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OCTOBER 2015

24 Midwest Social Media Summit, Mason city, IA http://goo.gl/VZaBdw

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

26 St. Lawrence County (NY) Contracting Matchmaker, Canton, NY Contact Number: 315-386-7312

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

27 SBA hosts HUBZone Program Overview, Baltimore, MD https://goo.gl/0K6fB8

27 DCAA Audit and Compliance Seminar, Memphis, TN http://goo.gl/Mkd8WR

27 11th Annual Greater Minnesota Government Procurement Fair, Morton, MN http://goo.gl/c4ksFT

27 Doing Business with the Commonwealth of PA, Exton, PA http://goo.gl/k3eq2d

27 SBA hosts seminar on Doing Business with the Federal Government, Boise, ID https://goo.gl/3f92xv

27 SBA hosts Government Contracting Orientation, Salt Lake City, UT, https://goo.gl/4LfR6d

27 SCWBC Upstate Women-Owned Business Certification, Greenville, SC https://goo.gl/XT5Qby

27 Government Contracting and Certification Workshop, Little Rock, AR Contact Number: 501-324-7379, x294

27 How to Navigate and Search for Bids, Bethel, CT Contact Number: 860-240-4892

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

28 Subcontracting and Teaming Seminar, Orlando, FL http://goo.gl/mcUYwS

28 DCAA Audit and Compliance Seminar, Nashville, TN; also Oct. 29, Knoxville, TN http://goo.gl/xmctRK

28 Federal Contracting Readiness Series, Honolulu, HI, also Nov. 5, Nov. 9, Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 http://goo.gl/a62oXf

28 MWBC presents Certification and Procurement Workshop for WOSBs, Bowie, MD http://goo.gl/lgWu90

28 HUBZone Certification Workshop, New Orleans, LA Contact Number: 504-589-2055

28 SBA HUBZone Program Workshop, 11:30 am CST - 12:30 pm CST, 615 E. Houston St., Suite 296, San Antonio, TX 78205

28 Navigating and Searching for Bids, Milford, CT Contact Number: 860-240-4892

28 Incentive Compensation Strategies, Columbia, MD; also Oct. 29, Tyson's Corner VA http://goo.gl/NrXaQT

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

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

29 SBA Workshop: Selling to the Federal Government, King of Prussia, PA, also Nov. 12, http://goo.gl/wddEOJ

29 Selling to the Federal Government: 8(a), HUBZone and WOSB Certifications, Stony Brook, NY Contact Number: 212-264-4322

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/

30 Understanding Government Contracting: Procurement Roundtable, Lincroft, NJ http://goo.gl/RvdGgC

30 Selling to the Federal Government, Rapid City, SD https://goo.gl/uOF4NR

NOVEMBER 2015

2 Veterans Small business Forum and Matchmaking with the US Health & Human Services Dept., Washington, DC http://goo.gl/E3oi5Z

3 Conquering FPDS, hosted by MAGIC, Midwest City OK http://goo.gl/cTt5rl

3 10th Annual Veterans Business Conference, Lansing, MI http://goo.gl/zvZqsT

4 Conquering FPDS, hosted by MAGIC, Tulsa OK http://goo.gl/cTt5rl

4 ChallengeHer Opportunities for Women, Piscataway, NJ, Pre-Registration Required 848-445-8790 or 848-445-8796

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 Helping Your Small Business Enter the GSA Schedule Contracting Arena, Atlanta, GA contact 706-542-6791 or http://www.georgiasbdc.org/training/

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

6 How to Sell your Product or Service to the Government, Cleveland, OH, also Dec. 11 https://goo.gl/Wm94Nv

9-11 APTAC Training Conference, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/LHnyQJ

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

10 Negotiating Strategies for Subcontracts, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/obwqL5

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" Matchmaking, 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

19 MeriTalk Big Data Brainstorm, Washington, DC http://meritalk.com/bdx-brainstorm-2015.php

20 SBA, Social Security Administration, WIPP and AmexOPEN present ChallengeHer 2016 event for women-owned small businesses, free, Baltimore, MD https://goo.gl/CZP7SK

DECEMBER 2015

9 Bexar County, TX Small, Minority,Women and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise Program, San Antonio, TX http://goo.gl/J9dswX

9 FITARA Forum, Washington, DC http://www.fitaraforum.com/

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 GovCon Holiday Soiree at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC http://goo.gl/fUvF2p

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://goo.gl/Ml24CS

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

31 16th Annual Alliance Mid-Atlantic Small Business Procurement Fair, Atlantic City, NJ http://goo.gl/pivrN6

APRIL 2016

6-7 Marine South, Camp LeJeune, NC http://goo.gl/Ml24CS

MAY 2016

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

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