VET-FORCE Conference Call
| June 17, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 am | to | 8:00 am |
Meeting Notice for June 17th 2008
Hosted by
Smithsonian Institute
600 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024 7th Floor Conf. Rm (L’Fant Plaza Meto Stop) 10 am – 12 pm AGENDA
‘Strategies for Increasing Contracting Opportunities for SDVOBs’
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1. Greetings, Introductions, and Roll Call – Chairman, Rick Weidman
Greetings: Era Marshall, Smithsonian Dir. Employment & Minority Affairs
Greetings: Congressional Staff & Agency Representatives 2. Secretary’s Rpt – Dick Richards; Treasurer’s Rpt – Joe Wynn 3. Rudy Watley, Supplier Diversity Program Mgr – How to do Business with the Smithsonian; SDVOB Strategic Plan, Contracting Challenges; Vets Preference 4. Gail Wegner, CVE – Interim Final Rule to Implement Portions of PL 109-461 5. Bob Hesser and Mike Rigas, GSA Dep. Assoc.
Admistrator, OSDBU on GSA’s 21 Gun Salute; Finalization of VET-Force – GSA MOU 6. Dick Richards and James Hume, Special Assistant – DOD Office of Sm Bus Programs on DOD Strategic Planning Meeting on 5/27/08; Next Steps 7. Scott Golden on approval of Australian – VET-Force MOU; Signing Ceremony 8. Old Bus: Website, Memberships; Letters to Presidential Candidates; VET-Force Foundation Private Sector Mkt Initiative; New Bus: Formation of a subcommittee on Bonding 9. Announcements – CVE Sm Bus Summit – June 12th; Gov Connex – June 25th 4th Annual Veterans Small Bus Conf
- Las Vegas 7/7 – 7/10
10. Next Meeting – Tuesday, July 22nd (10 – 12 pm) – Hosted by DOD OSBP The conference call line will open up at 10 am. The CALL-IN NUMBER is (712) 432-1680 PASSCODE = 617412#. Please RSVP to JOE WYNN if you plan to call in or attend.
JWynn@vva.org