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.

December 10, 2008, 8th Annual Small, Minority, Women & Veteran Business Owners Conference
San Antonio, Tex.
Sponsor: Texas Minority Business Council, Bexar County & City of San Antonio

January 29-30, 2009, National Financing & Bonding Summit
Las Vegas, Nev.
Sponsor: National Community Development Organization, Inc.

March 9-12, 2009, RES2009
Las Vegas, Nev.
Sponsor: National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development

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

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

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

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