Port Hueneme Division (Code 5F00), Naval Surface Warfare Center, 4363 Missile Way, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4307

99 -- NINTH ANNUAL NAVY GOLD COAST SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE SOL CBD&&&97050001 DUE 051497 POC Small Business Utilization Specialist, SUSAN BURROWS, (805) 982-0372 The Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center invites you to the Ninth Annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Opportunity Conference, Wednesday, May 14, 1997. This year's conference is co- sponsored by the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division and the Naval Construction Battalion Center. The Conference will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 2055 Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA during the hours of 7:00 am to 3:45 pm. Who should attend? Small Businesses, Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs), PHD NSWC Managers with potential small business contract efforts, or any interested parties who need information on small business contracting (subject to supervisor approval). Registration is $26.00 per person, which includes continental breakfast, luncheon, and training seminars. Agenda Highlights: "Naval Small Business Program Review" -- Mr. Joseph Horvath, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, OSDBU; "The Future of Socio-Economic Programs", Mr. Calvin Jenkins, Minority Enterprise Development, U.S. Small Business Administration; "1997 Contract Training Updates" -- Seminars -- Commercial Item Purchasing, Small Business Loans, Electronic Contracting, Bank Card Program; "1997 Marketplace" -- Representatives from Navy, Air Force, Army, USMC, GSA, SBA and Prime Contractors. Registration fees must be made payable to the Ventura County Economic Development Assn (VCEDA) and received no later than 12 May 1997. Please contact VCEDA at (805) 339-1072 to register. (0122)

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