Summit http://goo.gl/sLc2Yl

22 Alaska Chamber Fall Conference, Girdwood, AK, Contact bdixon@alaskachamber.com

22-23 Society of American Military Engineers Industry Day, North Charleston, SC http://goo.gl/amRcJp

22-23 NGA Tech Showcase West, St. Louis, MO http://goo.gl/btGs2G

23 Library of Congress Tech Exhibit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/3ShF6I

23 9th Annual PTAC Procurement Symposium, Sandy, UT http://business.utah.gov/programs/ptac/

23-24 Women of Color STEM Conference, Detroit, MI http://goo.gl/rYqkQk

26-28 ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference, Williamsburg, VA https://actiac.org/events/ELC2014

28 NASA/Kennedy Space Center Women-Owned Small Business Industry Day, Kennedy Space Center, FL http://goo.gl/Zrrh1P

28 Cybersecurity and IT Day at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO http://goo.gl/MYMROM

29 19th Annual Veterans Meet and Greet, Grand Rapids, MI http://www.vetbizcentral.org/

29-30 Cyber Maryland 2014, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/Olm7SO

30 GSA FSSI Human Resources Services & Training Industry Day, location TBD https://interact.gsa.gov/blog/industry-day-save-date

30 Alliance Baltimore Small Business Procurement Fair, Linthicum, MD http://goo.gl/YKEaAc

NOVEMBER 2014

2-5 National Minority Supplier Development Council Annual Conference and Business Opportunity Fair, Orlando, FL http://www.nmsdc.org

5 Federal NowForum, Washington, DC http://bit.ly/1AyqtHj

6 FedTalks, by FedScoop, Washington, DC http://fedscoop.com/events/fedtalks/

10 Native American Contractors Association Annual Conference and B2B Expo, Palm Springs, CA http://goo.gl/jBUkSP

13 Gtr. Washington Government Contractor Awards Dinner, Fairfax Cty. Chamber, McLean, VA http://goo.gl/SkbGYp

16-19 Virginia Forum 2014, Hampton VA https://forum.dgs.virginia.gov/

18 Mid-Tier Advocacy Annual Fall Stakeholders Meeting, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/JrfP6N

20 Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://govconectx.com/Ft_Belvoir_Expo_11.20.html

21 NGLCC National Dinner, Washington, DC http://nglcc.org/events/2014-nglcc-national-dinner

21 DFWMSDC Awards at the Hyatt, Dallas, TX http://www.dfwmsdc.com/

DECEMBER 2014

9 DFWMSDC Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX http://www.dfwmsdc.com/

12 Capital Region MSDC Annual Meeting of the Members and Holiday Reception http://affiliate.nmsdc.org/crmsdc/

JANUARY 2015

21 U.S. Labor Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/SdfsjG

FEBRUARY 2015

13 GovConNet Training for Federal Contractors, Rockville, MD, also Feb. 27; March 6, 20 & 27; April 24, http://goo.gl/Z6xPvq

Consolidating GSA schedules for professional services

SBA gives cash to ‘accelerators’

USAF OKs local agreements

New GSA contract management systems

DOD strives for more competition

DOD large sole-source contracts to 8(a)s have shrunk

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