April 2: WOSB Federal Contractor Forum

Attention Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contractors! The Federal government wants to meet with you.

What: WOSB Training and Opportunity Forum
Date: April 2, 2012 Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
Location: US Department of State, George C Marshall Conference Center, 2201 C Street, NW (21st Street Entrance) Washington, DC 20520

Join the Department of State’s Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN’s Give Me 5 Program on April 2, 2012 in Washington, DC, for the WOSB Training and Opportunity Forum.

This forum will bring together government and women-owned businesses for a unique one-day program. At the meeting, women-owned small business owners will receive training on the program from the SBA and have the opportunity to listen to and meet federal agencies that will detail their acquisition strategies for potential women business owner opportunities and forecasts. The meeting will include the following:

• A WOSB program update and training from the SBA
• An opportunity to hear from and meet the OSDBU Directors and procurement representatives from the following agencies (invited): 
• State Department
• USAID
• Air Force
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of the Interior
• General Services Administration
• An Opportunity to meet other WOSB and EDWOSB Businesses working in your field

Agencies will announce forecasted contract opportunities making this an event you do not want to miss. Space is limited, and limited to women owned small businesses, so register early!

More information and registration are available here.