Calendar of events.

Please submit all listings for conferences, seminars and other events either by fax [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail]. Listings are free and will run through the issue before the event.

MARCH

25

Central and South Texas Minority Business Council "Face Time" in San Antonio. For information, contact Dinah Lovett at 512-386-8766 or [e-mail].

April

1

Internal Revenue Service small business procurement conference in Martinsburg, WV. Other Treasury bureaus and federal agencies have also been invited. The conference is free, but pro-registration is requested via e-mail to [e-mail].

3

Women Entrepreneurship in the 21t Century in Philadelpia, sponsored by the Labor Department and the Small Business Administration. Admission is free. For details or to register, go to www.women-21.gov.

8-9

U.S. Chamber of Commerce and SBA sponsor Matchmaking Event in Houston. Small business owners can schedule on-one-one meetings to market their products and services to the decision-makers from federal, state and local government agencies and private organizations. For details, go to www.uschamber.com/events/matchmaking.

8-10

FOSE expo in Washington. Free for government professionals; $50 for non-government. For information and to register, go to www.fose.com.

9

Women's Business Council Gulf Coast Women's Business Opportunity Expo in New Orleans. For information and to register, go to http://www.wbcla.org/expo/htm.

15

Alliance New England Opportunities for Small Business in Providence, RI. This conference and trade show is organized to provide a single, multi-agency networking and procurement training opportunity with and for small business. The conference is slightly skewed toward environmental, architectural, engineering and construction sectors and related services and products. Fee is $85. For details or to register, go to http://www.allianceforbiz.com.

15-16

Service Contract Act Training Program in Arlington, VA, sponsored by the Contract Services Association of America and the Labor Department. Learn how to comply with rules for setting pay and benefits for employees working on federal contracts. Fee is $375 for CSA members, $475 for non-members. For information and registration call Kate Hannon or Cindy Hsu at 703-243-2020.

16-17

Chicago Minority Business Development Council "Keeping the Focus on Value" in Chicago. For information, contact Tracye Smith at 312-263-0105 or [e-mail].

21-22

Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council "Indiana Business Opportunity" in Indianapolis. For information, contact Terrie Gray at 317-923-2110 or [e-mail].

23

Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference in Upper Marlboro, MD. Representatives from some agencies and prime contractors will be available for one-on-one counseling sessions. For information, go to http://www.treas.pov/offices/management/dcfo/osdbu/outreach/conferenc e/counsel.html.

May

2-9

Michigan Minority Business Development Council "MMBDC Procurement Conference" in Detroit. For information, contact Antonio Davis at 313-873-3200 or [e-mail].

5-7

Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council "Virginia Business Opportunity Fair" in Richmond. For information, contact Rita Johnson at 804-780-2322 or [e-mail].

6-8

GSA Expo 2003 in San Antonio is GSA's biggest customer outreach event of the year. For more information, go to www.expo.gsa.gov.

7-8

Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council "2003 Trade Fair" in Pittsburgh. For information, contact Alexander Nichols at 412-391-4423 or [e-mail].

8

Labor Department's Office of Small Business programs sponsors Small Business Vendor Outreach Session in Washington. Vendors can schedule appointments with DOL agency program managers. For information and to register, go to http://www.dol.gov/osbp/regs/vendor_internet_info.htm.

12-14

Department of Energy 4th Annual Small Business Conference in Albuquerque, NM. Contracting officers, program managers and major prime contractors are expected to attend. For information, go to www.smallbusiness-outreach/doe.gov.

19-20

Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council "Business Opportunity Expo 2003: Spirit of Alliance" in College Park. For information, contact Mignon Lott at 404-589-4929 or [e-mail].

21-22

Minority Supplier Council "7th Annual Business Investment Expo" in Kansas City, MO. For information, contact Chris Kelly at 816-931-9672 or ckelly@m-s-com.

June

4-5

Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council Business Conference and Opportunity Fair in Oklahoma City. For information, contact Debra Ponder-Nelson at 405-767-9900 or [e-mail].

5-6

Maryland/DC Minority Supplier Development Council "2003 Business Conference and Opportunity Fair" in Washington. For information, contact LaToya Foye at 202-955-6199 or [e-mail].