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DECEMBER 2015

4 Women-Owned and Working it! Certifications and Opportunities for Women, Rockville, MD http://www.marylandwbc.org/rwbc-workshops-seminars/

7 Vet Force & VA hosting Business Opportunity Forum: Doing Business with WMATA, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Nwfs1w

7-8 National Native American Leadership Forum, Las Vegas, NV, http://www.nativenationevents.org

7-9 Digital Excellence Program for Minority Entrepreneurs, Seattle, WA, email paula.e.graves@tuck.dartmouth.edu

8 SBA, WIPP & AMEX OPEN present ChallengeHer, Kansas City, MO https://www.eventbrite.com/e/challengeher-kansas-city-tickets-18825464471

8 SBA Small Business Certification Workshop, Charlotte, NC, contact Erin Connell erin.connell@sba.gov

8 8(a) Program Overview, Baltimore, MD https://goo.gl/DKQRC9

8 Government Contracting and GSA Schedules, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/5pktHG

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/

9 SBA Reverse Matchmaker event, Boston, MA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reverse-matchmaker-tickets-19229700552

9 How to Register in SAM.gov, San Diego, CA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/129-how-to-register-in-sam-system-for-awards-management-tickets-18443306426

9 8(a) Business Development and Certification, New Orleans, LA contact Gail Brogan gail.brogan@sba.gov

9 Federal Contracting Business Development Training, Cincinnati, OH , contact Jill Nagy-Reynolds, Jill.nagy-reynolds@sba.gov

9 SBA HUBZone Program Workshop, San Antonio, TX contact Dan Del Rossi daniel.delrossi@sba.gov

9 WOSB Contracting Program, Omaha, NE http://goo.gl/fthxoj

9 Government Contracting and GSA Schedules, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/5pktHG

9 Transforming Defense and Federal IT for a Modern World, Pentagon City, VA http://www.nextgov.com/feature/transforming-federal-it/

10 Small Business Expo, Atlanta, GA http://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/

10 SBA, WIPP and AmexOPEN host ChallengeHer - Orlando, FL https://goo.gl/btUSdz

10-11 Army Small Business Contracting Summit, Fort Benning, GA http://www.defenseleadership.org/

11 2015 Annual WRMSDC Meeting & Holiday Luncheon, San Francisco, CA http://www.wrmsdc.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

15 AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Day 2015, Bethesda, MD http://goo.gl/NZ7Ajq

15 8(a), HUBZone Eligibility Training, Columbus, OH contact Jill Nagy-Reynolds Jill.Nagy-Reynolds@sba.gov

16 How to Qualify for SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, San Diego, CA https://goo.gl/2RvCDs

16 How to Find, Write, Submit and Win Government Bids, Fort Lauderdale, FL http://goo.gl/sjvwpd

17 Grow your Small Business with Government Contracting, Fresno, CA https://goo.gl/WQ0EXe

17 Winning Federal Contracts for your Small Business, Omaha, NE http://goo.gl/nPkp5t

18 How to Navigate and Search for Bids, Norwich, CT Lisa Powell lisa.powell@sba.gov

JANUARY 2016

13 U. of Delaware PTAC presents The Fundamentals of the FAR, Newark, DE https://goo.gl/M5Y3p6

21 GovConectx Winter Showcase: Seminar, Matchmaker and Expo, Falls Church, VA http://www.govconectx.com/Winter_Showcase.html

26 AFCEA Bethesda Cyber Tech Symposium, Bethesda MD http://goo.gl/A07hKE

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

23-25 2016 DMSCA National Education & Training Conference, San Juan PR, http://www.dmsca.us

MARCH 2016

16-17 SBA InnovateHer Challenge Summit, Washington DC https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/wbo/resources/1465581

22-24 2016 WBENC Summit & Salute, Phoenix, AZ, http://www.wbenc.org

29 DefTech 2016, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/xuruAz

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

18-20 2016 Catch the WAVE, email lyoung@orvwbc.org

MAY 2016

9-10 Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA, http://goo.gl/xuruAz

18 National Minority Supplier Development Council CPO Summit and Leadership Award, New York, NY, http://www.nmsdc.org

23-25 US Energy Dept. 16th Annual Small Business Forum and Expo, Atlanta, GA http://smallbusinessconference.energy.gov/

26-28 15th Anniversary Power Networking Conference, National Harbor, MD email frasernetinfo@frasernet.com http://www.powernetworkingconference.com

JUNE 2016

9-10 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/xuruAz

21-23 2016 WBENC National Conference and Business Fair, Orlando, FL, http://conf.wbenc.org

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