SMALL BUSINESS EVENT_2012TAMPASMALLBUSINESSDEFENSEPROCUREMENTSUMMIT

2012 Tampa Small Business Defense Procurement Summit Friday, May 4, 2012 8:00am - 5:00pm Hyatt Regency Tampa 211 North Tampa St Tampa FL 33602 TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS, PLEASE READ, READ, READ AND READ THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGHLY! MS. ANGELA R. MITCHELL IS NOT THE POC FOR THIS EVENT. Your firm does not have to be located in Tampa FL in order to attend. This event is opened to all small businesses in State of Florida. http://sb-activities.net/tampa/ Registration is now OPENED! THERE IS NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE NOTE: THE POINT OF CONTACT (POC) FOR THIS EVENT MAY BE REACHED BY TELEPHONE OR EMAIL. PLEASE DIRECT ALL INQUIRIES TO THE BELOW TO: Ms. Lori Drinks, Registration Manager at 1-888-958-0727 or email questions to [email protected] OVERVIEW This Summit, which the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is hosting in partnership with the City of Tampa and the office of U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, is intended to: 1) provide Tampa metro area and all Florida based small businesses with a greater understanding of how to do business with the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal contracting agencies; and 2) facilitate small business networking opportunities and matchmaking sessions with major prime contractors and government contracting officials. REGISTRATION AND BADGE REQUESTS Badges are $55 each and required for all Summit participants, buyers and sellers. The fee includes morning coffee, lunch, an afternoon refreshment break and admission to all general sessions. The deadline for badge requests is Friday, April 27 or whenever the event reaches capacity. There is no on-site registration for this event. MATCHMAKING The afternoon portion of the Summit will be devoted entirely to small business matchmaking with industry and government representatives. Participation in this portion of the Summit is limited to 300 small businesses (first come, first served), and two (2) attendees per small business. DoD, prime contractors and other government agencies and large businesses must apply for a table to offer opportunities. Deadline for table applications is Monday, April 30. Small businesses must designate a primary contact for matchmaking when badges are requested.