NOVEMBER

29-30 NASA Mentor Protégé Program Conference in Washington. Contact: Rita Castillo at rita@coneventus.com.

30 VA’s Procurement of Computer Hardware Software (PCHS-3) Vendor Day in Washington. All vendors, especially service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, may fax or email their vendor profile page from the CCR together with the names of no more than two attendees to James Stewart at James.Stewart@va.gov or fax 202 565-8156.

30-1 Defense Department forum on UID policy in Chantilly, VA. For details, go to www.uidforum.com/.

DECEMBER

1-2 “Building Effective Government Cost Proposals, & Establishing Indirect Rates” in Columbia, MD, presented by RGFCC. (Earns 8 CPE Credits per course.) Fee is $369 single class or $656 for both classes. For more information or to register, call 1-888-389-1230 or visit www.rgfcc.com.

5-6 National Contract Management Association’s Government Contract Management Conference in Tysons Corner, VA. For details, go to www.ncmahq.org/meetings/GCC05/.

7-8 Federal Government Receivables and Research Bureau conference ”Getting Paid on Time by the Federal Government” in Washington. Fee is $650 for non-members. For details and to register, go to http://fgrrb.org/WashDC2005/DC2005.htm.

9 Treasury Department’s vendor outreach session in Oxon Hill, MD, featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with IT program managers. Registration opens Nov. 25. For information, go to www.treas.gov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/vos/index.html.