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MARCH 31, 2015
NASA hosted the High-Tech Small Business Industry Day at the Long Beach Hilton Hotel on March 31, 2015. The event is a great opportunity for any small business that wants to do business with the government. The 2nd annual Industry Day is sponsored by NASA and has been providing networking opportunities for small businesses and prime contractors through an annual event, this will bring together small businesses, large businesses, prime contractors and government agencies, including NASA centers and large commercial companies, for the purpose of discussing current procurement strategies and opportunities in the aerospace and highly technical industries.
Breakout Sessions:
Business One-on-One Matchmaking Sessions with the SBA and Buyers from various entities are available only to High-Tech Small Business Industry Day attendees.
SBA has partnered with Business Matchmaking to sponsor this matchmaking event as part of the SBA’s American Supplier Initiative which is designed to help bridge the gap between small, nimble businesses looking for new opportunities and large corporations looking for innovative new ideas and diversity in their supply chains.
NASA hosted the High-Tech Small Business Industry Day at the Long Beach Hilton Hotel on March 31, 2015. The event is a great opportunity for any small business that wants to do business with the government. The 2nd annual Industry Day is sponsored by NASA and has been providing networking opportunities for small businesses and prime contractors through an annual event, this will bring together small businesses, large businesses, prime contractors and government agencies, including NASA centers and large commercial companies, for the purpose of discussing current procurement strategies and opportunities in the aerospace and highly technical industries.
Breakout Sessions:
- Upcoming NASA Procurement Opportunities
- SBA - Preparing to do Business with the Federal Government
- NASA Mentor-Protégé Program
- The Art of Winning Contracts
- How to do Business with the Federal Government
- SBIR/STTR Workshop
- One-on-One Matchmaking Sessions (Hosted by SBA) 2 PM – 5 PM
Business One-on-One Matchmaking Sessions with the SBA and Buyers from various entities are available only to High-Tech Small Business Industry Day attendees.
SBA has partnered with Business Matchmaking to sponsor this matchmaking event as part of the SBA’s American Supplier Initiative which is designed to help bridge the gap between small, nimble businesses looking for new opportunities and large corporations looking for innovative new ideas and diversity in their supply chains.
Event Registration: link
DATE: March 31, 2015 TIME: 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM COSTS: $129.00 LOCATION: Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center 701 W. Ocean Blvd Hilton Long Beach, CA 90831 |
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Event Overview: In the spirit of NASA’s two decade tradition of providing networking opportunities for small businesses and prime contractors through an annual event, this 2nd annual Industry Day will bring together small businesses, large businesses, prime contractors and government agencies, including NASA centers and large commercial companies, for the purpose of discussing current procurement strategies and opportunities in the aerospace and highly technical industries.
Tentative Agenda:
7:00 am-9:00 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-9:00 am: Opening Remarks
9:00 am-Noon: Exhibitor Marketplace
9:00 am-10:30 am: Breakout Sessions
10:30 am-Noon: Breakout Sessions
Noon-1:30 pm: Lunch and Keynote
1:30 pm-4:30 pm: Exhibitor Marketplace
2:00 pm-5:00 pm: SBA Matchmaking
2:00pm-3:30 pm: Breakout Sessions
5:00 pm-6:30 pm: Networking Reception (cash bar)
Breakout Sessions:
Business One-on-One Matchmaking Sessions with the SBA and Buyers from various entities are available only to High-Tech Small Business Industry Day attendees.
SBA has partnered with Business Matchmaking to sponsor this matchmaking event as part of the SBA’s American Supplier Initiative which is designed to help bridge the gap between small, nimble businesses looking for new opportunities and large corporations looking for innovative new ideas and diversity in their supply chains.
Reserve a Session: In order to participate in a SBA One-on-One Business Matchmaking Session, you must first register for the 2nd Annual High-Tech Small Business Industry Day at hightech.eventbrite.com. Upon registration, you will be taken to a confirmation webpage that will contain a link to an SBA sponsored website from which you can reserve a session in advance. You will also receive a confirmation email with a PDF file of your event ticket(s) which will contain the same link from which you can reserve a session. Same day reservations and walk-in’s will be accommodated first come, first serve, but it is highly recommended that attendees reserve a matchmaking session in advance.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Paul Butler, Newleaf Training and Development
SPONSORS:
Current List of Registered Exhibitors:
Only large prime contractors/government agencies may exhibit. Booths will be open all day. An exhibitor guide and details will be sent via email to each registered exhibitor.
Tentative Agenda:
7:00 am-9:00 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-9:00 am: Opening Remarks
9:00 am-Noon: Exhibitor Marketplace
9:00 am-10:30 am: Breakout Sessions
10:30 am-Noon: Breakout Sessions
Noon-1:30 pm: Lunch and Keynote
1:30 pm-4:30 pm: Exhibitor Marketplace
2:00 pm-5:00 pm: SBA Matchmaking
2:00pm-3:30 pm: Breakout Sessions
5:00 pm-6:30 pm: Networking Reception (cash bar)
Breakout Sessions:
- Upcoming NASA Procurement Opportunities
- SBA - Preparing to do Business with the Federal Government
- NASA Mentor-Protégé Program
- The Art of Winning Contracts
- How to do Business with the Federal Government
- SBIR/STTR Workshop
- One-on-One Matchmaking Sessions (Hosted by SBA) 2 PM – 5 PM
Business One-on-One Matchmaking Sessions with the SBA and Buyers from various entities are available only to High-Tech Small Business Industry Day attendees.
SBA has partnered with Business Matchmaking to sponsor this matchmaking event as part of the SBA’s American Supplier Initiative which is designed to help bridge the gap between small, nimble businesses looking for new opportunities and large corporations looking for innovative new ideas and diversity in their supply chains.
Reserve a Session: In order to participate in a SBA One-on-One Business Matchmaking Session, you must first register for the 2nd Annual High-Tech Small Business Industry Day at hightech.eventbrite.com. Upon registration, you will be taken to a confirmation webpage that will contain a link to an SBA sponsored website from which you can reserve a session in advance. You will also receive a confirmation email with a PDF file of your event ticket(s) which will contain the same link from which you can reserve a session. Same day reservations and walk-in’s will be accommodated first come, first serve, but it is highly recommended that attendees reserve a matchmaking session in advance.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Paul Butler, Newleaf Training and Development
SPONSORS:
- Northrop Grumman
- Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
- Alliance Integrated Technology
- DeSanti Executive Recruiting
- DiversityComm, Inc
- Exelis
- LifeLung Incorporated
- ManTech International Corporation
- Santa Barbara Applied Research, Inc.
- TransPacific Technologies
Current List of Registered Exhibitors:
Only large prime contractors/government agencies may exhibit. Booths will be open all day. An exhibitor guide and details will be sent via email to each registered exhibitor.
- Aerojet Rocketdyne
- American Indian Chamber Education Fund PTAC
- Ball Aerospace
- Boeing
- California Institute of Technology
- EMCOR Government Services
- Exelis
- Fayetteville State University
- Global Industrial
- HRL Laboratories, LLC
- Jacobs
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- L3 Communications
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Lockheed Martin
- Los Angeles World Airports
- ManTech International Corporation
- Meggitt
- NASA
- Northrop Grumman
- Orange County Transportation Authority
- Orbital ATK
- SAIC
- Small Business Administration
- SKANSKA
- SpaceX
- SouthWest Research Institute
- Swinerton Builders
- Teledyne Brown Engineering
- The Aerospace Corporation
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- T-Mobile
- Toshiba America Medical Systems
- UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
- UC San Diego
- United Launch Alliance
- U.S. Department of State
- USC Small Business Diversity Office
- Viewsonic