SEPTEMBER

29 Set-Aside Alert’s Small Business Breakfast in Falls Church, VA, with Kevin Boshears, OSDBU director at the Department of Homeland Security. For information and to register, go to www.nbpci.com.

OCTOBER

6 Market Research Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc. in Annandale, VA. Fee is $450. For details and to register, go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html. For more information contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit www.acibiz.com.

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.

19 Set-Aside Alert’s Monthly Small Business Breakfast in Falls Church, VA, featuring Stan Daise, Army ITEC-4. For details and to register, go to www.nbpci.com.

20 EPA Contractor Forum and Small Business Session in Washington. For more information, including registration information, go to www.epa.gov/oam/ and click on “Contractor Forum.”

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 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. 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. Pre-Registered Exhibitors and attendees will be matched to prime contractors and government agencies. 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 small businesses, featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Treasury small business specialists. Registration opens at noon Oct. 25. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

9 Annual Minority Business Exchange (MBX) in Windsor Locks, CT, hosted by United Technologies Corp. and Hamilton Sundstrand. Speaker is Ralph Thomas, NASA assistant administrator and OSDBU director. Contact Richard Kaufman at rich.kaufman@hs.utc.com

10 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring large business prime contractors. Registration opens at noon Oct. 27. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

14-15 Federal Procurement Training Classes: “Building Effective Government Cost Proposals, & Establishing Indirect Rates” in Arlington, VA, 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.

17 GSA Public Buildings Service Business Industry Day in Fort Worth, TX. The seminar is designed to provide information aboutcontracts for services such as A&E, asbestos abatement, elevator design, iIndustrial hygiene, general construction, roofing and waterproofing, OSH surveys and fire safety surveys, real estate, space occupancy, etc. Fee is $30. To register, e-mail full contact information to ROSBU-Region.7@gsa.gov.

29-30 NASA Mentor Protégé Program Conference in Washington. Contact Rita Castillo at rita@coneventus.com.

DECEMBER

9 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring appointments with IT program managers. Registration opens at noon Nov. 25. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.