Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Mark your calendars and review upcoming procurement events sponsored by the National Association of Minority Contractors - Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter

Please visit www.namcdc.org for additional information.

Mark your calendars for the Mountaintop Marketing Group Peak Performance Breakfast Series.

Please visit www.thepeakseries.com for additional information.

Mark your calendars and review upcoming procurement events sponsored by Showorks, Inc. for 2009

Details for each event may be found at www.allianceforbiz.com

Mark your calendars and review upcoming procurement events sponsored by the National Black Chamber of Commerce for 2009

Details for each individual event may be found at www.nationalbcc.org

Mark your calendars and review the upcoming Business "Match-Making" events sponsored by the U. S. Small Business Administration for 2009

Dates and cities for each of the 2008 Business "Match-Making" one-on-one counseling sessions may be found at www.businessmatchmaking.com

Mark your calendars and review upcoming procurement events sponsored by the Federal Business Council, Inc. for 2009

Please review their website for details and registration information at: www.fbcinc.com

Mark your calendars and review upcoming free training events sponsored by the Small Business Administration in conjunction with Washington Concepts, Inc. for 2009

Please visit www.wci-concepts.com for registration and additional information.

June 30 — July 1

11^th Annual NIH National SBIR/STTR Conference
The Hilton Omaha Hotel
Omaha, NE

To register for this event, go to: http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR/NIHconference/home.htm For conference agenda specifics contact Lisa Tedesco: mtedesco@unomaha.edu or 402-554-6270. For registration and hotel information, contact Veronica Doga: vdoga@unomaha.edu or 402-554-2176

July 20 — July 24

The 5^th Annual National Veteran Small Business Conference & Expo
Las Vegas, NV

Visit www.nationalveteransconference.com for more information.

Aug. 5 — Aug. 6

National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit — Summer Session
Washington, DC

To more information regarding this event or to register, go to: http://www.uswcc.org/absolutenm/templates/uswcc-event-template.aspx?articleid=264&zoneid=1 or call (888) 418-7922.

Aug. 5 — Aug. 6

National Capital Region, Vendor Outreach Event
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
Washington, DC

Department of Interior (DOI)

To more information and to register, visit http://www.doi.gov/osdbu, the event website at: http://www.doi.gov/osdbu/registration_new.html or call 877-375-9927.

Aug. 10 — Aug. 11

Federal Funding Seminar
Manchester, TN

Hosted by Congressman Lincoln Davis, Additional information to follow.

Aug. 11 — Aug. 14

10^th Annual Small Business Conference
Long Beach, CA

The U.S. Department of Energy, its Prime Contractors and Co-Sponsor: The New Mexico 8(a) & Minority Business Association

Please visit the event website http://www.smallbusiness-outreach.doe.gov/ or call 888-246-2460 for additional information

Aug. 12

Government Procurement Conference 2009
Convention Center Arlington, TX

ramirez@uta.edu, call 817-272-5905 or visit http://arri.uta.edu/crosstimers for additional information.

Aug. 19 — Aug. 21

Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Conference
Colorado Springs, CO

Additional information will be provided at a later date.

Aug. 26 — Aug. 28

Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC

To more information regarding this event or to register, go to: http://www.medweek.gov/mbda2009/public/enter.aspx

Sept. 8

Vendor Outreach Session
Time: 8:45 a.m. - 12 noon (Reservation Required)

Our featured Operating Division for September will be the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The registration for the VOS in September is tentatively scheduled to open 07/24/2009.
At that time, please register from our homepage.

Sept. 23 — Sept. 26

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2009, Annual Legislative Conference
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

To more information regarding this event or to register, go to: http://www.cbcfinc.org/alc-09.html

Nov. 2 — Nov. 5

2009 National SBIR/STTR Conference
John Asquaga's Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada

Nevada Small Business Development Center

Conference registration, sponsorship/exhibitor opportunities and more information are available at http://www.unr.edu/sbir-sttr2009.

Nov. 10

VH8 Industry Day
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, DC

Information for registration to be provided at a later date.

Dec. 9

Small, Minority, Women & Veterans Business Owners Conference — How to Get in the GAME & Stay in the GAME
Freeman Coliseum
San Antonio, TX

Bexar County, Texas

For more information or to register for this event, visit www.bexar.org/smwbe/