OCTOBER

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.

27 Basic Project Management Workshop at Advantage Consulting Inc., Annandale, VA. Fee is 450.00 per participant. For details and a registration form go to www.acibiz.com/workshop.html. For more information contact Debra Giles at 703-642-5153 or visit www.acibiz.com.

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 $120 until Oct. 28. For information and to register, go to www.allianceforbiz.com.

3 State Department’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Expo in Washington. This is an opportunity for SDVOBs to market their capabilities directly to representatives of the department’s program offices. For more information and to register, go to www.fbcinc.com/event.asp?eventid=Q6UJ9A00A47D.

7-8 Pathfinders 2005 Conference for Service-Disabled Veteran Business Owners in Kansas City, sponsored by GSA and VA. For more information and to register, go to www.gsa.gov/vetevent.

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

9 GSA Conference for Service-Disabled & Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in San Antonio. For more information, write to ROSBU-Region.7@gsa.gov.

9-10 Federal Government Receivables and Research Bureau conference ”Getting Paid on Time by the Federal Government” in San Diego. Fee is $575 for members, $650 for non-members. For details and to register, go to http://fgrrb.org/SanDiego2005/SD1205.htm.

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.

16 Upcoming Opportunities in the Intelligence Sector in Tysons Corner, VA, sponsored by SECAF. Fee is $30 for members, $60 for non-members. For details and to register, go to www.secaf.org.

17 GSA Public Building Service Business Industry Day in Fort Worth, TX. The seminar is designed to provide information about securing contracts 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

1-2 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.

5-6 National Contract Management Association’s Government Contract Management Conference in Tysons Corner, VA. For details and to register, go to www.ncmahq.org/meetings/GCC05/.

7-8 Federal Government Receivables and Research Bureau conference ”Getting Paid on Time by the Federal Government” in Washington. Fee is $575 for members, $650 for non-members. For details and to register, go to http://fgrrb.org/WashDC2005/DC2005.htm