OSDBU Conferences

The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in an effort to support all of the small business programs, attends various small business conferences throughout the country. Below is a list of upcoming conferences that OSDBU office staff or one of the component Small Business Specialists will be attending.

October 8, 2008, SAME Philadelphia Post Small Business Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sponsor: Society of American Military Engineers
Small Business Committee

October 15-16, 2008, Doing Business with the Federal Government
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sponsor: AFCEA

October 16-17, 2008, South Texas Border Business Contracting Expo
McAllen, Texas
Sponsor: Texas Chamber, University, SBDC

October 22, 2008, 17th Annual Baltimore/Washington Government Procurement Fair
Greenbelt, Maryland
Sponsor: Baltimore/Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce

October 26-29, 2008, National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sponsor: National Minority Supplier Development Council

October 31, 2008, SMARTProc 2008
Frederick, Maryland
Sponsor: SMART Organization, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett

November 5, 2008, 20th Annual Governor’s Business Opportunity Conference
Pocatello, Idaho
Sponsor: Governor C.L. Otter, & Idaho Dept. of Commerce.

November 12, 2008, Business Matchmaking
Miami, Florida
Sponsor: SCORE, HP, American Airlines

December 10, 2008, 8th Annual Small, Minority, Women & Veteran Business Owners Conference
San Antonio, Texas
Sponsor: Texas Minority Business Council, Bexar County & City of San Antonio