OCTOBER

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 Accounting for Government Contracts—Everything You Need to Know in Fairfax, VA, presented by the George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Center Program. Fee is $45. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

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.

2 SMART PROC 07 conference in Frederick, MD. Admission is free. For details and to register, go to www.smartproc.com/Smartproc07.

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.

5-7 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Small Business Conference in St. Louis. For details and to register, go to www.usacesbconf.org.

6 Responding to RFP’s at George Mason University’s Prince William, VA, campus, presented by the Procurement Technical Assistance Center Program. Fee is $45. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

7 Marketing to the Federal Government in Fairfax, VA, presented by the George Mason University Procurement Technical Assistance Center Program. Fee is $45. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

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 Winning Strategies for Doing Business with the Government at George Mason University’s Prince William, VA, campus, presented by the Procurement Technical Assistance Center Program. Fee is $99. For details and to register, go to www.vaptap.org/ or call 703-277-7700.

8 Breaching the Federal Agency’s Procurement Maze – “The Inside Perspective” Workshop in Fort Washington, MD, presented by RGFCC. (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.

13 Department of Health and Human Services Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. For details, go to www.hhs.gov/osdbu/events/.

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.

27, 28, 29 The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is offering three training sessions ithat will teach you how to submit invoices electronically using DOD’S Wide Area Workflow system. Each of these is a free one-day class. They will be held at the Defense Supply Center in Columbus, OH. To register, go to https://ca.dtic.mil/dfas/dfas4dod/vendorpay_reg.html. Space is limited.