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NOVEMBER 2017

27-Dec. 1 I/ITSEC 2017, Orlando, FL http://www.iitsec.org/

28 JSchauss & the VA PTAP host 2nd Annual Doing Business with DOD and the Intel Community, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/SifvoT

29 EPA OSDBU hosts SDVOSB Outreach Event, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/rDNv6X

30-1 15th Annual Smart Proc Small Business Procurement Conference, Frederick, MD http://goo.gl/U5pzWN

DECEMBER 2017

3-6 Winter Simulation Conference 2017, Las Vegas, NV http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2017/

4 SBIR/STTR Symposium, Research Triangle, NC http://www.sbtdc.org/events/sbir/symposium2017/

4-5 NCMA 36th Annual Government Contracts Management Symposium, Arlington, VA http://www.ncmahq.org/gcms17/cfp

4-5 Combat Systems Symposium 2017, Washington, DC http://www.navalengineers.org/Symposia/Combat-Systems-Symposium-2017

4-7 Defense Manufacturing Conference 2017, Tampa, FL http://www.dmcmeeting.com/

4-7 DOD Maintenance Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT http://www.sae.org/events/dod/

5 NextGov hosts Limitless Government: Technology as a Force for Change, Los Angeles, CA http://www.nextgov.com/feature/limitless-government/?oref=joint-promo

5 Symantec hosts Smart Cyber government symposium, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/JvjhLB

5-7 US Veterans Affairs Dept. hosts National Veterans Small Business Engagement, St. Louis, MO https://nvsbe.com/

7 Digital Government Institute hosts Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, Washington, DC http://digitalgovernment.com/events-4/cloud-computing/

8 Ohio SBDC hosts Capital Crash Course, Columbus, OH https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capital-crash-course-2018-registration-39165046709

12 GovExec hosts Enabling the Warfighter, Pentagon City, VA http://www.govexec.com/sponsor-content/enabling-the-warfighter/?oref=joint-promo

13 AFCEA Bethesda hosts December 2017 Breakfast: Identity and Access Management, Bethesda, MD http://goo.gl/NjpC2e

13 National Veterans Small Business Coalition DC Chapter Dinner with Barbara Carson of the SBA, Arlington, VA Contact scott.semple@nvsbc.org

13 DOD Navy SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit, Albuquerque, NM https://www.sbir.gov/node/1313369

14 Oracle Federal Forum, Washington, DC https://eventreg.oracle.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x487959abcd

15 SBA hosts 2nd Annual Veterans Small Business Summit, Sacramento, CA https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSBA/bulletins/1c2e263

JANUARY 2018

8 5th Annual ED Games Expo, Washington, DC https://www.sbir.gov/node/1320867

10 AFCEA Bethesda hosts January 2018 Breakfast: Cyber in a DevOps Environment, Bethesda, MD http://goo.gl/sEPEJz

10 National Veterans Small Business Coalition DC Chapter Dinner with Kevin Boshears of DHS, Arlington, VA Contact scott.semple@nvsbc.org.

16 AFCEA Bethesda hosts 10th Annual Health IT Day, Bethesda, MD http://goo.gl/82coqv

18 Multi-Agency Federal Government Procurement and Tech Expo Plus FY2018, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/1rRYNo

25 Potomac Officers Club hosts 5th Annual Intel Summit, Location TBA, VA, http://goo.gl/eUYqms

29-30 2018 Air Force Contracting Summit, Destin- Miramar Beach, FL https://www.defenseleadershipforum.org/airforcecontractingsummit

31 Potomac Officers Club hosts Defense Research & Development Summit, Location TBA, http://goo.gl/At82Ys

31-Feb. 2 National 8(a) Association Small Business Conference, Nashville, TN http://goo.gl/bfTXk5

FEBRUARY 2018

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

MARCH 2018

5-8 APTAC Spring Conference 2018, Jacksonville, FL http://www.aptac-us.org/aptac-conferences/

14 NDIA hosts Human Systems Conference, Springfield, VA http://www.ndia.org/events/2018/3/13/human-systems-conference

14 National Veterans Small Business Coalition DC Chapter Dinner with Kevin Plexico of Deltek, Arlington, VA Contact scott.semple@nvsbc.org

APRIL 2018

9-11 Navy League hosts Sea Air Space Expo, National Harbor, MD http://www.seaairspace.org/about/future-dates

9-11 Navy Forum for SBIR/STTR Transition, National Harbor, MD https://navyfst.com/

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

25-27 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, Nashville, TN http://s15.a2zinc.net/clients/AAAA/AAAA18/Public/Enter.aspx

MAY 2018

7-8 2018 Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA https://www.defenseleadershipforum.org/navycontractingsummit

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

22-24 17th Annual US Dept. of Energy Small Business Forum & Expo, Houston, TX https://energy.gov/osdbu/smallbusinessconference/doe2018-registration

JUNE 2018

10-14 Save the Date: National Veterans Small Business Coalition hosts annual Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium, Williamsburg, VA Details to come. http://www.nvsbc.org

18-19 2018 Army Contracting Summit, San Antonio, TX https://www.defenseleadershipforum.org/armycontractingsummit

AUGUST 2018

15-17 15th Annual Elite SDVOSB National Conference, San Diego, CA. SAVE THE DATE http://www.sdvobconference.com/

AUGUST 2018

12-14 APTAC Fall Conference 2018, Washington, DC http://www.aptac-us.org/aptac-conferences/

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