ADVISORY/California Firms to Learn How to Work with Federal Government; Washington, DC Area Experts to Present Conference in Palo Alto on June 10.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Thursday Thursday: see week. (June June: see month. 10) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Greater Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. Initiative (GWI GWI Great Works Internet GWI Guyana Water Inc GWI General Wage Increase GWI Grinding Wheel Institute GWI Games Workshop Interactive GWI Greenhouse Warming Index GWI Greenwood International, Inc. )
What: The federal government procures more than $220 billion in
goods and services each year from U.S. and international
companies. West-coast information technology providers and
other small to mid-size firms seeking business
opportunities with the U.S. federal government can learn
how to succeed in this unique market at a half-day
conference entitled Winning Government Contracts:
Identifying Opportunities and Maximizing Resources.
Northern California companies who attend the conference
will hear first hand from federal government and private-
sector decision makers about how to identify opportunities
and make the most of existing government contracts.
Sponsored by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP with
special thanks to INPUT, the conference is presented by
Greater Washington Initiative (GWI), the economic
development organization representing Washington, DC,
Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland.
Agenda: Includes a keynote presentation on business opportunities
with the Department of Homeland Security, a panel
discussion describing the "who, what and how" of securing
government contracts and valuable, open conversations
between attendees and the experts. For details:
http://www.greaterwashington.org/about_gwi/bd/cali04.htm
Keynote: Kevin Boshears, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization. Other speakers include experts from: A.L.
Ross Associates (consulting firm for government
contractors), BearingPoint (one of the largest prime
contractors), General Services Administration, Federal
Supply Service (the largest supplier of government
services), and INPUT (government market intelligence
firm).
Date: June 10, 2004
Time: Media is invited to attend the program from 8-10:30a.m.
Speaker interview opportunities may be secured during the
networking session from 10:30-11a.m.
Location: Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, Cypress Ballroom
625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
RSVP: For background on the program, the business of the U.S.
government and the Greater Washington, DC area, Julie
Jackson, GWI Communications Manager, will be in the San
Francisco/San Jose area on June 2-3 to meet with media.
Contact info: 202-262-8814 (cell) or juliejackson@bot.org
To attend the conference and interview speakers, contact
Danielle Misko, 202-669-2338 (cell) or
daniellemisko@bot.org
The Greater Washington Initiative (GWI) is the non-profit, regional economic development marketing organization that promotes the Greater Washington region - Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. , Suburban Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). - as a premier business location to domestic and international markets. By providing complimentary and confidential services and research, GWI assists corporate clients and site selection consultants interested in locating or expanding a business. For more information, visit www.greaterwashington.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. . GWI is an affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. of the Greater Washington Board of Trade The Greater Washington Board of Trade is a network of business and non-profit leaders in Washington, D.C. From modest beginnings in 1889, the Greater Washington Board of Trade has grown into a powerful force for the Washington, D.C. (BOT). For more information, visit www.bot.org. |
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