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.

March 18, 2009, Ohio's Business Matchmaker
Dayton, Ohio
Sponsor: SBA and Ohio SBDC

March 20, 2009, Veterans Business Conference
Arlington, Va.
Sponsor:  SBDC

March 25, 2009, Looking Up & Moving Forward
Greenbelt, Md.
Sponsor:  SBDC, Prince George Women’s Journal

March 27, 2009, Pennsylvania 7th Congressional Business Procurement Summit
Springfield, Pa.
Sponsor:  Congressman Joe Sestak

April 6-8, 2009, Chicago Business Opportunity Fair
Chicago, Ill.
Sponsor: CMBDC

April 6-8, 2009, Opening Doors for Small Business
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sponsor: GSA

April 22, 2009, OSDBU Conference 2009
Chantilly, Va.
Sponsor: OSDBU Council

April 22-23, 2009, Government Procurement Connections Conference
Houston, Texas
Sponsor: Government Procurement Connections

May 1, 2009, 9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference
Orlando, Fla.
Sponsor:  Diversity Business

May 12, 2009, Light Up Washington Small Business Trade Show
Washington, D.C.
Sponsor:  Light Up Washington

June 6-9, 2009, 25th Annual Business Diversity Conference
Baltimore, Md.
Sponsor: Airport Minority Advisory Council and FAA

June 9-11, 2009, WBENC Conference
San Francisco, Calif.
Sponsor: Women's Business Enterprise Nation Council

July 20-23, 2009, 5th Annual National Veteran Small Business Conference
Las Vegas, Nev.
Sponsor: Veteran Small Business Federal Interagency Council