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.

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. 5

The Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON):
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, DC

Please visit the event website http://goscon.org/  for additional information.

Nov. 16 — Nov. 17

Second Annual NASA/3PL Small Business Symposium & Awards Ceremony
Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center
Bethesda, MD

Please visit the event website http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/boo/2009sbs/ for additional information.

Nov. 17

12^th Annual SDVOSB/VOSB Training Session
Jefferson Auditorium
Washington, DC

U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Please contact Ms. Linda Epstein via email at Linda.EPSTEIN@DA.USA.gov or 202-720-2212 for additional information.

Nov. 18

OSDBU Vendor Day
The DOT Headquarters
Washington, DC

Department of Transportation

Please visit the event website http://www.osdbu.dot.gov/conferences/ for additional information.

Nov. 18

Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative Industry Day
Washington, DC

For more information visit: https://jscbis.apgea.army.mil/conferences

Dec. 2 — Dec. 4

HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop 2009 & BARDA Industry Day
Washington, DC

For more information visit: https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov

Dec. 4

Food and Drug Administration Small Business Conference
Crowne Plaza, Remington Ballroom, 3 Research Court
Rockville, MD

For more information call, 301-840-0200 or to register for FDA's event, please click here.

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/

Dec. 10

NIH/Clinical Center — HUBZone Outreach
Bethesda, MD

More information to be provided at a later date.