OCTOBER

17 Veterans Affairs Department Vendor Counseling Session in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu/services/register.htm.

18 U.S. Department of Energy Agency Spotlight in Washington, sponsored by U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce. For details and to register, go to www.uswcc.org.

23-24 GovLink 2007 Conference in Sacramento, CA, sponsored by the Federal Technology Center. For details or to register, go to www.theftc.org/.

23 Turbo Charged Marketing for Government Business Workshop in Fort Washington, MD, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. (Earns 8 CPE credits.) Fee is $429. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

24-25 Government Cost Proposals and Indirect Rates- Workshops in Fort Washington, MD, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. (Earns 8 CPE credits per day.) Fee is $469 for single class or $899 for both classes. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

24 Planning Your Exit Strategy: Business Succession and Estate Planning in Washington, sponsored by PilieroMazza PLLC. Fee is $45. For details or to register, contact Jennifer Lager at 202-857-1000 or jlager@pilieromazza.com.

24 EPA Contractor Forum in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.epa.gov/oam/forum/index.htm.

25 Marketing Your Small Business to Government Decision Makers in Reston, VA, presented by Input. Fee is $395 for members, $495 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. For details and to register, go to www.input.com/corp/events/calendar.cfm.

28-31 National Minority Supplier Development Council 2007 Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Miami Beach. For details, contact nmsdc1@aol.com or contact@nmsdcus.org.

29 Veterans Small Business Matchmaking Conference in San Antonio, sponsored by SBA. For details, go to www.connectingsmallbusiness.com.

30 Achieving Success as a Small Business with the Army conference in Arlington, VA, sponsored by AFCEA. Fee is $180 in advance. For details and to register, go to www.afcea.org/committees/smallbus/ListAllEvents.asp.

NOVEMBER

1 FedFocus 2008: Redefining Federal IT Needs, Opportunities and Priorities in the New Year in Vienna, VA, presented by Input. Fee is $450 for members, $495 for non-members. For details and to register, go to www.input.com/corp/events/calendar.cfm.

5-6 Sixth Annual Amtower Summit on Selling Products to the Government in Linthicum, MD (BWI Airport). Fee is $395. To register call 301-854-9493 or 301-924-0058.

7 Department of Health and Human Services VH8 Industry Day in Washington. The event will focus on service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone and 8(a) small businesses.  For details and to register, visit the HHS OSDBU website, www.hhs.gov/osdbu/events/, or contact Debra Peters at 202-690-8457 or Teneshia Alston at 202-205-4919. 

7 Turbo Charged Marketing for Government Business - Workshop in Fort Washington, MD, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. (Earns 8 CPE credits.) Fee is $429. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

8 Breaching the Federal Agency’s Procurement Maze – “The Inside Perspective” in Fort Washington, MD, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. (Earns 8 CPE credits.) Fee is $429. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

8-9 Annual Government Contract Management Conference in Bethesda, MD, sponsored by National Contract Management Association. For details and to register, go to www.ncmahq.org/meetings/GCC07/.

9 Veterans Small Business Matchmaking Conference in Sacramento, sponsored by SBA. For details, go to www.connectingsmallbusiness.com.

14-15 Government Cost Proposals and Indirect Rates - Workshops in Fort Washington, MD, presented by RGF Consulting Corp. (Earns 8 CPE credits per day). Fee is $469 for single class or $899 for both classes.For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com

14 Veterans Affairs Department Vendor Counseling Session in Washington. For details and to register, go to www.va.gov/osdbu/services/register.htm.

15 EPA OSDBU Small Business Counseling Session for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Contractors in Washington. For details, call Lamont Norwood at 202-566-293.