Top Virtual Government Contracting Events in October

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With the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, events have moved to a virtual setting, making it convenient to connect and stay current with industry information. We’ve highlighted the top 5 virtual events that you should tune into in October.

While you’re here, check out Red Team’s event calendar for upcoming trainings and government contracting events that we are hosting.

Event #1: Ask the Experts: Growing Your Company to Sell

Date:  October 13, 2020
Cost: $15-$25
Location: Webinar

Join us for an opportunity to ask a team of M&A experts questions pertaining to your M&A needs in our live virtual breakout session on October 13! Regardless of what stage of the process you are in – from pondering on selling your business to the final stages, the hosts are prepared to answer your questions.

Expert Hosts & Topics:

  • Bid and Proposal Strategy | Expert Host: Jeff Shen
  • Growth Strategies: Operational Disciplines, Project Bids & Uniqueness, and Ideal Valuations | Expert Host: David Kriegman
  • Valuations & M&A Processes from A-Z | Expert Hosts: Guillaume Laffitte-Smith & Richard Phillips
  • When to Engage with Legal Counsel and What Areas You Need Them the Most | Expert Host: Scott Meza
  • Technology Readiness: Before and After a Deal | Expert Hosts: Catherine Straley & Michael Roth
Event #2: 30th Annual Government Procurement Conference

Date: October 14-15, 2020
Cost: $250
Location: Virtual Conference

The Government Procurement Conference is a national conference fostering business partnership between the Federal Government, its prime contractors, and small, minority, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and women-owned businesses. Now in its 30th year, the Government Procurement Conference has become the premier event for small businesses throughout the United States.

Event #3: PSC 2020 Annual Conference: Gathering Government Contracting Executives

Date: October 21-23, 2020

Cost: $945-$1,400

Location: Virtual Conference

The PSC Annual Conference is the premier government contracting conference. Attendees will be joined by government and industry leaders to address current issues facing the government professional and technology services industry. Attendees will gain actionable insights over three half days of networking and informational sessions. Check out the conference agenda here.

Event #4: [Virtual Workshop] Writing to Win: Deep Dive into Developing Proposal Content

Date: October 22, 2020
Cost: $295
Location: Virtual Workshop

Red Team Consulting’s dynamic, interactive proposal writing workshop is specifically developed to help attendees at all experience levels improve their writing – whether you’re new to proposal writing or need a refresh. The training’s purpose is to help attendees improve their skills so that their proposal writing scores well and increases the chance of winning.

During this half-day virtual session, our trainer will guide attendees through the steps of creating a succinct proposal from the very beginning. Attendees will learn to take raw content and proposed solutions and transform them into compelling and compliant proposal sections. Our presenter will provide proven tangible techniques, tools, and exercises to help attendees sharpen their skills and take their writing up a notch.

Training Takeaways:

  • Using the annotated outline as a writing framework
  • Following writing best practices to ensure a clear and succinct proposal response
  • Recovering successfully after color team reviews
  • Ensuring that the solution and technical approach addresses the requirements and articulates the strengths in the approach
  • Defining win themes to stand out
  • Avoiding multiple rewrites
Event #5: ACT-IAC Reimagine Nation ELC 2020

Date: October 26-29, 2020
Cost: $795-$1,295
Location: Virtual Conference

ELC 2020’s theme, Mission Resiliency: Technology, Culture, & Agility, will bring together content across the four sub-themes including cybersecurity, emerging technologies, mission modernization, and lab-to-market. ACT-IAC has invested in a cutting-edge delivery platform and will be offering live and just-in-time content to a geographically dispersed audience, across the world. The ELC 2020 experience will allow attendees to explore the virtual conference center, attend live key notes in the theater, choose from live and pre-recorded sessions, invite fellow attendees and speakers to chat rooms, and interactively present ideas and solutions to a global audience.

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