Greetings Family,Here is an opportunity for my West Coast friends to do some real networking....You can't hit a home run, unless you're dressed and ready to play the gameSocial networking and online promotion is fine...but sometimes you have to get in people's face. Conferences like the one below give you the opportunity to pin & trap executives and decision makers, who would normally never return your calls.I strongly advice, those that want a piece of the $22 billion the DOE spends every year, to be sitting front and center, laptops open, and hands raised...Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!!***************(Advertisement)*********************Need some great ideas for corporate or personal gift-giving?Then go to City Lights Software(http://www.citylightssoftware.com)and see some of the most unique afrocentric gifts available online!We Deliver ONLINE - Direct To Your Desktop for just $14.95Please take the time to purchase one our afrocentric screen savers TODAY!Don't Just Talk the Talk...Let Your Dollars Walk the WalkIf you have any problems with purchasing online contact me direct at sales@citylightssoftware.comor call (213) 944-4176***************************************************The U.S. Department of Energy wants to talk to you about contracting opportunities for Small Businesses!The Department of Energy’s (DOE) 10th Annual Small Business Conference is close at hand, being held August 12-14, 2009, in Long Beach, California. Through this conference, DOE hopes to enable small businesses to learn about prime and subcontracting opportunities with DOE and its major prime contractors.The Department of Energy is committed to increasing the contracting opportunities awarded to small and disadvantaged businesses. The opportunities are great! DOE purchases over $22 billion worth of goods and services annually including facility management, remediation, construction, research and development, management and scientific consulting, plate work manufacturing, administrative services, data processing, security, engineering, and waste treatment and disposal.Key Highlights of the 10th Annual Small Business ConferenceBenefits...As a result of attending the Department of Energy's Annual Small Business Conferences, small business concerns have received over $776.4 Million in confirmed awards, over the past few years;Plenary Sessions...Featuring prominent government, corporate and business leaders who will discuss ways small businesses can have better access to DOE procurement opportunities;Business Expo...Providing an opportunity for businesses to showcase their products and services to hundreds of corporate and government attendees, including DOE’s Prime Contractors;Matchmaking Forum...Providing a unique opportunity to schedule one-on-one meetings with procurement representatives from DOE’s Prime Contractors and share in over $7.5 billion of possible subcontracting opportunities within FY 2009.***************************************************This Online Journal was brought to you by InterServe Networks. Feel Free To Forward To Your Network Of Online FriendsWe Practice Responsible E-Commerce Marketing and Privacy Policies. We do not indulge in or encourage Spamming. We never send unsolicited emails. You are receiving this message as part of our opt-in subscriber mailing list or you are a member of an affiliated newsgroup.For comments or suggestions please contact us at the following;Jim Neusom (jneusom@yahoo.com)Executive Director/PublisherInterServe Networks/City Lights Software, Inc.www.citylightssoftware.comwww.twitter.com/jimneusomwww.myspace.com/jimneusomwww.myspace.com/freshfaces2uTo subscribe to our opt-in mailing list simply send an email to; The_City_Lights_Reporter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com( on Myspace go to http://blog.myspace.com/jimneusom)
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