OCTOBER

27 Environmental Protection Agency Contractor Forum and Small Business Session in Washington. EPA will provide updates on contracting issues and present future contracting opportunities. Seating is limited. Registration closes Oct. 15. For information and to register, go to www.epa.gov/oam/ and click on “Contractor Forum.”

28 Capturing Federal Business for Small Firms in Washington, presented by National Women’s Business Center Procurement Institute. Fee is $345 for NWBC members, $365 for others. For information and to register, go to www.biznet.biz/procurement or call Susan Kuhn at 202-785-4922.

NOVEMBER

1-2 Small Business Procurement Conference and Exposition in Oklahoma City, hosted by the FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (Small Business Office), Tinker AFB, the Terry Neese Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence and the Francis Tuttle Technology Center. For more information and registration, go to www.fbcinc.com/wvo2004/default.asp or call Dennis O’Neill at 800-247-6353.

3 Alliance South Small Business Procurement Fair in Atlanta. The program is designed to match government buying agencies and prime contractors with quality small businesses. For details, go to www.allianceforbiz.com.

3 Winning Government Business seminar in Dallas, sponsored by Fedmarket.com. Fee is $500. For details and to register, go to www.fedmarket.com/productTour/seminar/index.php.

4 Writing and Managing Winning Proposals seminar in Dallas, sponsored by Fedmarket.com. Fee is $500. For details and to register, go to www.fedmarket.com/productTour/seminar/writingProposals.php.

4-5 Federal Procurement Training Classes: “Building Effective Government Cost Proposals, & Establishing Indirect Rates” in Denver, presented by RGFCC. (EARNS 8 CPE Credits per course). Regular Fee: $369 single class; or $729 with Establishing Indirect Rates course. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

5 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with large prime contractors. Registration opens at noon Oct. 22. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

8-9 Four Corners Procurement Fair: Creating Opportunities for Indian Businesses” in Flagstaff, AZ, presented by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. Fee is $50. For more information, go to www.ncaied.com or call 800-4NCAIED ext. 224.

8-9 Fall 2004 Government Contract Seminar in Lansdowne, VA, presented by Proposal Solutions. For more information or to register, call 703-421-5370 or go to www.gsascheduleservices.com/seminar.

9-10 Coalition for Government Procurement Fall Conference in Arlington, VA. Small businesses may sign up for one-on-one meetings with large companies. Fee is $475 for members, $575 for non-members. For details and to register, go to www.coalgovpro.org.

9 Writing and Managing Winning Proposals seminar in Dallas, sponsored by Fedmarket.com. Fee is $500. For details and to register, go to www.fedmarket.com/productTour/seminar/writingProposals.php.

10 Winning Government Business seminar in Bethesda, MD, sponsored by Fedmarket.com. Fee is $500. For details and to register, go to www.fedmarket.com/productTour/seminar/index.php.

10 Agriculture Department vendor outreach session in Washington. For details, go to www.usda.gov/osdbu or call 202-720-6840.

11-12 Selling to the Federal Government in Bethesda, MD, sponsored by Fedmarket.com. Fee is $500. For details and to register, go to www.fedmarket.com/productTour/seminar/selltoGov.php.

12 Treasury Department’s monthly vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, for veteran-owned small businesses. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.

14-15 Information Technology Association of America Executive Leadership Summit in Dallas. For information, go to www.itaa.org.

6 Justice Department monthly vendor outreach session in Washington. To schedule an appointment, call 800-345-3712.

17 Small Business in the Sunshine, a Business Opportunities Conference, in Destin, FL, co-sponsored by Congressman Allen Boyd, Eglin AFB, Florida PTAC and others. More than 50 federal government and prime contractor representatives will will be available to talk about business opportunities. Fee is $25. For information and to register, go to www.fptac.org/seminars.htm.

17-18 Federal Procurement Training Classes: “Building Effective Government Cost Proposals, & Establishing Indirect Rates” in New Orleans, presented by RGFCC. (EARNS 8 CPE Credits per course). Regular Fee: $369 single class; or $729 with Establishing Indirect Rates course. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

18 Matchmaker hosted by the Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council in Fairfax, VA. One-on-one meetings can be scheduled with corporate and government representatives. Fee is $45 for members, $50 for non-members. Call Tarenda Jerman at 703-903