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OCTOBER 2015

13 USAID hosts Veterans Small Business Forum, Washington DC http://goo.gl/1b5HaZ

13 DOE Government Agency Procurement Office Small Business Forum, Mars, PA http://goo.gl/5HNY0D

13 Energy Dept. Oak Ridge Small Business Development, Oak Ridge, TN http://energy.gov/osdbu/events/oak-ridge-small-business-development

13 Health & Human Services Dept. Vendor Outreach Session, Washington DC http://goo.gl/wymkhf

13 10th Annual SAME Training & Opportunities Forum, Los Angeles, CA http://www.same-la.org/small_business_forum

13 SBA hosts HUBZone Overview, Baltimore, MD https://goo.gl/yrLcmJ

14 Winning Strategies for Teaming Agreements, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/wNkxfR

14 Successful Strategies in the Government Market, Viroqua, WI, hosted by the Wisconsin Procurement Institute https://sites.google.com/a/wispro.org/

14 Bay Area Small Business Expo, San Francisco, CA, South San Francisco Conference Center, Contact Number: 800 253 0500

14 How to Find, Write and Submit Government Bids, Fort Lauderdale, FL http://goo.gl/sQ0CJ4

14 Free Seminar on HUBZone and 8(a) programs, Wilmington, DE Contact Number: 302-573-6294

14 Mid-Tier Advoacy (for mid-sized federal contractors) event, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/RO1TSb

15 US State Dept. HUBZone, WOSB and SDVOSB outreach session, Washington DC http://www.americansbcc.org/meetings/ViewEvent.aspx?eventId=193

15 Blackboard’s Federal Strategies Workshop, Washington DC http://goo.gl/zYZGeJ

16 ChallengeHer Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracts, Cincinnati, OH Contact Number: 513-684-2814 ext 207

16 Develop a Winning SBIR/STTR Proposal, Wichita, KS Contact Number: 316-978-5219

19-21 NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange, San Diego, CA http://www.nmsdcconference.com/

18-24 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week San Diego, CA http://medweek.mbda.gov/

19-22 The Annual Decisionmaker’s Forum, Amelia Island, FL http://goo.gl/a0Nvio

20 Small Business Matchmaker, Fallon, NV http://goo.gl/t6vhLk

20 2015 Business Expo, Eau Claire, WI http://www.wispro.org/events/the-2015-business-expo-and-job-fair/

20 10th Annual Utah PTAC Procurement Symposium, Sandy, UT http://business.utah.gov/programs/ptac/ptac-symposium/

20 Federal IT Acquisition Summit, Washington DC http://fcw.com/fias

20 Free 8(a) Business Development Overview, Baltimore, MD https://goo.gl/EGdWaf

20-22 National Center for Veteran Institute for Procurement, free training for veterans, also available March 1-3, 2016 and June 21-23, 2016; Potomac, MD http://goo.gl/bhpK5c

21-22 Coalition for Government Procurement Fall Training Conference, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://thecgp.org/event/fall-training-conference-at-thewestin-tysons

21-22 COSE 10th Annual Small Business Convention, Cleveland, OH http://smallbizconvention.com/

22 Fort Belvoir Expo, hosted by GovConectx, Ft. Belvoir, VA http://www.govconectx.com/10.html

25-27 25th Annual ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference, Williamsburg, VA https://actiac.org/events/ELC2015

26-27 Navy Small Business Contracting Summit, Jacksonville, FL http://goo.gl/bbWMIz

28 Army Contracting Command Redstone Industry Communications Event, Huntsville, AL http://goo.gl/6Wb7ds

28 10th Annual Veterans Business Conference hosted by El Paso Community College, Fort Bliss, TX https://www.elpasococ.org/calendar.asp

29 Business Matchmaking, Santa Ana, CA http://www.businessmatchmaking.com/events.shtml

29 Alliance Baltimore 2015, Linthicum, MD http://www.allianceforbiz.com/

29-30 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/mC0rT3

29-30 Minority National CEO Leadership Summit, Washington, DC http://minoritychamber.net/event/leadership-summit-2015/

NOVEMBER 2015

4 SAME 2015 Small Business Conference, New Orleans, LA http://goo.gl/xXDQ2b

4-5 US WCC presents National Small Business Contracting Summit, Washington DC https://goo.gl/EVFMGr

5 Small Business Expo, Los Angeles, CA http://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/

5-6 Veterans Boots to Business Reboot, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/xrZyo9

6 DOE OSDBU ChallengeHer Small Business event, Washington DC; http://energy.gov/osdbu/events/challengeher

9-11 APTAC Training Conference, Washington, DC http://www.aptac-us.org/aptac-f15-conf-call-presentations/

10 Red Hat Government Symposium, Arlington, VA https://goo.gl/l6khaQ

11 Negotiating Strategies for Subcontracts, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/F8Uunl

12 EPA/OSBP Environmental Small Business Counseling Session, SDVOSB Outreach; Washington DC; contact David Allen 202-566-0913

13 Salute to Veterans’ Day breakfast, Beverly Hills, CA http://www.dvba.org/

17 American Supplier Initiative - RES New Mexico 2015 "Buy Native" Procurement Matchmaking Expo, Santa Fe, NM https://asi.mybusinessmatches.com/newmexico

17-19 Veterans Affairs Dept.’s National Veterans Small Business Engagement, Pittsburgh, PA http://nvsbe.com/

18-19 Marine Corps Small Business Contracting Summit, Camp Pendleton, CA, http://www.defenseleadership.org/

19 GovConectx Outreach Small Business Seminar and Matchmaker, Hanover, MD, contact govconectx@hughes.net or 703-344-8771

DECEMBER 2015

9 Bexar County, TX Small, Minority,Women and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise Program, San Antonio, TX http://www.bexar.org/129/SMWBEDBE-Program

10 Small Business Expo, Atlanta, GA http://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/

10-11 Army Small Business Contracting Summit, Fort Benning, GA http://www.defenseleadership.org/

14-15 NCMA 34th Annual Government Contract Management Symposium, Washington DC http://goo.gl/ICW8MF

JANUARY 2016

28-29 Air Force Contracting Summit, Hurlburt Field, FL http://www.defenseleadership.org/

FEBRUARY 2016

3-4 Marine West, Camp Pendleton, CA http://www.marinemilitaryexpos.com/modern-day-marine.shtml

9-10 National 8(a) Association 2016 Winter Conference, Orlando, FL http://goo.gl/dsjo8M

MARCH 2016

16-17 SBA InnovateHer Challenge Summit, Washington DC https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/wbo/resources/1465581

APRIL 2016

6-7 Marine South, Camp LeJeune, NC http://www.marinemilitaryexpos.com/modern-day-marine.shtml

MAY 2016

9-10 Navy Contracting Summit, Naval Station Norfolk, VA, contact Brooke Parks-Rosicka at parks@defenseleadership.org

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