HISPANIC BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES MEETING AND THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CONFERENCE, OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE Hispanic Business Opportunities Meeting, Oak Ridge, Tennessee -- Hispanic Entrepreneurial Conference to be held in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Aug. 20-21 will feature speakers from the Department of Energy and its contractors and subcontractors, who will discuss business opportunities expected over the next 12-15 months in the federal complex. Events Aug. 20 will include tours of the East Tennessee Technology Park and the Centers for Manufacturing Technology at the Y-12 Plant and a reception with DOE-Oak Ridge Operations and contractor program managers. Events Aug. 21 will feature speakers and exhibitors from DOE, Lockheed Martin, the Tennessee Valley Authority, MK-Ferguson, BNFL, and others. One-on-one sessions with these firms and those bidding on the upcoming DOE Oak Ridge Operations management and integration contract will be held, along with workshops and tutorials for both start-up and established businesses. Assistance with preparing 8(a) certification applications also will be available. Early registration is $175 per person through July 19. Pre-registration July 20-July 30 is $225. On-site registration is $250. For more information or registration materials, contact the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830; call the Chamber at (423) 483-1321 or DOE's Oak Ridge Operations Office at (423) 576-8018; or visit the Chamber's web site at www.orcc.org. Business Opportunities Conference, Oak Ridge, Tennessee -- Eighth Annual Business Opportunities Conference to be held in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Aug. 21 will feature speakers from the Department of Energy, its contractors and subcontractors, who will discuss business opportunities expected over the next 12-15 months in the federal complex. The morning session will feature speakers from DOE, Lockheed Martin, the Tennessee Valley Authority, MK-Ferguson, BNFL, and others. One-on-one sessions with these firms and those bidding on the upcoming management and integration contract will be held in the afternoon,along with exhibits by both service and contracting organizations, workshops, and tutorials for both start-up and established businesses. Assistance with preparing 8(a) certification applications also will be available. Early registration is $100 per person through July 31. Pre-registration August 1-20 is $125. On-site registration is $200. For more information or registration materials, contact the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830; call the Chamber at (423) 483-1321 or DOE's Oak Ridge Operations Office at (423) 576-8018; or visit the Chamber's web site at www.orcc.org.

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