OCTOBER

1 Deadline to apply for FREE veterans entrepreneurship scholarship at Oklahoma State U. Riata Center: http://www.entrepreneurship.okstate.edu/riata/veterans/application/

2 National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day, sponsored by SBA and AARP. For more information, go to: http://www.sba.gov/mentorday

3-4 Defense Strategies Institute presents the DOD/VA iEHR and HIE Summit, Washington DC . Go to: http://iehrsummit.dsigroup.org/

4 VA CVE Verification Training and Opportunity Showcase, sponsored by Women as Veteran Entrepreneurs. Go to http://bit.ly/NOMWe1

4 FedExpo, Washington DC, sponsored by Federal Business Council. Go to: http://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A00V44U

4-5 Native American Small Business Expo, hosted by the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of South Carolina; Trident College; North Charleston. Contact mahallaford.orlando@aiccsc.org (Mahalla Ford) or visit http://www.aiccsc.org/

5 Peak Breakfast with Simon Szykman, chief information officer of the Commerce Department, Bethesda Marriott, Pooks Hill Road. For more information, go to http://www.mountaintopmarketing.com/

11 Government Contractors Forum Luncheon and Program: The New World of Debarment and Suspension Actions, hosted by Venable LLP and WMACCA. Tyson’s Corner, VA or online. For more information go to Venable.com or http://tinyurl.com/8qzu6kd

15 FAA HQ Cyber Security and NextGen Expo, Washington, DC, sponsored by Federal Bus. Council: http://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx/Q6UJ9A00UMRO

16 Breakfast with Teresa Lewis, OSDBU director at HHS, sponsored by Set-Aside Alert. To register, http://www.nbpci.com/Teresa-Lewis.html

16 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Cyber Security Conference and Expo. Rockville, MD, sponsored by Federal Business Council http://www.fbcinc.com/event.aspx?eventid=Q6UJ9A00U8RI

16-17 Peterson AFB Tech Expo, 11/16, and Fort Carson Tech Expo, 11/17, in Colorado Springs, by Federal Business Council Inc. Go to www.fbcinc.com.

16-18 Veterans Institute for Procurement training, National Center for VIP, Bolger Center Hotel and Conference Center, Potomac, MD. Contact: Barbara Ashe, Natl. Dir. of VIP bashe@mcccmd.com or 301-738-0015 x215

17 GovConectx Small Business Matchmaker & Seminar, El Tio Grill, Falls Church, VA RSVP via e-mail: LRinaldo@cox.net or call 703-344-8771 for Larry Rinaldo.

17 Avoiding Pitfalls in Government Contracting breakfast seminar, hosted by PilieroMazza PLLC, Washington, DC. Go to: http://www.pilieromazza.com/events/show-event/78

18 5th Annual Health IT Day, presented by AFCEA-Bethesda in Bethesda, MD.afceabethesda.org/default.aspx

18-19 QuickBooks for Federal Contractors, by Hummingbird Solutions, Springfield, VA. Also Oct. 27-28, Biloxi, MS; Nov. 12-13, Virginia Beach, VA; Dec. 6-7, Orlando, Dec. 17-18, Springfield, VA. Register at hbdsolutions.com

22 The CyberSecurity Conference, Grand Hyatt, Washington DC. http://www.govcyber.com/Events/2012/Home.aspx

NOVEMBER

7-9 Military & Commercial Microgrids Summit, Del Mar, CA: http://www.infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/microgrids12

8 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosts a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Counseling Session, Washington, DC. For details and to register contact: David Allen allen.david@epa.gov.

8-9 Second Annual National Native American 8(a) Conference to Cabazon, California, at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa. Call 201-857-5333 or visit www.nativenationevents.org