FDA/PSC/HHS/ -- WOMEN OWNED AND SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR/EXPO The Small Business Offices of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Program Support Center (PSC), both divisions of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, will be hosting a "Women Owned and Small Business Seminar/Expo" on June 19, 2000 at the NIH William J. Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, MD from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The seminars will be held in Balconies A, B and C and the exhibitors will be in the Atrium. The seminars will be from 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. One-on-one counseling tables will set-up from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to provide the community with information on the latest procurement opportunities available within their areas. Exhibits will take place in the Atrium from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Suggested topics that the panelist will discuss are as follows: "2000 Issues Relating to Small Business"; "Strategies for Successful Contracting"; "Doing Business with GSA"; "Contracting with FDA and Understanding the Acquisition Process"; "Using ECWEB in PSC for Processing Acquisitions". There will also be a Q & A at the end of the seminar. The purpose of this seminar/expo is to share information with the small business community by covering topics relevant to the acquisition process and to interact with program contract coordinators and other small business firms. For more information, please contact Nell Kemp at (800) 878-2940 x 234 or e-mail: nell@fbcdb.com WEB: C, www.fbcinc.com. Posted 04/25/00 (W-SN448405).

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