September

22-26 UIDA Business Services, a Native American Procurement and Technical Assistance Center, holds Native American Small Business Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, FL. The conference will provide a venue for networking with representatives from government agencies, prime contractors and others seeking to work with Indian businesses. For information and to register, go to www.uida.org/Conference.html or call 770-494-0431.

24-25 Asian Pacific and Hispanic American Opportunities Conference in Washington sponsored by the departments of Labor and HUD and SBA. For information and to register, go to www.opportunitiesconfrence.gov.

24-25 Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council “Trade Expo 2003” in Mashantucket. For information, contact Delores Holley at 203-288-9744 or dholley@cmsdc.org

25 Houston Minority Business Council “Expo 2003 Opportunity Marketplace” in Houston. For information, contact Richard A. Huebner at 713-271-7805 or richard@hmbc.org.

28-1 National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) conference in Washington, sponsored by Minority Business Development Agency and Small Business Administration. For details go to http://www.medweek.gov/SpotLight/index.asp?id=30.

30-4 Association of Small Business Development Centers Annual Conference in San Diego. For more information, go to www.asbdc-us.org.

October

2 – 3 The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in Plain Talk in Arlington, VA, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

8 Developing Grade “A” Technical Proposals in Dallas, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

8-10 Eighth National Booker T. Washington Economic Development Summit in Tuskegee, AL. The summit will include workshops for small businesses with representation from many sectors of federal and state government. For more information, go to www.tusk.edu/Global/story.asp?=1350674 or call 334-724-4553.

9 Labor Department’s Office of Small Business programs sponsors Small Business Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. Vendors can schedule appointments with DOL agency program managers. For information and to register, go to http://www.dol.gov/osbp/regs/vendor_internet_info.htm.

15-17 The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in Plain Talk; and Federal Marketing Practices – Impact Today in Las Vegas, NV, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

23-24 FedMarket seminar, Selling to the Federal Government, in Tysons Corner, VA. Fee is $950. For information and to register, go to www.fedmarket.com.

26-29 National Minority Supplier Development Council “NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fair” in Chicago. For information, contact Suzette Eaddy at 212-944-2430 or nmsdc1@aol.com.

27-30 National SBIR/STTR Fall Conference in Cleveland, hosted by NASA. Learn about the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. For details and to register, go to http://www.sbirworld.com/oh.

29-30 Coalition for Government Procurement’s Fall Procurement Conference 2003: Protecting Your Federal Market in Arlington, VA. Includes opportunities for one-on-one meetings with major primes. $373 for coalition members, $508 for non-members until Sept. 23. For information and to register, go to www.coalgovpro.org/fall2003.pdf.

November

5 Alliance South Small Business Opportunity Fair in Atlanta. Buyers from more than 60 federal, state and local purchasing agencies, prime contractors and large corporations are expected to attend. Fee is $95 until Oct. 1, $120 thereafter. To register, go to www.allianceforbiz.com.

12 Labor Department’s Office of Small Business programs sponsors Small Business Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. Vendors can schedule appointments with DOL agency program mangers. For information and to register, go to http://www.dol.gov/osbp/regs/vendor_internet_info.htm.