UPCOMING OUTREACH EVENTS
Outreach Committee's Working Group Report & Other Outreach Activities
As submitted by Mr. Dan Sturdivant
OSDBU Outreach Chair
Department of Homeland Security
Send all new & upcoming conference & trade show requirements to dan.sturdivant@dhs.gov by the first of each month. Remember - the only conferences and trade shows listed here are those that have been submitted!
Generally, only those outreach events sponsored and/or supported by Federal OSDBU agencies and applicable associations (as determined by the Outreach Committee Chair) will be listed on this website. However, other outreach events deemed beneficial to the OSDBU community may be listed as well.
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July 2009
- (DC Area) Department of Interior (DOI) National Capital Region, Vendor Outreach Event:
July 9, 2009, at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington, DC. For more information and to register, visit www.doi/osdbu, or the event website, or call (877) 375-9927.
- The 5th Annual National Veteran Small Business Conference:
July 20-23, 2009, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information and to register, visit the event website. Questions? Call the conference hotline at (703) 695-3220.
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August 2009
- Blogging Boot Camp:
August 3, 2009, Atlanta, GA. Please visit
the
event website for additional information.
- 3rd Annual East Tennessee Veterans Conference Oak Ridge:
August 4, 2009, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Please contact Mr.Paul Middlebrooks at (423) 634-0848 or via e-mail at Paul.Middlebrooks@tennessess.edu for additional information.
- (DC Area) National Small Business Contracting Summit - Summer Session:
August 5, 2009, Arlington, Virginia. Please visit
the
event website for additional information.
- Federal Funding Seminar:
August 5-6, 2009, Manchester, Tennessee. Hosted by Congressman Lincoln Davis. Please visit
the
event website for additional information.
- The (Congressional Representative) Dennis Moore, Procurement Conference:
August 11, 2009. Please email heartlandptac@mssu.edu or visit
the
event website for additional information.
- 10th Annual Small Business Conference: The U.S. Department of Energy, its Prime Contractors and Co-sponsor: The New Mexico 8(a) & Minority Business Association:
August 11-14, 2009, Long Beach, California. Please visit
the
event website or call (888) 246-2460 for additional information.
- The 4th Annual Veteran’s Business Conference (Sponsored by Congressman Reyes):
August 13, 2009, El Paso, Texas. Please contact Mr.Joseph R. Conway at (915) 831-7748 or via e-mail at jconway@epcc.edu for additional information.
- Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Conference:
August 19-21, 2009, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Please contact Mr.Bill Apostol via e-mail at Bill.Apostol@mdsdvobn.org or visit
the
event website for additional information.
- 30th Annual California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (CHCC) State Convention:
August 19-22, 2009, San Diego, California. Please visit
the
event website for additional information.
- (DC Area) Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference:
August 26-28, 2009, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC. Additional information to follow. Please visit
the
event website for additional information.
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September 2009
- 23rd Annual Entrepreneurial Conference: September 16-17, 2009, Chicago, Illinois. Please visit the event website for additional information.
- Blogging Boot Camp: September 21, 2009, Atlanta, GA. Please visit the event website for additional information.
- (DC Area) The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2009, Annual Legislative Conference: September 23-26, 2009, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. Please visit the event website for additional information.
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April 2010
- 9th Annual Veterans & Small Business Training & Outreach Conference: April 13-15, 2010, at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, California. Please contact Ms. Ana M. Flores via e-mail at implanners@sbcglobal.net or at (361) 241-4535 for additional information.
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Other Information
- Mark your calendars and review the upcoming procurement
events sponsored by Showorks, Inc., for the Fall of 2008.
Please visit www.allianceforbiz.com
for additional information.
- Mark your calendars and review the upcoming procurement
events sponsored by the National Black Chamber of Commerce
for FY-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.
Dates and cities for each of the FY-2009 business "match-making"
one-on-one counseling sessions may be found at www.businessmatchmaking.com.
- Mark your calendars and review the upcoming procurement
events sponsored by the Federal Business Council, Inc. Please
visit www.fbcinc.com
for details and registration information.
- Mark your calendars and review the 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 the upcoming free training
events sponsored by the SBA in conjunction with Washington
Concepts, Inc. Please visit www.wci-concepts.com
for registration and additional information.
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