99 -- SOFICSMALLBUSINESSDAYSYMPOSIUM20MAY2008

The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 20-22 May 2008. As part of this event, a Small Business Day Symposium is scheduled with information to follow below: A Small Business Day Symposium will be held on 20 May 2008, 8:00AM to 4:00PM at the Tampa Convention Center. This event is opened to all small business concerns, colleges and universities. Large businesses are invited to attend for potential small business subcontracting opportunities; and the potential matches for joint ventures and the Mentor Protege Program. The Morning Session (8:00AM to 11:45PM) will feature the following presentations from some of USSOCOM and other Federal Agency Personnel: USSOCOM Acquisition Executive (SOAE); Deputy Director of Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); USSOCOM Technical Industrial Liaison Officer (TILO); President and CEO of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce; Manager of the Tampa Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC); Directorate of Technology (Advanced Technologies, Medical Priorities and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program); Directorate of Intelligence & Information Systems; Field Component Contracting Opportunities; and 6th AMW MacDill AFB FL and CENTCOM Contracting Opportunities. The Afternoon Session (1:00PM to 4:00PM) will feature Breakout Sessions that will run concurrently with the One on One Sessions for the following: DCAA (Contracting Accounting Systems) and DCMA (Wide Area Work Flow Payment Process); Small Business Administration Panel; 6th Air Mobility Wing (MacDill AFB FL) to include CENTCOM Business Opportunities; IRS Small Business Workshop; Field Component Contracting Opportunities; Tampa PTAC and Small Business Development Center (SBDC)at the University of South Florida; Business and Technical Incubators Panel Discussion (Representatives from Florida International University (FIU), University of Central Florida (UCF) and University of South Florida (USF)); and a Panel Discussion comprised of Contracting Officers offering Tips for Preparing Successful RFPs. The Afternoon Session (1:00PM to 4:00PM) will feature One-on-One to run concurrently with Breakout Sessions from the following: USSOCOM Field Office Contracting Components; Directorate of Technology; 6th Wing Contracting Opportunities; Subcontracting Opportunities with Jacobs Technology, L-3 Communications and Gemini Industries. PLEASE NOTE: 21 and 22 MAY 2008, ONE ON ONE SESSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED BY PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICES. (SEE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION) Large businesses with Federal Government contracts and Federal Government agencies are continually seeking small business concerns and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU and MIs) for business and subcontracting opportunities. The SOFIC offers the opportunity for these business entities to connect with quality vendors and subcontractors who can help them with their contracting needs and requirements. PLEASE CONTACT MEETING MATTERS PLUS FOR ALL REGISTRATION ISSUES, CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS AT THEIR WEBSITE: http://www.meetingmattersplus.com/pdfs/SOFIC_2008_Schedule_of_Events.pdf OR CUSTOMER SERVICE: 229) 269-9902 OR [email protected]