July 29 Deadline for Veterans Business Conference
Registration Deadline for Veterans Business Conference is July 29
Wed, 16 July 2008
Registration deadline for the 2008 Veterans Business Conference is July 29.
The Y-12 National Security Complex and The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services Procurement Technical Assistance Center and several other East Tennessee agencies are sponsoring the conference. The theme of this conference is “Increasing Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Businesses.”
The conference will be held at the New Hope Center, 602 Scarboro Road, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Tuesday, August 5, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The purpose of the Veterans Business Conference is to increase business opportunities for service-disabled veteran and veteran-owned small businesses. All small business owners are welcome to attend.
Other co-sponsors and partners of the conference include Bechtel Jacobs Company, City of Knoxville, City of Oak Ridge, East Tennessee Military Affairs Council, Knox County Government, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, Knoxville Utilities Board, the National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane State Community College, Small Business Administration, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, Tennessee Economic and Community Development Business Enterprise Resource Office, Tennessee Valley Authority, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Department of Energy, and Wackenhut Services Oak Ridge Team.
There is no charge for the conference, but seating is limited.
To register, call toll free at 888.763.7439, or register online and see agenda information the website.
Specific questions about the conference can be directed to:
Mr. L. Weldon Hammond
B&W Y-12
Phone 865.574.5298