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NOVEMBER 2018

16 Project on Government Oversight hosts Oversight Summit 2018, Washington, DC https://oversightsummit.org/

17-18 Kina’ole Foundation hosts Veteran Entrepreneur Training Seminar Workshop, Alexandria, VA https://bit.ly/2NGPVcg

18 SBDC New Hampshire hosts 2018 Small Business Matchmaker New Hampshire, Manchester, NH https://www.nhsbdc.org/nhmatchmaker

20 Health & Human Services Dept. hosts VETS-FORCE Veterans Forum and 5th Annual Veterans Vendor Session, Washington, DC https://conta.cc/2Fi7AUE

27 JSchauss & Assoc. and Virginia PTAP host 2nd Annual Doing Business with DOD and the Intel Community, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/2JmVeJe

28 Federal Training Partnership hosts USDA HQ Technology Expo Series, Washington, DC Email: info@federaltrainingpartnership.com or call 1-844-325-0341 for additional information

29 Potomac Officers Club hosts “Are We There Yet?”: Your Journey to the Cloud and the Pit Stops Along the Way, Falls Church, VA https://bit.ly/2Dpzdcv

29 Reston Chamber of Commerce hosts GovCon Series: Tactics for Winning more Business, Reston, VA https://bit.ly/2RHow8r

29-30 SMART hosts Smart Proc Small Business Procurement Conference, Frederick, MD https://www.smartprocconference.com/

DECEMBER 2018

3-4 NCMA hosts Government Contract Management Symposium, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/2QFZSEI

3-6 Defense Manufacturing Conference, Nashville, TN http://www.dmcmeeting.com/index.html

4 FedScoop hosts Public Sector Innovation Summit, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2N1sHcF

4 El Paso Community College hosts the 13th Annual Veterans Business Conference, Fort Bliss, TX, http://www.elpasococ-events.org for updates

4 Federal Training Partnership hosts USDA HQ Riverdale Technology Expo Series, Riverdale, MD Email: info@federaltrainingpartnership.com or call 1-844-325-0341 for additional information

6 Piliero Mazza and M&T Bank host New and Growing Company Free Seminar: Red Pill or Blue Pill - How to Finance Your New or Growing Company, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2yBjthN

5-6 Roosevelt Strategic Council hosts Blockchain Health IT Summit, San Diego, CA https://rscouncil.org/bhit-register/

5-6 Federal Business Opportunities Conference, San Juan, PR https://www.cubegroupevents.com/federal-business-conference

6 AFCEA Bethesda hosts December 2018 Breakfast, Bethesda, MD https://bit.ly/2ySdokl

12 US DOT OSDBU Small Business Matchmaking Event, Washington, DC https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/93N7WN7 or contact Randall Nossaman on 202-366-5325 or via email to Randall.nossaman@dot.gov

12 National Veterans Small Business Coalition DC Chapter Dinner, Arlington, VA Contact scott.semple@nvsbc.org

12-13 Defense Strategies Institute hosts 2018 Special Operations and Irregular Warfare Symposium, Tampa, FL http://dsigroup.org/sof-symposium-registration/

13 Govconectx hosts Maryland Outreach Small Business Matchmaker, Hanover, MD https://bit.ly/2MgJsES

JANUARY 2019

15 GSA’s Professional Services Category to host Information Exchange Forum with Mid-Tier Businesses, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2St7vjC

17 AFCEA Bethesda hosts January 2019 Breakfast, Bethesda, MD https://bit.ly/2ySdokl

24 Govconectx hosts Federal Sales Bootcamp, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

29 AFCEA Bethesda hosts Health IT Day 2019, Bethesda, MD https://bit.ly/2ySdokl

FEBRUARY 2019

6 VHA NCO 22-Tucson, Arizona Annual Vendor Fair - Conferences, Tucson, AZ https://www.va.gov/osdbu/calendar.asp

11-13 National 8(a) Association hosts 2019 National 8(a) Small Business Conference, Nashville, TN https://bit.ly/2MZg8yQ

19 AFCEA Bethesda hosts February 2019 Breakfast, Bethesda, MD https://bit.ly/2ySdokl

28 Govconectx hosts Winter Showcase, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

MARCH 2019

20 Sixth Annual B2G Government Procurement Expo, Baltimore, MD http://ttexpobaltimore2018.org/

21 Govconectx hosts Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

25-29 National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development hosts RES 2019, Las Vegas, NV http://res.ncaied.org/

27 AFCEA Bethesda hosts March 2019 Breakfast, Bethesda, MD https://bit.ly/2ySdokl

28 14th Annual Veterans in Business Conference, Arlington, VA http://www.veteransbusinessconference.org/

APRIL 2019

16-18 US Energy Dept. hosts 18th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo, Pittsburgh, PA https://bit.ly/2qBZOef

17 VHA NCO 22-Prescott, Arizona Annual Vendor Fair - Conferences, Prescott, AZ https://www.va.gov/osdbu/calendar.asp

25 Govconectx hosts Federal Sales Bootcamp, Falls Church, VA https://www.govconectx.com/upcoming-events.html

MAY 2019

2 Albuquerque, NM Annual Vendor Fair - Conference, Alburquerque, NM https://www.va.gov/osdbu/calendar.asp

17 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce hosts GovConNet Government Procurement Conference - SAVE THE DATE

21-23 NHOA Business Summit Conference, Honolulu, HI SAVE THE DATE https://bit.ly/2PSna9N

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