OUTREACH ARCHIVE 2005

• November
• October
• September
• August
• July
• June
• May
• April
• March
• February
• January

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• (NDIA Delaware Valley Chapter) U. S. -Italy Defense Dialogue: Building Strategic Partnerships in Global Security & Homeland Defense: Tuesday, November 29, 2005, The Union League, Philadelphia, PA. (For additional information, registration & agenda "available soon"at, www.US-ITALYPARTNERSHIPS.org).
• (DC Area) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Conference: Monday, November 14, 2005, Montgomery County Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland. The time is from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• GSA 1st Annual Conference for Service-Disabled & Veteran-Owned Small Business Owners: Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency - San Antonio hotel (on the Riverwalk at Paseo del Alamo) 123 Losoya Street, San Antonio, TX 78205. Workshop Topics include: Doing Business with GSA, Doing Business with Brooks City-Base & Mentor-Protege Program, SBA-Contract Assistance to Veteran Business Owners, etc. Although this conference is geared towards service-disabled and veteran owned small businesses, it is Open To ALL Businesses. To register or for additional information, contact Mr. Aron Rodriguez at ROSBU-Region.7@gsa.gov or call 817-978-0800.
• (DC Area) Peggy Duncan, Personal Productivity Expert: Dual Training Sessions, (PowerPoint in a Hurry & Manage Time with Outlook): Tuesday, November 8, 2005, Farragut Training Center, 1725 I Street, NW, Washington, DC. (Please visit her web-site http://www.PeggyDuncan.com, for the times & schedules of these "dual"training sessions).
• (DC Area) The Minority Business & Professionals Network, Inc. Presents 6th Annual Minority Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference 2005: Tuesday, November 8, 2005, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Zanzibar on the Waterfront, 700 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. (For registration, business expo & sponsorship information, call (703) 768-7031 or e-mail, info@mbpn.org).
• GSA and the Department of Veterans Affairs are sponsoring PATHFINDERS 2005, a conference for Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran business owners: November 7-8, 2005 at Union Station in Kansas City, MO, is an opportunity for business owners to discover procurement opportunities - including contracts for hurricane relief efforts, network with federal agencies, and receive training that is important to doing business with the federal government. Explore subcontracting opportunities with Nortel, IBM, AVAYA, Booz Allen Hamilton, Simplex, Sprint, CSCL and many others. Keynote speakers include Admiral Bill Owens, U.S. Navy (ret.) of Nortel Networks and GSA Federal Acquisition Service Assistant Commissioner for Integrated Technology Services, Deidre A. Lee. To register on-line, visit www.gsa.gov/vetevents or call 816-823-1976. Point of Contact, Gail Allen 816.823.1976 gail.allen@gsa.gov. Email your questions to the KCVetConference at KCVetConference@gsa.gov.
• The Third Annual Veteran Owned Business Symposium: Thursday, November 3, 2005, the John A. Spitzer Conference Center, Lorain Community College, Lorain, Ohio. (For additional information, please contact Ms. Jane M. Stewart, Northeast Ohio Procurement Center, at, 440/357-2294 or via e-mail at, jstewart@lcedc.org).
• (DC Area)U.S. Department of State Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Expo: Thursday, November 3, 2005, Main State Exhibit Hall, 2201 C Street (Enter @ 23rd Street Entrance), Washington, DC 20520. Please contact Ms. Liz Hood at (800) 878-2940, ext. 227 or e-mail her at; liz@fbcinc.com, (by October 27, 2005) as there are definite "security issues" involved for this event.
• (DC Area) MBDC: Wednesday, November 2, 2006: DC Ballpark Business and Economic Opportunity Conference, Renaissance Hotel, 999 9th Street, NW, Washington DC. The time is from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. (For additional information, please contact (either) Ms. Paula Darden or Marilyn Simpson at 202/299-9404).
• Alliance South: November 2, Atlanta, GA, www.allianceforbiz.com, (509) 838-8755.

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• (GSA) Procurement Conference of the Americas: October 31 through November 2, 2005, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, GA. (For additional information, please visit the conference web-site, at; www.fgpca.org).
• 2005 Procurement Matchmaking Symposium: October 27, 2005, Camino Real Hotel, El Paso, Texas. (For additional information, please contact Mr. Joseph Conway, Program Manager-Contract Opportunities Center, El Paso Community College at 915/831-7748 or via e-mail at, josephc@epcc.edu).
• NMSDC Annual Conference: Dallas, Texas, October 23-26, 2005 www.nmsdc.org or by phone at (212) 944-2403.
• 14th Annual Baltimore/Washington Area Government Procurement Fair: October 25, Sponsored by Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce, (301) 725-4000, www.baltwashchamber.org.
• (DC Area) National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP); 2005 Region II Conference: Washington Hilton Hotel, October 2-4, 2005. (Please contact Ms. Evelyn Ross, OCP at; 202/724-4009 or via e-mail at; evelyn.ross@dc.gov, for additional information).

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• (DC Area) Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) 2005 Leadership and Legacy Summit: September 28-30, 2005, Wyndham City Center Washington, DC. http://www.wipp.org/events_LLS_descrip.asp Contact Person: (888) 368-5759 or acianfrani@wipp.org.
• (DC Area) 35th Annual Legislative Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. Conference: September 21-24, 2005, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. www.cbcfinc.org.
• 6th Annual Delaware Procurement Expo 2005: September 15, University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center, www.delawarecontracts.com.
• 26th Annual USHCC National Convention & Business Expo: September 14 - 17, Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, (202) 842-1212, www.ushcc.com.
• 19th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman's Conference: September 13 - 14, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, www.wbdc.org.
• National MED Week 2005: September 11 - 14, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, (877) MEDWEEK, www.medweek.gov.

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• National Disabled Veteran Business Conference, in conjunction with the San Diego Contracting Opportunities Center - PTAC: August 31 through September 2, 2005, at the Town & Country Hotel and Resort, San Diego, California. (Please contact Mr. Gunnar Schalin, Program Director, at; 619/285-7020 or via their web-site, which is; www.ptac-sandiego.org, for additional information).
• Dallas Regional Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week 2005: August 25-26, 2005, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Downtown Dallas. (Please contact Mr. Carmen A. Chairez, Business Development Specialists, MBDA at; 214/767-8005, for additional information).
• The California Black Chamber of Commerce's 10th Anniversary Conference: August 17-19, 2005, Sacramento, California. (Please call 916-364-2400, Ms. Donna Lynman, for additional information).
• (DC Area) EPA, OSDBU sponsored Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Trade Fair: Thursday, August 11, 2005. Marriott Metro Center, 775 12th Streets, NW, time from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM. (Please contact Ms. Pat Durant at; 202/564-4738, for additional information).
• 22nd Annual FMSDC Trade Fair: August 10-13, 2005, Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. www.fmsdc.org, or phone: 407-245-6062).
• Get Ahead of the Game: Small Business Procurement Training Conference, August 10 – 11, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA 30303, Sponsored by HHS and VA, www.ms2kplus.com, or (301) 585-4838.
• 22nd Annual FMSDC Trade Fair: August 10-13, 2005, Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. www.fmsdc.org or by telephone at 407-245-6062).
• First National HUBZone Small Business Conference: Sponsored by the Army SADBU Office, August 9-10, 2005, at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida. (Please contact Ms. Rebecca Franklin at; 703/693-5985 or via e-mail at; rebecce.franklin@hqda.army.mil, for additional information).

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• Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) 30th Annual Convention & Business Expo: July 27-30, 2005, Houston, Texas, George R. Brown Convention Center. www.tamacc.org.
• Louisiana Economic Opportunity Conference & Expo 2005: July 27-29, 2005, Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. www.lambc.org or phone 504-523-7110.
• (DC Area) National Urban League Conference: July 27-31, 2005, Capitol Hilton Hotel. www.NUL.org.
• UIDA Native American Small Business Conference and Trade Show: Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, July 25 – 28, Lake Buena Vista, FL, (770) 949-0431, www.uida.org.
• Alliance Texas: Arlington, TX, July 19, www.allianceforbiz.com, (509) 838-8755.

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• Women in Business 2005; Sharing the Vision: June 28-30, 2005, MGM Grand & Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Presented by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council. Phone: 202-588-9875 or www.wbenc.org.
• 19th Annual ARMSDC Business Opportunity FairJune 28-29, 2005, Robinson Center Exposition Hall, Little Rock, AR. This event is being sponsored by the Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council. www.armsdc.org or phone 501-374-7026).
• African American Business Summit 2005: June 22-26, 2005, Palm Springs, California. www.turningpointmagazine.com.
• Showcase 2005 Minority Business Conference: June 21-22, 2005, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Washington. www.nmbc.biz or phone: 206-575-7748.
• Alliance South Atlantic Conference, Charleston Area Convention Center: June 21, Charleston, SC, www.allianceforbiz.com.
• National Veterans Small Business Conference: Caesars Palace Las Vegas, 20-22 June 2005, Las Vegas, NV. Presented by the Department of Defense Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Small Business Office. For more information and to register, visit the website at: http://216.200.89.135/conference/veteran04/index.asp.
• St. Louis Minority Business Council Opportunity Fair: June 15, St. Louis, MO, (314) 241-1143 or www.slmbc.org.
• (DC Area) G-CON Small Business Contracting Symposium: June 15, McLean Hilton, McLean, VA, www.gcon2005.com.
• U.S. Department of Energy, OSDBU, 6th Annual Small Business Conference: June 12-15, 2005, Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tennessee. www.smallbusiness-outreach.doe.gov, or phone: 888-246-2460).
• Power Networking 4th Annual Professional Growth & Development Conference: June 9-12, 2005, Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio. www.frasernet.com.
• NAWBO's Annual Women's Business Conference; NAWBO Celebrates 30 years: June 9-11, 2005, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Orlando, Florida. (www.nawbo.org, or call NAWBO HQ at 703/506-3268, ext. 3271, for additional information).
• South Region Minority Business Council Business Connections Trade Fair: June 8-9, 2005, Sheraton Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama. www.srmbc.org, or phone: 205-957-1882).
• SBA/HP Foundation's Western Regional Business Matchmaking Event: June 7 - 8, Pasadena Conference Center, Pasadena, CA, Vanessa Hammack, (415) 552-8626 or Vanessa@businessmatchmaking.com, http://www.businessmatchmaking.com.
• (DC Area) National Business Women's Conference: June 7, Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill, www.businesswomensconference.com.
• All Ohio Trade Fair: June 6-8, 2005, John S. Knight Convention Center, Akron, Ohio. Phone: 216/592-2315 or 614/225-6959, website: www.allohiotradefair.com.
• (DC Area) MD/DC MSDC 23rd Annual Business Procurement Conference: June 1 - 2, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC, (301) 592-6700, info@mddccouncil.org, www.mddccouncil.org.
• Teaming To Win: June 1-2, 2005, Stonewall Resort, Walkersville, WV, www.teamingtowin.org.

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• Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council Business Opportunity Expo: May 22-25, 2005, www.gmsdc.org or by phone at (404) 589-4292.
• 2005 Small Business Procurement Conference & Expo: (Rescheduled for) May 23-24 2005: the Clarion Meridian Hotel & Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For additional information, please contact Lindsay von Paris at, (301) 206-2940, ext. 207 or via e-mail at; Lindsay@fbcdb.com. Or, via their web-site, which is; http://www.fbcinc.com/wvo2004.
• Security Mexico Conference & Expo: May 11-12, 2005, World Trade Center, Mexico City. (Please contact George DeBakey at; debakey@ejkevents.com or Shane Poblete at, poblete@ejkevents.com or either at, 301/493-5500).
• (DC Area) ProBiz 2005: May 9, 2005, New Washington Convention Center. (www.probiz.tv, or call 202/722-2465 for more information).
• (DC Area) 3rd Annual Homeland Security Contracting Opportunities Forum: May 5-6, 2005, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. (Please go to their web-site; which is, www.ioma.com/homelandsecurity05, or Mr. Tom Billington at, 301/833-7294, for questions regarding conference content).
• (DC Area) CelebrAsian 2005: May 4-6, 2005, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, and this conference is sponsored by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce. (please call 800/696-7818 or 202/296-5221, or via their web-site, which is; www.uspaacc.com).
• Access 2005, Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Development Council: May 2 & 3, 2005, Dallas, Texas. www.dfwmbdc.com or by phone at (214) 630-0747.

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• (DC Area) SBA Expo 2005: April 25-28, 2005, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC. (Please visit the SBA web-site at, www.sba.gov/expo/expo05.html).
• (DC Area) 15th Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference, Show Place Arena: April 21, 2005, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. For more information and to register, please visit the website at http://www.fbcinc.com/osdbu. You can also contact the Federal Small Business Technology Council, Inc., at 1 (800) 878-2940, ext. 226.
• 5th Annual Black Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs Conference: April 20-23, 2005, Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, Georgia. (Please visit their web-site, which is; www.blackbusinessprofessionals.com, or call them at, 912/354-7400).
• 2005 New England Paradigm Shifting Conference: April 19-21, 2005, Providence, Rhode Island.

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• The Fifth National Multicultural Business Conference: March 30, 31 & April 1, 2005, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT. (Please go to their web-site, which is; www.DiversityBusiness.com, for additional information).
• Government Procurement Connections 2005: March 30, 2005, George R. Brown Convention Center. (Please contact them via their web-site at; www.houstongpc.com, for additional information).
• 38th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair (CBOF): March 28-31, 2005, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. www.cmbdc.org or by phone at (312) 755-8880.
• (DC Area) WBENC's 2005 Salute to Women's Business Enterprises: March 23, 2004, National Building Museum, Washington, DC. (Please call 202/588-9875, or visit them on their web-site at www.wbenc.org).
• Alliance Mid-Atlantic. Adams Mark Hotel: Philadelphia, PA. March 9, 2005, www.allianceforbiz.com.
• California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce 11th Annual Legislative Conference: March 7-8, 2005, Sacramento, California. (Please contact the CHCC Office at, 916/444-2221 or visit the web-site at, www.cahcc.com).
• Sales and Marketing Training Summit for Small Business Owners presented by SCORE Atlanta : on Monday, March 7, 2005, Atlanta GA, 9:00AM-4:00PM. Eight professional speakers who are experts will teach you how to cold call, close a sale, choose the right marketing mix to advertise your business, and to grow your business using shameless self-promotion. Registration is online only at http://www.SCOREAtlanta.org, $39.
• Florida Regional Business Council: 20th Annual Business Expo: March 3-4, 2005, Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. www.frmbc.org.
• 16th Annual NASA/JPL High-Tech Small Business Conference: March 1 & 2, 2005, and sponsored by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (Please contact them at, 818/354-7531, 7532 or 6093, or via their web-site, which is; http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo/conferences.htm).
• (DC Area) White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders: Technical Workshop: Friday, March 10 2006, Fairfax County Government Center. Location; 1200 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0011. The time is; 8:30 AM until 3:00 PM and the cost is "free". (Please contact Ms. Stephanie Le at; Stephanie.D.Le@gmail.com, for additional information).
• 18th Annual NASA/JPL High Tech Conference for Small Business: The Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel, located at 5400 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. March 7 - 8, 2006. Registration began in January - http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo or you may call the Conference Registration Desk at (818)354-8689.

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• MBOD 2005: February 24, 2005, and sponsored by the Southern California Minority Business Development Council, Inc. Location, Pacific Palms Resort, Industry Hills, California. (Please contact them at, 213/689-6960, or via their web-site, which is; www.scmbdc.org).
• (DC Area) SBLO Two-Day Training Conference: A two day conference will be held for Small Business Liaison Officers on February 22 & 23, 2005 at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Hosted by the DoD Small Business Council for Education and Advocacy Washington, D.C. and George Mason University PTAP. Welcoming remarks start at 8:00 a.m. on February 22 and a networking reception will be held that evening. Cost is $225, with a $50 discount for federal employee SBLO's. This conference will focus on current initiatives in the federal small business subcontracting program that will have a major impact on large business firms in the near future. To register visit http://www.gmu.edu/gmu/PTAP/ or call Mary McGuire at 703-277-7757 or Ivena John at 703-277-7750.
• (DC Area) 5th Annual Economic Empowerment & National Women's Leadership Conference 2005: February 21-22, 2005, The Doubletree Hotel 300 Army Navy Drive Arlington, Virginia. This conference is sponsored by the Minority Business & Professionals Network, Inc. (Please contact them via their web-site(s), which are; www.mbpn.org & info@mbpn.org, or telephonically at, 703/768-7031).
• Bay Area Vendor Fair: Thursday, February10, 2005, Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, California. Presented by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. (Please contact them at; (510) 287-4700, or via their web-site, which is; www.bayareavendorfair.com).
• (DC Area) INTELCON - National Intelligence Conference & Exposition: February 8-10, 2005, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. (Please visit their web-site at; www.fbcinc.com, or via voice mail at, (800) 878-2940.
• 17th Annual Reservation Economic Summit (RES 2005), and American Indian Trade Show: February 7-10, 2005, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsored by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. Please contact them at; (800) 462-2433, or at their web-site; which is; www.ncaied.org).
• (DC Area) National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Presents Public Policy Days Conference: February 6-8, 2005, Wyndham Washington Hotel, Washington, DC. (www.nawbo.org, or call NAWBO HQ at; 703/506-3268, ext. 3271).
• (DC Area) National Small Business Federal Procurement Summit: The historic Hotel Washington, 15th & Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC. February 1, 2005, and sponsored by the National Procurement Council. (Please contact them at; 888/418-7922 or via their website www.nationalprocurementcouncil.org).

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• GOVGON05: Government Convention on Emerging Technologies: January 10-12, 2005, Anaheim, California. (Please visit the conference web-site, online, at; www.FederalEvents.com, or telephonically at; 888/603/8899, for registration and additional information).

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